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Sweet corn, (otherwise known as Etzkorn, sweetcorn, or sugar corn), is a variety of maize (Zea mays), specifically bred for a high sugar content. Unlike field corn (or dent corn), which is consumed when fully mature and the kernels are dry, sweet corn is picked when immature and eaten as a vegetable, rather than a grain. Since the process of maturation involves converting sugar into starch, sweet corn stores poorly and must be eaten before the kernels become tough and starchy. The cobs are picked for relatively rapid distribution (or frozen in this 'soft' state) before the fruits mature into hard grains.

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Shoepeg corn

Shoepeg corn is a term used in the United States for a white, sweet corn with very small kernels...-known throughout the nation for its canned shoepeg corn . One businessman in particular, Malcolm Mitchell, promoted Mitchell's Shoepeg Sweet Corn well beyond the local farms that grew it. Those farms...

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Fleming McWilliams

crowned "Miss Sweet Corn," and singing locally whenever and wherever she could. McWilliams met Painter...

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Harmony, Maryland

such as sweet corn, cantaloupes, tomatoes, squash, etc... There are quite a few migrant camps for...

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Midwestern cuisine

prevalent. Some midwestern dishes include: Beer cheese soup Wild rice morel mushrooms meatloaf sweet corn...

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Mendota, Illinois

. Mendota has an annual Sweet Corn Festival each year in August attracting thousands of visitors, there are a parade, carnival, special events and free sweet corn. Mendota has two lakes in town used...

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Olathe, Colorado

older. Attractions Olathe Sweet Corn Festival (OSCF) Since 1992, this annual town festival [1] has been held each summer, dedicated to the region's "agricultural jewel", Olathe Sweet Corn. The Festival...

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Corn smut

Corn smut is a fungus, Ustilago maydis , which damages maize and sweet corn. Spores can infect any part of the corn, but usually end up on the kernels, where they form "galls" and replace the... off the corn plant and decrease the yield. Usually smut-infected crops are destroyed. However in...

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Lime Springs, Iowa

. Events Sweet Corn Day is the festival of the year in Lime Springs, held on the second Sunday in August (August 8 in 2004). The day features free sweet corn and a gigantic parade. Other events are...

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Fairborn, Ohio

police officers deputized by the Fairborn police department. Fairborn hosts its annual Sweet Corn...

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