Sweet corn - pop corn

**lizzylemon** · 28-09-2010, 11:37 AM

Hmmm, good question.

I would assume the sun plays a large part or air drying, like those very slow roasted toms......

this links promising although I haven't actually read very much of it.

Popcorn, Planting to Popping

**Headfry** · 28-09-2010, 11:50 AM

Thanks Lizzylemon

I should be ok with the drying bit I think - its the cob to kernels bit - how do you get them to dry - on or off the cob and if 'off' - how do you get the kernels off whole?

**Headfry** · 28-09-2010, 11:53 AM

Have started to read your link lizzylemon - seems the sweet corn I grew to eat as corn on the cob is not good for making pop corn! hmmmmm
Might give it a go any way....nothing to loose really.

**taff** · 28-09-2010, 12:29 PM

we used to let it dry on the cob off the plant in the sun, then wring your hands around it, and twist to get the kernels off.

di · 28-09-2010, 04:02 PM

I got some corn last year that was supposedly grown for popcorn...didn't work.
As you've got some that will otherwise be wasted it's got to be worth a try.
Once dried on the cob our kernels just pretty much dropped off.

**Headfry** · 29-09-2010, 07:54 AM

Thanks folks, going to give it a go anyway!
Stand back!!!!!

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