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K.C. Knouse's avatar

Walking in Roberto's shoes? Very cool ending to this one with the inclusion of the girl as some sort of spirit. George has got the attention of the spirits. Now what? You really have this cookin', J..

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CB Mason | YA Dystopian+Sci-Fi's avatar

Yeah, I was curious if you’ve ever eaten corn from the field stalk? Sweet or other

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J. Curtis's avatar

I have. Some of it is pretty awful—even store bought if it’s not picked at the right time. The co-op farm we work has grown a few varieties and they all taste so different

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Ric Curtis's avatar

And the moral of that story is, "Call me in the morning and I'll tell you what to do." He's on his own...

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J. Curtis's avatar

Also, in my research there’s a significant difference between “field corn”— usually used for mass processing— and sweet corn/table corn. Who knew.

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Ric Curtis's avatar

Back when my dad sprayed crops one type of corn I know was called milo and was feed corn for livestock. I never tried eating it though.

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