Do not adjust your screen. These corn cobs are legitimately multi-colored. Thanks to Glass Gem Corn and their Rainbow Corn, we no longer have to deal with boring yellow kernels.
Oklahoma-based farmer, Carl Barnes, came up with rainbow corn, by harvesting heirloom corn seeds, once used by Native American tribes.
Now, anyone can add some much-needed color to their meals — with the seeds now available at Native Seeds.
[link, via Mental Floss]
Today, June 11th, is National Corn on the Cob Day. And, since there’s only 24 hours in any given food holiday, you’ll want to consume your corn as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Thankfully, Rhett and Link of Good Mythical Morning thought ahead, and prepped their cobs accordingly. By attaching their corn on the cob to a power drill, they race to see who can finish first.
Preparing the corn “California Style,” which requires a slathering of mayonnaise, butter and chili powder, ensures that this contest will be a hot mess. Please watch this, and enjoy your celebratory cobs today.
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Save yourself from uneven butter-spreading, and any dinner table Blue Meanies, with the Spredo Butter Spreader.
Simply fill the Spredo with a small slab of butter, place it atop your corn on the cob to make it look like a yellow submarine, and then it’s off to Pepperland. Whether you decide to bring cartoon Ringo, is completely up to you. Available here.
Sweet corn dreams are made of this… who am I to disagree? The Sweet Corn Pillow is a concept by designer Weng Jie.
It features a set of individual corn kernels that Velcro to the cob. The best part, besides a giant cob to rest your weary head, is the corn is easily removable to have tiny pillow fights with. And, the cob part can then be rolled out as a play mat.
[link, via Neatorama and Rusty’s Electric Dreams]
If you have some old toy animals laying around, and need to keep your cob in place, Animal Corn Holders are here to help. Inspired by a previous ceramic version, Mike over at Instructables came up with a fun plastic alternative.
All you’ll need is the aforementioned toy animals, some store-bought corn holders and a few other tools. The best part… You can put the animal back together when they don’t have a huge cob in place of their body.
[link, via Laughing Squid]
