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05/10/12, 02:15 PM
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seed trust - glass gem corn
secure.seedtrust.com
Check them out, especially the "glass gem corn".
I saw a photo of it on Facebook and posted to my page, it's really something neat.
Seems to be very hard to get, and it might only be feed corn - or maize.
Worth checking out.
The 'seed trust" does have a fb page if you do fb.
Also, does anyone here have it? seeds?
What do you know about it. It does look very pretty, but does anyone know the uses?
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05/10/12, 05:03 PM
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I saw what you posted on facebook, and that is the prettiest corn I've ever seen! It looks like it might be a popcorn.
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05/10/12, 05:21 PM
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Pretty!
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05/10/12, 05:21 PM
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I had never heard of glass gem corn so I did a yahoo image search for 'glass gem corn'. That corn is very colorful. I also learned that there are other products that turn up in this search. Interesting.
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05/10/12, 05:26 PM
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Glass Gem is Indian corn. Similar to this variety of Indian corn.
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05/10/12, 06:17 PM
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Oooooh! That second one is pretty too!
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05/10/12, 10:33 PM
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I saw that glass gem corn last year and have been trying to get some ever since. I want some!!!
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05/10/12, 10:37 PM
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Both Flint corns,,could be used for meal or parching...?
I want some..."my preciousssss".....
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05/10/12, 11:38 PM
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I wonder if its something MPS could get and sell.
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05/11/12, 06:36 AM
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Quote:
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I wonder if its something MPS could get and sell.
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I would be a definite buyer on this as well.
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05/11/12, 08:19 AM
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I'll put out a couple of feelers to see if I can get ahold of it but I'm not hopeful at this point. Some of the more rare varieties are very hard to get ahold of in any type of quantity.
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05/11/12, 12:07 PM
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It's really pretty, but what do you DO with it? Flint corn is a whole lot harder to grind than dent or flour corn. Or is it just for decoration?
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05/11/12, 01:26 PM
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I would use it for decoration, but Wikipedia says that popcorn is a flint corn, and flint is also what hominy is used for.
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05/11/12, 01:51 PM
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That would make some interesting Hominy if it held the colors.
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05/11/12, 02:53 PM
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That would make some interesting Hominy if it held the colors.
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If I'm understanding correctly what popcorn is - if it was used for popcorn it would make for pretty popcorn too - if it held its colors. I'm imagining strings of colorful popcorn strung up on a Christmas tree. 
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05/11/12, 03:16 PM
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All the colored popcorn I've seen pops white and only the kernels are colored.
That is beautiful corn.
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05/11/12, 03:21 PM
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It looks almost to pretty to eat.
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05/12/12, 06:04 PM
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*sigh* all that pretty is inside the puff when popped and in hominy preperation that outside layer is disolved with lye...
I was thinking of drilling and using as beads......
MPS...you only need to find enough for US!
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05/13/12, 04:08 AM
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MPS...you only need to find enough for US!
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05/13/12, 11:37 AM
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I don't know if it is worth growing it for food, but it might be worth growing it to sell at the Farmer's Market.
That photo where it looks so pretty, I would bet it has been oiled, or is at least wet, to make it prettier in the photo.
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