Minipop Corn

Stirfry baby corn or mature to popcorn

Cathy

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Cathy submitted a new Showcase Item:

Minipop Corn

Last year I allowed the first few plants I grew to go to seed when I missed the harvest opportunity of the baby size. I have a 98% germination rate from those seeds.

The plant is fairly fast growing and because you harvest it earlier than fully grown corn on the cob you get a faster rotation of the bed.

They are super sweet when young and do pop when mature although the popped corn was not overly impressive but I put that down to neglect of the maturing plant.

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I haven't deliberately grown mini corn, but ordinary corn often gets baby cobs that don't develop.
I pick them, pull the outer fibrous husks off, then cut up the cob with the soft husks using scissors and stir fry or just add to whatever veg I'm having for that meal.
Yum!

The silk from the very young cobs is supposed to contain an antibiotic if eaten fresh and raw.
Those underdeveloped cobs have a greater volume of silks so maybe they are the ones we should be eating raw.
 
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