Flour Corn, Starburst Manna Parching (Organic)

Zea mays. Flour/Parching. 85 days.

A beautiful flour corn bred by Carol Deppe, author of some of the best books on plant breeding, and breeder of many of our favorite varieties – including Candystick Delicata, Goldini 2 Zucchini, and Cascade Ruby Gold Flint Corn. Starburst Manna Parching corn produces about 50% single color ears in whites, reds, and oranges – and 50% ears with a beautiful starburst pattern in a combination of those colors. Very striking! As with all of Carol’s varieties, this corn is bred for cool soil emergence in the spring, a short growing season, and, above all – flavor! A good choice for grinding into corn flour or making masa. The different colors have different interesting flavor profiles. However, this corn’s super power is using the starburst kernels for parching – roasting on a dry skillet until the kernels “pop” into home-made corn nuts. The starburst kernels are extra delicious cooked this way. For more info, read a little piece Carol wrote about parching corn. Starburst Manna is a selection Carol made while breeding Magic Manna flour corn. Plants grow to about 5’ tall, primary cobs are about 8” long.