Phew - what a scorcher (tm) !

Had farm-fresh (picked today) peaches-and-cream* corn** for dinner. I can't recall it coming in by mid-July before. Maybe it's the weather, or maybe it's a new hybrid corn or something. This farmer's website July 12 entry says the "heat unit accumulation" is 5% above normal.

"Heat unit accumulation from the end of May to July 11th is normally

• a misnomer, that type is no longer grown, actually it's properly called "bi-colour" generically, before you get into the actual variety names, but the name has stuck.

Best regards, Spehro Pefhany

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London Ontario - lol.

I'm not familiar with that variety. Wikipedia doesn't even seem to have it. What does it actually look like ?

We'd call it 'corn on the cob' actually. The term maize does tend to be used for the crop generally but the stuff in supermarkets is called sweetcorn etc...

Graham

What does it actually look like ?

Ok - got it. I suspect it might encounter consumer resistance here on account of its 'speckled' appearance.

for the crop generally but the stuff in supermarkets is called sweetcorn etc...

Maize is a term used here in agriculture but not in the shops. By them it's called corn. I'll bet many ppl aren't aware that couscous may be maize either.

Graham

What does it actually look like ?

About 20% light and 80% darker yellow kernels, very sweet and tender.

for the crop generally but the stuff in supermarkets is called sweetcorn etc...

Then it's only the "corn" term that's potentially confusing (the default here being "sweet corn")?

Best regards, Spehro Pefhany

What does it actually look like ?

of its 'speckled' appearance.

for the crop generally but the stuff in supermarkets is called sweetcorn etc...

called corn. I'll bet many ppl aren't aware that couscous may be maize either.

We cook it the Nero Wolfe way: just toss it, husk and all, into a very hot oven for 20 minutes or so. As the great detective said, American women who boil corn, should be boiled.

John

it. What does it actually look like ?

of its 'speckled' appearance.

used for the crop generally but the stuff in supermarkets is called sweetcorn etc...

called corn. I'll bet many ppl aren't aware that couscous may be maize either.

I've never tried that. I'll give it a go sometime. Don't often have it on the cob as it happens but it is nice.

Graham

On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 22:02:57 -0700, John Larkin wrote in Msg.

Would N.W. have included that last comma? I doubt it.

robert

Naaah! You boil water. Turn OFF the heat, then put the corn in for a few minutes.

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The writer was Rex Stout. The comma is a matter of judgement, and is not incorrect, like the ones in this sentence.

John

OK, now look at the water after the corn is cooked.

John

Not wishing to quibble but I was taught not to use a comma before and or but.

Graham

Sorry. You're not paying attention. The heat was turned off.

...Jim Thompson

Actually I believe you are correct Graham, for ONCE ;-)

...Jim Thompson

Who's not paying attention here? Look at the water. But I guess you can't, since you don't cook.

John

I can't comment on your education. But it is OK to use a comma to express what would be a cadence of spoken english. And besides, there are no rules any more, just styles.

John

Is it correct to end a sentence with a smiley? Miss Denton never taught us that.

John

Maybe she hung out on the wrong newsgroups. ;-)

I follow you there. I find myself tempted to use one in some instances like that too.

Having seen some recent examples of written English notably from younger ppl, I'd have to say those styles encompass a very broad spectrum these days !

Graham

On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 22:45:25 -0400, Spehro Pefhany wrote: ...

Was it "Knee-high by the fourth of July"? ;-) I haven't heard that since the last time I lived in Minnesota. ;-)

Cheers! Rich