Note: Original article and photos are here.
As someone who enjoys making jewelry, my imagination went wild when I saw this Glass Gem Corn. It is edible, but who could eat something that beautiful?
On edit: It is not GMO. Just very carefully selected breeding.
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Carolyn
/ October 3, 2013wow! I have never seen such… that is gorgeous! it is edible… well, has it been messed with? I mean …. did it just grow that way naturally?
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tinycamper
/ October 3, 2013Yes, it just grew that way. They did it with selective breeding — not GMO. 🙂
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Marcia GB
/ October 3, 2013It is indeed beautiful! but if it’s GMO, I say no thank you 🙂
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tinycamper
/ October 3, 2013No, Marcia, it’s not GMO. Just a result of very careful breeding of the colorful corn that you often see used as fall decorations.
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Gerri Jones
/ October 3, 2013That is just beautiful!!!! Much too pretty to eat. Thanks for sharing with us!! 🙂
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tinycamper
/ October 3, 2013Isn’t it gorgeous? The seeds are being offered for sale. I didn’t check the prices, but I bet they are astronomical. And rightfully so! 🙂
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Bradford
/ October 3, 2013Wow! That is beautiful corn! In Iowa most of the corn is yellow or yellow and white. What gorgeous kernels!
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tinycamper
/ October 3, 2013I think they tweaked the autumn colors of Indian corn and came up with this. I had certainly never seen anything like it either!
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lynne
/ October 3, 2013That first picture looks like colorful pearls! Did not know these existed,,,thanks for the education.
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tinycamper
/ October 3, 2013I just discovered them today. They were developed by a half-Cherokee farmer in Oklahoma. He passed down his secrets before he died. So glad that knowledge didn’t die with him!
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Anne H
/ October 3, 2013Wow! That corn was gorgeous – a little butter and salt and it would look even better 🙂
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tinycamper
/ October 4, 2013Heresy! 😀
Actually I think the article said it was for popping and for grinding into flour or meal. It’s not sweet corn.
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Jo
/ October 4, 2013Very beautiful. Like the others much to beautiful to eat.
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Horst
/ October 4, 2013As Lynne said ..those are amazing…I learned something new….thanks for sharing…you sure are great at finding the jewels of Mother Nature…have a terrific weekend…Horst sends
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cozybegone
/ October 5, 2013Pretty pretty….perfect fall colors! Got dad moved to nursing home…ins mandate. So sad…. Our friends drove to Doll Friday…silly didn’t realyze closed. Then had a blowout on way home… We may leave in a week or two…so hard to decide… Wish our meet up was happening…what I’d give to be campside :). Jerry moving tv and adding another table…he can’t stop with his mods. C
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tinycamper
/ October 5, 2013So sorry to hear about Jerry’s Dad. I hope that he is comfortable.
I cancelled our reservations at Doll Mtn. as soon as I realized the shutdown was inevitable. I’ve come down with another bout of feeling awful, so we will also cancel our October camping plans.
If Jerry was here, I would have him install my new battery connections for me. I don’t have the hand strength to crimp the cables. 🙂
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cozybegone
/ October 5, 2013And Jerry would love to hook you up! Hope you get rid of that bout 🙂 Xo
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Carla
/ October 5, 2013Amazing!!
Wonder what it’s like dried.
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tinycamper
/ October 5, 2013I’ve tried to picture how it would look dried, which is how it would be processed for popping or grinding. I imagine it would retain its color, but would lose the “glass gem” shimmering effect.
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