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Sugar corn   /ʃˈʊgər kɔrn/   Listen
Sugar corn

noun
1.
A corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating.  Synonyms: green corn, sweet corn, sweet corn plant, Zea mays rugosa, Zea saccharata.






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"Sugar corn" Quotes from Famous Books



... Sugar Corn may be grown in this country as an ornament to the garden, and also for the green cobs which are used as a vegetable. Sow early in the month on rich light soil, and in a hot season, especially when accompanied by moisture, there will be rapid growth. The cobs to be gathered for cooking ...
— The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition • Sutton and Sons

... in Italy, the Balkans, Servia, and elsewhere. It is used as a green vegetable and when fully matured is ground into meal and made into bread, porridge, biscuits, Johnny-cake, etc., etc. Corn compared to wheat is rich in fat, but in protein wheat is the richer by about 3 per cent. Sugar corn, cooked and canned, is sold in England by food-reform dealers. It is perhaps the most tasty of all ...
— No Animal Food - and Nutrition and Diet with Vegetable Recipes • Rupert H. Wheldon



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