This is what pioneers use to call "parched corn". They would pan roast the kernels until they popped or swelled but because they weren't dealing with modern, single variety corns they wouldn't be uniformly popped. After roasting them the cook would grind the kernels into a meal which could then be cooked like grits.

@notmefrfr

Жыл бұрын

You can also boil this corn with wood ash and then rinse the skins off and you have hominy. Or grind that into masa for tortillas

Popcorn is impacted by moisture content. Could it be that it didn't pop because you washed it?

@missvegan1967

Жыл бұрын

That was my thoughts

They had moisture in them so they're not going to pop. You also need to constantly move the pan when popping corn.

@donarthiazi2443

6 ай бұрын

That was my thinking as well. As a little boy we would take turns shaking the pot on the burner with one hand, and holding the lid down pot with the other hand. ✅

Fyi just because a corn is multicolored does not mean it's Indian corn/flint corn. In most cases it is, but there are some popcorn varieties that look very similar. If you want to grow some cool popcorn varieties or Indian corn, check out Baker Creek seeds, they have lots of unique varieties.

Thanks for making this. I wanted to know what happens if you try to pop dried field corn in spite of hearing it doesn’t pop. Like what DOES it do? If it’s anything like Indian corn a couple little half pops would be cool just to see it. This is literally the only video I found with anyone experimenting with this. I know it’s Indian corn but it dried non-popping corn which seems closer than people taking butter and non-dried sweet corn which seems to be the only content on this subject.

Did you try a high heat?

It should make popcorn. Did you buy it for ornamental pourpouses. Sometimes company's that sell them as decorative items spray them with praservatives. Lacker, clear varnish, ECT. So maybe ask the people in the place we're you bought it.

@sustainablefoodie9886

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip! I'm definitely thinking of trying it again.

Put in the water for couple of days then cook it

Thank you for showing this I was going to try it with my ears and I now see what happens, so I'll keep them as decoration s may shalaq them to keep loose kernels from falling out and not have to buy them again for a few years .

I just tried mine at home and all of our kernels popped

Yes ppls parched it and ground to a powder then put into a shachel ground for a food on the go.. fascinating..

It is edible. We as Ho-Chunk people eat it.

Don’t eat the Indian corn from the store. Because they are intended to be used decoratively, lacker is applied to them. Indian corn is edible though.

I've also tried to make pop corn from India corn it didn't work ended up as you...

I’ve tried , idk how many times, the field corns but in vain :/

Maybe you should have made cornbread. Google is a good resource. I am growing Indian corn

I have tried it and it worked perfectly

@donarthiazi2443

6 ай бұрын

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try it again. Don't wash it. Even off the stalk actual popcorn most often does not pop due to moisture content in the kernel. I let my popcorn cure up to about November or 'December, stirring every day to prevent mold. Only once in my life was I able to pop popcorn off the stalk and that was a result of a very dry fall.

There r 3types of corn available here in india 1.Field corn ....which u have just tried now it's for making flour and can be roasted with charcoal...but don't expect popping..ok 2.sweet corn.... Soft and bigger than field corn for boiled preparation but not for popping 3.pop corn....very hard smaller than field corn....can only be used as actual popcorn..... Thank u

@robloxvids2233

2 жыл бұрын

Indian corn is an American term for this type of corn which I guess was first spotted by Euro settlers with native Americans. "Indians" is an outdated and inappropriate term for natives. It dates back hundreds of years to when settlers didn't realize the Americas existed, and thought they landed in India.

Parch THAT corn.....Then grind to meal or flour. Use as HOT cereal, Stew thickener...etc. Parched, ground corn with keep you very healthy for a few months, on its own. Be sure to have pine needle tea for vitamin C.

Beautiful girl and popcorn!)

I grow indian corn and it is not popcorn. Only a small percentage of the kernels will pop. It does work well for cornmeal though:) If you want to grow pop corn, purchase a variety that's been bred for that trait.

@notmefrfr

Жыл бұрын

What would happen if you had a popcorn variety that grew near indian corn? I know they will cross pollinate but will some ears be good for popping and others not or would they make weird mixed cobs with different kernels throughout?

i think you need more oil...

Popcorn are made my Indian variety of corn, we even have pop jowar...u washed them n they didn't pop. And maximum people in India are vegetarian. So we have varieties of vegetarian and vegan ,spicy, savory, sweet and even bland food recipes. Don't just judge us on butter chicken and naan bread plz. Our food is much more than that.

@davidbruns2822

2 жыл бұрын

This Indian corn is Native American Indian corn not India Indian

Your corn might have been too dried out. I'm not sure the specifics but corn needs to still have some moisture in it maybe %14ish so it can build up pressure and pop.

You're beautiful

Here's what you do with it: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y3ehtLexodutZ7Q.html It's the kind meant for cornmeal. It's not hard to grind at home, any old food processor or coffee grinder will do the job. Grind it up and make cornbread or any number of other baking-type things where you would use flour. Cornmeal waffles and pancakes. Cornmeal roux as a base for soups and stews. Cornbread muffins. Tortillas. Tamales. Basically, any Native American, Mexican, or old-timey Colonial corn-flour recipe uses this kind of corn. If you're going to make videos about cooking heirloom foods as a supposed sustainable foodie... why didn't you even attempt to look up how it's done? In a book, on google, or by simply searching youtube for other people who've already done it? The video I linked above came out 5 months before yours did, so I'm quite sure a simple search to check out your competition would have given it to you. He tries a number of techniques and names his sources. Would it have been too much to ask you simply *look up* how Indian corn is made and then try one of the *dozens* of written recipes that already exist for it? Are you trying to teach people that being a sustainable foodie is about haphazardly trying random ideas and giving up because you couldn't be bothered to use google in 2017?