Because flint corn has a very low water content, it is more resistant to freezing than other vegetables. It was the only Vermont crop to survive New England’s infamous “Year Without a Summer” of 1816. The coloration of flint corn is often different from white indian corn stew yellow dent corns, many of which were bred later. Like the Linnaeus variant of maize, any kernel may contain the yellow pigment zeaxanthin but at more varying concentrations.

Regional varieties with specific coloration include Blue corn and Purple corn. It has a hard, slightly translucent kernel. Flint corn is also the type of corn preferred for making hominy, a staple food in the Americas since pre-Columbian times. In the United States the flint corn cultivars that have large proportions of kernels with hues outside the yellow range are primarily used ornamentally as part of Thanksgiving decorations.

Archived from the original on July 22, 2009. Linda Campbell Franklin, “Corn,” in Andrew F. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America. Archived July 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine What kinds of corn are there? 2014 including popular series, all-time classics, and modern favorites. 2014 and are bound to get every reader turning pages. 19th century gastronomer Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin observed “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.

Indeed, there is no better measure of personal taste than the food one eats. What our presidents eat is a function family heritage, personal preference, physical condition and social obligation. In sum: a president’s favorite meal is NOT always what’s served in the White House. If the president liked to cook it’s sometimes noted.