indian Corn

[wyoDreamer]

Last year I used thumbs, this year we bought a Corn Sheller. I got mine from Pleasant Hill Grains:

I like that yours has a stand, we will need to make a wooden frame to sit on a plastic tote to attach the corn shucker too. then just remove the wooden frame and put on the lid.
It works really slick. It can be hooked up to a motor if you want.

 

[CrealCritter]

That's the plan been waiting a while

Does this sheller look any good?
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Quoting myself... I just ordered this sheller, I'll post a review after I get it assembled and use it some.

 

[wyoDreamer]

Sorry you are not real happy with it. It does look like China crap in your photos.
I liked the side eject of the finished cob also.
The one we bought is red and came pre-assembled. It is imported also, but the quality seems much better than yours. It is a little rough, but not nearly as rough as yours looks. They are sold out though, so maybe the next batch they get will be more like yours, who knows. The flywheel on ours was put on the shaft a little crooked, but otherwise seems to be well made.
If it is throwing corn all over, then I am glad that ours is made to be installed on a board and they recommended that we make a wooden frame to sit in a plastic bin to catch the corn as it flies all over.

My corn is still drying, how do I know when it is dry enough to shuck and store?

 

[CrealCritter]

Grinder came in - I'll have some big arm muscles when I'm done grinding all this corn.

Ok my review, it's made in China so lower your expectaions right a way. i thought this was cast aluminum but it's cast iron, a magnet sticks to it so most definitely cast iron. Again the casting is a little rough but the finish is a lot better than the sheller. It's really well built and heavy. I'm pretty happy with it overall. And as you can see it works quite well after you get it tweaked.

So is it worth $18.00 plus free shipping and free returns? Heck yeah it's worth it! Just a word of caution though. it came FedEx smart post from California. I ordered it Nov 11 and I got it Nov 20 (9 days later). Fedex smart post uses USPS for it's delivery. I don't know how smart the post is but it's SLOW! I understand it's all ground snail mail so the package never seen a airplane. it will take a while for you to get it, but you will receive it eventually I guess that may be the smart part of FedEx Smart Post.

2 quart jars of the lighter colored corn. I see cornbread and grits!

 

[baymule]

Grind as needed. Since it is whole kernel meal, it will turn rancid over time. In the whole kernel form, it will keep for much longer.

now, where's that cornbread picture?

 

[CrealCritter]

I'll have to knit my brow.....and think on that.....I just sling it together. My daughter actually watched me make cornbread one time and wrote it with magic marker on the side of the refrigerator. LOL LOL

1 cup cornmeal
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup (or more) sweet milk

Combine ingredients, if too thick, add a little more milk

Heat iron skillet with 1/4 cup oil or bacon grease in it. when hot, pour excess hot fat in cornbread mix, stir in. Pour cornbread mix in hot skillet, bake at 350 for 25-35 minutes.

If you use buttermilk, them use baking soda instead of baking powder. You can use the buttermilk, plus a 8 ounce container of sour cream. It's darn good.

Cornbread supper. Make batch and a half of cornbread. Brown a pound of pan sausage. Chop onion, grate cheese, toss in jalapenos. Heat deep iron skillet as above, stir in hot fat in cornbread. Pour a little bit in skillet, just enough to cover the bottom. Add sausage, onion, jalapenos, cheese. Cover with remaining batter, bake at 350 for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Your awesome thank you! I gotta try your recipe!

I'm gonna try hoe/jonny cakes/fried cornbread tomorrow, I know how to make them already. I'll sub this flour corn for self rising corn meal. I just read that you can make corn meal self rising by measuring out a cup of corn meal then removing 1 tablespoon and adding 1 tablespoon of baking soda. Then wisk in. We shall see if it works tomorrow. This now makes sense, since I make hoe cakes with butter milk Soni would want to use baking soda. Well actually it's whole milk and white vinegar combined. I think instead of bacon grease I'm going to fry my hoe cakes in chicken fat or Schmaltz as its sometimes called.

Cooking is so confusing... Even what you call it after it's cooked is confusing also... Is it a hoe cake, a Jonny cake or fried cornbread? Well yes it is :lol

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I have one that's similar:
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup sugar - I generally use less
4 t. baking powder
1 t. salt
1 egg

I've used this recipe for years and know it from memory, lol. If you use all the sugar it's a pretty sweet corn bread. If I'm going to use the corn bread for dressing I leave out the sugar all together.

I'll bet Google has some more rustic recipes specifically for fresh ground corn bread...might be worth a try! Whatever you do let us know how it works out!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

A lower case t usually signifies a teaspoon. An uppercase T is for Tablespoon.

 

[CrealCritter]

CC's Indian Flour Corn Hoe Cakes.

Filling and delicious... topped with melted butter and local honey. It tastes like a real mild fritos corn chip but without all the salt.

Edit...

Recipe
Makes 8 hoe cakes
1 cup fresh ground indian flour corn
1 cup all purpose flour
1 T baking soda
1 freshly laid chicken egg
1/3 cup chicken butter (schmaltz)
1 cup whole milk
1 T white vinegar
1 T white or brown sugar
Softened butter
Local honey

Heat iron skillet over very low heat, add 1/3 cup chicken butter. When chicken butter just melts, pour off 1/4 cup and set aside. Return skillet to burner and turn off heat.

Pour 1 cup whole milk into a cup and add 1 T white vinegar. Set aside for 5 minutes (don't stir)

Grind 1 cup indian flour corn, add to bowl, combine 1 T baking soda and 1 T sugar add 1 cup all purpose flour and whisk well. Then add the 1/4 cup of of chicken butter, the milk and vinegar combined earlier. Stir until the consistency of pan cake batter.

Turn heat back on skillet to low to medium heat. Allow skillet to heat up. Skillet is ready when a drop of water sizzles in the skillet.

Drop in 2 T hoe cake batter and cover iron skillet. Fry until golden brown (about 1 minute), then flip and brown the other side. Hoe cakes are done when the center comes out clean inserting a wooden tooth pick. Remove hoe cake from skillet and coat one side with butter. Repeat untill all hoe cakes are done.

Serve drizzled with local honey, eat and enjoy

 

[baymule]

I call those cornmeal pancakes, the recipe is faintly different.

I make hot water cornbread. It's cornmeal and boiling water to make a paste. You can add either salt or sugar, chopped onion, jalapeno, cream corn...…..but the basic is cornmeal and boiling water.

Patty up or do a drop from a spoon into hot fat. Fry on both sides and eat!