After harvesting an ear of Lenape white flour corn in the green stage, I removed the corn silks to dry for both food and medicinal uses. The corn silk is part of the reproduction system of the plant that carries the pollen from the male tassles to germinate the individual kernels of the corn. There is one corn silk for each kernel of corn!
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By: Terry Parrilla on August 24, 2011
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