Sunday 5 October 2014

Going For Gold

Did you know that one corn cob, on it's own,  provides the daily protein requirement of an adult. We feasted today on our own corn for Sunday lunch


I have read that you have to eat these as fresh as possible as the sugar soon turns to starch after picking. Personally I think this claim  over-egged. Once these myths are released into the ether we all catch the gullibility virus. These cobs were picked this morning one hour before eating.



The yield is not good - one cob per plant. But how can you resist the architecture... and the boast: I'm growing sweetcorn in Scotland !?!?!






By the way they were really really sweet.

8 comments:

  1. Surely the protein content of a corn-cob is negligible? Maybe that means we don't actually NEED much protein every day...

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    1. This statistic was promulgated by vegetarians in the Seventies. I think peanut butter rates very highly too!

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  2. We've been picking ours too - I guess it's time to pick the rest and freeze them

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    1. The rest...???

      (I've only grown a half dozen)

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  3. I'm not all that impressed with our Sweet Nugget sweet corn this year. We haven't had a really good crop of well filled cobs for a couple of years. Time to try another variety I think. Certainly your cobs look well filled compared to some of ours.

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    1. I went for the "grows well in colder climes" tag. I've checked the packet and it is Seville.

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  4. I missed the boat with my sweetcorn this year and planted it out far too late...I think to get your daily protein we would have had to et the whole plant...oh well I guess there is always next year!!!

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    1. I know you've had your plate full this year Tany. Must catch up on your bee keeping exploits.

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