Silly Question?

Mrs shiney was out walking the dog yesterday and found a carrier bag full of corn on the cob on the footpath. She couldn't see anyone around and had not met anyone during the walk so she brought the bag home.

Having stripped the outer leaves back on the corn it didn't look the way we normally see it. Each little piece of corn was pointed and not round. The colour looked like normal ripe corn but when we tasted a piece it was fairly dry.

Is this a different variety from the normal corn?

 

It could be different because it is being grown for winter animal feed shiney. Maybe somebody nicked them from a local field.

The farmers around here all grow a couple of fields of it now every year. The whole plant is harvested & processed for animals... :eek:

So maybe if it is for feed it isn't as sweet as the type we buy to cook...

:confused: I had a google & found this. A tad disturbing perhaps...!!!
http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk/gmfoods/gm-animal

:rolleyes: Oh & as to the shape, have not seen that before....

 

Hi John, thanks but it is unlikely to be that because our village shop doesn't sell corn and a lot of people localy grow their own.

Hi MF, that seems a good possibility. Mrs shiney was wondering that it might possibly be a variety grown for popcorn but she says she hasn't the faintest idea really.

The link was a bit disturbing.

 

Yes, Mrs shiney could have a point there perhaps.. Popping corn is a little pointed... I too was a little disturbed by the link.. Just makes me think, home grown & organic even more...!!!! :eek: :D