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Post by brokennock on May 31, 2020 3:56:12 GMT -7
Would the air dried sweet corn sold here, turkeyfootllc.com/driededibles.htmlBe good for making parched corn? My impression has been that sweet corn is not the right corn for this. What would be a good source for ready to patch corn? |
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Post by hawkeyes on May 31, 2020 8:11:36 GMT -7
Regular poping corn dried for several hours in the oven on the lowest setting, or in the sun. This is all I've ever used as I don't grow my own corn unfortunately.
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Post by Black Hand on May 31, 2020 8:53:24 GMT -7
Dried sweet corn will work (it's what I used for years), but I'd suggest finding some flint corn variety. It makes a much better parched corn.
As corn is showing up in stores, it would be easier to buy 6-12 ears, pull back the husks and let them dry suspended from a string. When dry, strip the kernels, blow out the chaff and parch in a skillet.
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Post by brokennock on May 31, 2020 12:15:08 GMT -7
Regular poping corn dried for several hours in the oven on the lowest setting, or in the sun. This is all I've ever used as I don't grow my own corn unfortunately. So, you dry it I'm the oven or sun, then parch it in a skillet? |
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Post by Keith on May 31, 2020 16:12:21 GMT -7
We grow our own corn, but I would imagine that you could use frozen corn from the supermarket.
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Post by brokennock on May 31, 2020 23:01:52 GMT -7
We grow our own corn, but I would imagine that you could use frozen corn from the supermarket. Keith. Unfortunately growing my own is no longer an option, don't know that it ever will be again. My impression from the Townsend videos was that the process starts with dried corn kernels. Could/should I use my food dehydrator to dry the frozen corn before parching? |
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Post by Keith on May 31, 2020 23:46:41 GMT -7
We grow our own corn, but I would imagine that you could use frozen corn from the supermarket. Keith. Unfortunately growing my own is no longer an option, don't know that it ever will be again. My impression from the Townsend videos was that the process starts with dried corn kernels. Could/should I use my food dehydrator to dry the frozen corn before parching? Worth trying, I have only ever dried corn on the cob. Keith. |
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Post by hawkeyes on Jun 1, 2020 4:58:30 GMT -7
Regular poping corn dried for several hours in the oven on the lowest setting, or in the sun. This is all I've ever used as I don't grow my own corn unfortunately. So, you dry it I'm the oven or sun, then parch it in a skillet? Yes sir, all there is to it. Must be dry, if you leave it set in the sun which is what I normally do it takes about two days to drop it's moisture content suitable for parching. Worth noting, you'll inevitably get some that pops, which you must eat! |
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