From Farm To Distillery, Heirloom Corn Varieties Are Sweet Treasures - NPR
Jul 4, 2016 · With names like Hickory King and Boone County White, heirloom corn finds new popularity. A Kentucky hilltop farmer makes it into corn chips, and a distillery has picked its first historical...
Extension | Plant Appalachian Garden Staple Hickory King Corn
May 1, 2024 · Hickory King, sometimes called Hickory Cane, is a popular white dent corn that was introduced close to 150 years ago by A.O. Lee of Hickory, Virginia.
A once-famous, long-lost corn variety returns from the dead
Nov 25, 2019 · It was slowly abandoned in the first decades of the 20th century, replaced by an abundant, cheap Midwestern variety, Reid’s Yellow dent, and by Hickory King, a white dent better adapted to ...
Heirloom corn varieties have rich history - The News Leader
Nov 16, 2014 · • Hickory King — In the hills and hollows of Virginia this corn is still appreciated as a roasting and hominy corn. It is considered the best variety for hominy because the skin of the kernel is easily removed by soaking.
The Grains Used in Historic Southern Distilling
Sep 21, 2019 · There were two consequences of this reasoning — a group of distillers who realized that white dent corns provided consistently less flavored spirits than yellow dent embraced Hickory King Corn, a variety introduced by A. O. Lee of Hickory Virginia in 1880, or the higher yielding Johnson County White, when it became available in the early 20th ...
Hickory King Corn and Nixtamalization - Laughing Duck Gardens
Nov 18, 2008 · Hickory King Corn and Nixtamalization. Back in January when I was browsing seed catalogs for interesting fruit & vegetable seeds, I came across the description ‘Hickory King’ a pre-1875 dent corn cultivar (throughout this post – and throughout my blog – I am using corn in the American sense of the word, i.e., meaning “maize”, not ...
Hickory King Sweetcorn - CropNerd
The history of the Hickory King sweetcorn dates back to the early 1900s when it was developed by plant breeders seeking to create a corn variety with large, flavorful kernels and excellent yields.
Corn: Hickory King Overview - Growing Tips - SmartGardener
Plant Guide. Heirloom. Open Pollinated. Seed Packs. Warm, Hot. Annual. Corn : Hickory King. Great for grits, cornmeal, or flour, makes a good support for beans. In the hills and hollows of Virginia this corn is still appreciated as a roasting and hominy corn.
Hickory King Corn: A Climate Mitigation Solution for Sustainable ...
Sep 17, 2024 · Discover the resilience of Hickory King corn, a staple crop with large, durable kernels that thrive in changing climates. Learn how this hardy corn can help ensure food security in the face of climate challenges, and get tips on how to grow and prepare it for your own sustainable garden.
Hickory king corn · Southern Appalachian Archives Mars Hill …
Leila Weinstein, “Hickory king corn,” Southern Appalachian Archives Mars Hill University, accessed October 9, 2024, http://southernappalachianarchives.org/items/show/1012.