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Three unripe ears (of barley, wheat, and rye): each has many awns (bristles) An ear is the grain-bearing tip part of the stem of a cereal plant, such as wheat or maize (corn). [1] It can also refer to "a prominent lobe in some leaves." [2] The ear is a spike, consisting of a central stem on which tightly packed rows of flowers grow.
A cross-section of an ear of corn, showing the cob. A corncob, also called corn cob or cob of corn, is the hard core of an ear of maize, bearing the kernels, made up of the chaff, woody ring, and pith. Corncobs contain mainly cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. [1]
Whole ears of maize were often stored in corn cribs, sufficient for some livestock feeding uses. Today corn cribs with whole ears, and corn binders, are less common because most modern farms harvest the grain from the field with a combine harvester and store it in bins. The combine with a corn head (with points and snap rolls instead of a reel ...
Pull the corn ears from the pot with kitchen tongs after five minutes and cover with aluminum to keep warm until ready to serve. Corn on the cob is one of the greatest food pleasures of summer dining.
One ear of corn offers about 20 grams of carbohydrates, 2.5 grams of fiber and 2.6 grams of protein, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's food database. A bag of microwave popcorn, on ...
Aug. 26—Ideal growing conditions this summer left John and Sam Greenawalt up to their ears in excess sweet corn on their Sewickley Township farm. That overabundance now is a windfall for the ...
Corn on the cob is a culinary term for a cooked ear of sweet corn eaten directly off the cob. [1] The ear is picked while the endosperm is in the "milk stage" so that the kernels are still tender. Ears of corn are steamed, boiled, or grilled usually without their green husks, or roasted with them.
Baby corn ears are hand-picked as soon as the corn silks emerge from the ear tips, or a few days after. Corn generally matures very quickly, so the harvest of baby corn must be timed carefully to avoid ending up with more mature corn ears. Baby corn ears are typically 4.5–10 cm (1 + 3 ⁄ 4 –4 in) in length and 0.7 to 1.7 cm (1 ⁄ 4 – 3 ...