The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10
srccotash the Year Round.


Farmers do not half improve their oppor-
unities in supplying the Injuries of the table
1t cheap rates. We have too much salt pork
md Goldfish, and during the winter very
narrow line of vegetables, outside of pota-
oes and beaus. We have just risen from a
mccotash dinner, served up the second day,
md with the flavor of that savOry dish upon
he palate we are prepared TO testify to its
excellence, and to tell the whole host of
American readers just how to grow the corn
md beans and how to concoct the dish in
mInuler nd winter. For the corn, do not
ose a day in securing the seed. Only two
7arieties of sweet corn are absolutely neces-
AIRY to secure a succession of green ears in
heir best condition from the last week in
July until frost stops growth. The earliest
,corn is the Marblehead, true sweet corn,
,ars eight to ten inches long, and good
mough to satisfy any one. The green ears
ell well in market, and its earliness makes it
desirable sort to cultivate for this purpose,
where there is a surplus for family supplies.
About three paintings of this, week apart,
will be enough, beginning the first of May.
| These viii give green ears through the month
ii August Then, for the other kinds there
! the old Stowell Evergreen, introduced
some thirty years ago, short jointed stalk
and large-eared variety, very juicy, and of
excellent flavor, continuing in its milky state
much longer than the common sweet corn.
The new Egyptian is a long-jointed variety,
making stalks twelve feet high in good soil,
aud caring well. 1t is quite as good, or
,etter than the Stowen The succession can
Do kept up with either of these varieties
through September, by planting in June,
about a week apart. Then for the close OF
| the season, running into October, and, In the
t-f..@ Ill
plant the Marblehead the first and second
weeks in July 1t is safe enough to plant a
quarter of an acre of well MANFRED land
with this staple of succotash. This viii give
fresh ears in their best condition about three
months in the year, and furnish large
| supply for drying. The condition of the
corn when plucked for drying, and the dry
ing process are important matters Most oil
the dried sweet corn offered for sale Is cured
when it has passed its milky stage, and has
more starch than sugar in it. The appetizing
flavor has gone out of it. 1t is quite as i'm
portant to have fresh ears for drying as for
the table. No vegetable is more damaged
by long keeping than sweet corn. In tbs
large city markets, where the ears are two
or three days from the stalk, green corn Is
hardly worth eating. For drying the ears
should be taken from the stalk and the
husks quickly removed. cooked in boiling
water about fifteen minutes, the grain cut
from the cob, and dried upon cloths OF net
ting in the sun. A shed roof or Scatfold sloping
to the sun makes a convenient place fol
curing; clear, bright days should be chosen
when the corn viii have the benefit Of
the sun through the whole day. 1t viii hell
the curing process to stir the corn with {
clean stick, or rake, several times a day.
Gather UP the cloths, with their contents
and carry under cover at night, or when
showers come on. In about three days OF
clear weather the corn will be fairly dry
Finish off in large iron pans upon the stove
or in the oven with the door open. This vii
sxpel the last of the moisture. The dried
corn should be stored in paper bags or Other
receptacles where it will be dry and safe
from moisture, mice and flies. When wanted
Tor the lordly dish of succotash, the corn, a.
well as the beans, should be soaked in luke
warm water over night. In cooking, stil
the mixture faithfully to prevent burning
at the bottom, which spoils the feast. Taste
will differ about the sugar. If the corn ha
been dried in its best condition, most peopl
will be satisfied with the natural flavor. Tn
salt viii come from piece of salt pork, tn
size adjusted to the dish. The Lima bean
picked and dried while the pod IS green. i
the best for succotash: then the matur
Lima; after that the Horticultural, or Scipio
Of other good pole beans; and last the Whit
Bush Kidney. With this stock In the store
room succotash can be enjoyed the yea
round