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A cross-section of an ear of corn, showing the cob. A corncob, also called corn cob or cob of corn, is the hard core of an ear of maize, bearing the kernels, made up of the chaff, woody ring, and pith. Corncobs contain mainly cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. [1]
The Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota, uses cobs and ears of colored maize to implement a mural design that is recycled annually. [122] The concrete Field of Corn sculpture in Dublin, Ohio depicts hundreds of ears of corn in a grassy field. [123] A maize stalk with two ripe ears is depicted on the reverse of the Croatian 1 lipa coin, minted ...
Multicoloured kernels on a single corn cob. Corn kernels are the fruits of maize. Maize is a grain, and the kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable or a source of starch. The kernels can be of various colors: blackish, bluish-gray, purple, green, red, white and yellow. The kernel of maize consists of a pericarp (fruit
Corn construction refers to the use of corn (maize) in construction.The tassel, leaf, silk, cob in husks, and the stalk are the parts of corn. According to the Michigan Department of Agriculture, "corn can be made into fuel, abrasives, solvents, charcoal, animal feed, bedding for animals, insulation, adhesives, and more.
Field corn is a North American term for maize (Zea mays) grown for livestock fodder (silage and meal), ethanol, cereal, and processed food products.The principal field corn varieties are dent corn, flint corn, flour corn (also known as soft corn) which includes blue corn (Zea mays amylacea), [1] and waxy corn.
Corn stover consists of the leaves, stalks, and cobs of corn (maize) (Zea mays ssp. mays L.) plants left in a field after harvest. Such stover makes up about half of the yield of a corn crop [ 1 ] and is similar to straw from other cereal grasses ; in Britain it is sometimes called corn straw .
Mămăligă – Porridge made out of yellow maize flour, traditional in Romania Mămăligă în pături – Romanian layered dish Mămăligă with milk (usually, of cow, but also of sheep or goat), as the first course, and mămăligă with cheese and sour cream (or yoghurt), with a touch of salt (if preferred), as the second course – Romanian ...
To make hominy, field corn (maize) grain is dried, and then it is treated by soaking and cooking the mature (hard) grain in a dilute solution of lye (potassium hydroxide) (which can be produced from water and wood ash) or slaked lime (calcium hydroxide from limestone). The maize is then washed thoroughly to remove the bitter flavor of the lye ...