The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Food & crafts => Food processing => Topic started by: Lizt on January 09, 2008, 02:03:12 pm
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I am keen to grow crops for flour making (small scale)- anyone have any experience here? I've successfully made maize flour (yummy corn bread) but it is really hard to remove the kernels from the cobs - do they need to dry out more maybe? Please help!
Liz
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hello Liz,
the link above describes one way of removing corn from the cob. I think they used to dry it well before use to. Somewhere on the web is a discription of how to make a little oojamaflip thingummybob that removes them from the cob , I will try to find it but don't hold your breath. I do remember reading about 'The Old Days' somewhere, and the person said when asked what they remembered most about the old days, they said "sore thumbs form removing corn " . So it would seem to be an age old problem :D. I can't offer any advice first hand ,as I haven't done it . I have grown small amounts of wheat though , that is pretty much just like growing grass. Sow it and let it be....it does all the work ...till harvest time . Then it is your turn , small amounts are very easy to harvest by hand ,upto say 1/2 an acre . Any bigger than that and you need to be very determined and FIT. You should be able to get somewere between about 1/2lb-1lb per square yard of wheat .
cheers
Russ
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http://www.americanartifacts.com/smma/sheller/shellpic.htm (http://www.americanartifacts.com/smma/sheller/shellpic.htm)
https://www.motherearthnews.com/diy/corn-sheller-zmaz83jfzraw (https://www.motherearthnews.com/diy/corn-sheller-zmaz83jfzraw)
there are plenty of other sites with roughly the same type of ideas . The plank and nail jobby seems like a nice cheap easy one to go with .
cheers
Russ
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Many thanks - very helpful! Thankyou
liz