Know Your Corn

We are not too far away from cornfields being harvested in earnest here in Northern Illinois. It is my understanding that most of the corn grown around here is field corn, as opposed to the sweet corn that we purchase from area farmers during the summer months. Do you know the difference between the two categories of corn? Want to know more? If you do, check out this article (see link below) by Southern Living.

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What Is The Difference Between Field Corn And Sweet Corn?

The miles of corn you see in the countryside is probably cow corn or field corn, raised for livestock and industrial uses. Sweet corn is for eating.