The sweet cereal
Aug 07, 2019
3 minutes
Sweet corn, otherwise known as maize, is a delicious, juicy treat, especially with kids. Steamed and coated with butter, it’s the perfect complement to a barbecue while just about everyone, it seems, loves popcorn.
Of course it’s also wonderful in chicken soup or fried as breakfast fritters. And it grows fast and tall — up to 2m or more — with ease, which makes it fun to plant and watch it sprout.
Archaeologists believe corn was first cultivated in the Americas at least 8000 years
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