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Article: A-Maize-Ing Endings with Corn.
- Article from:
- Vegetarian Journal
- Article date:
- July 1, 2000
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Corn and History
Visit the pueblos of New Mexico and watch for bunches of dried, multi-colored corn hanging in kitchens to protect the houses and bless their inhabitants. Corn is sacred in Native American culture. The cycle of a person's life is thought to resemble that of corn, from green youth to parched old age.
An ear of corn is a giant seed pod; peel back the husk and the silk and find the seeds. Each seed is enclosed in an individual outer skin (the kernel) which contains the endosperm (the meat of the kernel) and the germ (where a lot of the nutrition is). The corn's endosperm determines the flavor and texture of the ear.
There are five ...