Re: sprouting popcorn

[Guest guest]

Hi Loraine,

Sprouting popcorn sounds cool. I found some stuff on the Internet but don't

have time to review right now. What I did was.

1) www.google.com

2) In the search field I put: popcorn & sprout Note the use of the

ampersand( & )

This came up with several likely candidates for the information. I will

include a few just in case you don't get the same search results:

http://www.living-foods.com/articles/sproutingcorn.html

http://www..com/seed/popcorn.html

Ha ha, guess what? The above link is to the instructions for

how to do it.

But Sproutpeople direct you to grow in soil to harvest the greens. I

believe the first site speaks to growing and consuming sprouts, not sure did

not look close. Give it a try and let us know how it worked for you. Are

they great sprouts? Was it easy?

Bill Magee :-)

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[Guest guest]

Hi

> But Sproutpeople direct you to grow in soil to harvest the greens. I

> believe the first site speaks to growing and consuming sprouts, not

> sure did not look close. Give it a try and let us know how it worked

> for you. Are they great sprouts? Was it easy?

Sproutpeople's instructions for Popcorn sprouts - no soil.

http://www..com/seed/corn.html

I only tried this once - the corn was a bit on the 'not very tender'

side for me.

Of course, the batch of corn I used may not have been great, I am not

sure where I even got it.

[Guest guest]

I don't think you can get the shell off but why not consider drying it and

grinding it up? That is how I make flour.

From: tonimattson@... <tonimattson@...>

Subject: sprouting popcorn

Date: Friday, April 30, 2010, 2:23 PM

 

Although I have sprouted lentils and mung beans on and off for years,

because they were the only thing available to me. But I discovered Sprout

People and placed an order a couple of weeks ago. I've now tried red clover,

broccoli, radish and some mixes. All were a success, and I found I like them all

much better than the beans.

I also bought some popcorn, because the write up sounded interesting. It is the

only thing I read about that is sweet. I started them maybe? 5-6 days ago, and

started tasting as soon as I saw shoots. Indeed they are sweet and yummy, but

the yellow casing is stuck on and too hard to chew through comfortably. I have

continued to rinse and taste and after a couple of sweet days, there has now

entered a bitter aftertaste. The shoots have green tops but the hard seed shell

is still attached.

Any info would be helpful. Does it ever come off? Do you eat it with the hard

shell? Is there any way of getting the shell off manually, but relatively

easily?

To remove the sprout from the hard seed and case seems wasteful, but to me, the

seed and case is inedible. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[Guest guest]

I know that Jalapenos sprouts are toxic.... but I did want to try an

experiment.... I didn't want to buy the Jalapeno seeds at this time.... but I

did have some Jalapenos inside my fridge... so I took one of them out and

scraped about a half teaspoon of seeds out of that vegetable.... they were

mostly dry since the Jalapeño has been in the fridge for about 3 weeks.... I

placed the Jalapeno seeds into a first soak 800 ml Mason Jar for the overnight

soaking.... then tomorrow, I will probably pour out the water and use the

morning and night time rinse cycle for a few days.... the seeds may not grow at

all.... but, if they do, I may use them as a substitute for the Jalapenos in my

morning scrambled egg...

Currently, I cut a chunk of White Onion, a piece of Jalapeno Pepper, and a thumb

sized piece of Garlic and chop all these up into small pieces which I add to the

egg in the skillet..... I have already added Olive Oil, and a heaping table

spoon of Bacon Bits to the egg.... I light the fire, (I use a home made alcohol

burner to cook my food), and scramble the egg with the Jalapeno, Onion, and

Garlic....

Then, when finished, I will pour the scrambled mixture into the plate for

eating... Two years ago, I used to grow Sweet and Purple Leaf Basil, Thyme, St.

swort, Cilantro, Parsley, and Tomatoes...

At that time, I chopped up the Basil, Thyme, and St. swort and added it to

the mixture... but growing all these things in outdoor pots is a lot of work for

me.... I used the Cilantro, Parsley, and Tomatoes to garnish around the single

scrambled egg...

Now, I want to see if the Jalapeno will sprout for me from seeds from a Jalapeno

plant itself.... and if it does sprout, then I want to take a small Jalapeno

sprout, cut it up, and add it to my scrambled egg (along with all the other

herbs and olive oil) and see if the scrambling process buffers the toxic effect

of the Jalapeno.... I will be careful, and this approach may not work at

all....

As a rule, I do not eat a lot of sprouts, mostly due to their bland taste....

but I also recognize the great nutritional value that sprouts can have.... So,

this ends up being another experiment for me... which may or may not work....

Anyway, I will look at the seeds tomorrow when I pour out the first soak water

looking for any signs of growth....

Gig

[Guest guest]

HI.

You said:

" As a rule, I do not eat a lot of sprouts, mostly due to their bland

taste....but I also recognize the great nutritional value that sprouts can

have.... "

Each morning, I bring a little ziplock bag FILLED WITH MY SPROUTS, all kind of

lovely green flowery sprouts. I have a combination of radish, broccoli, cabbage,

clover alfalfa, and I bring this little bag to my breakfast place. I order my

egg sandwich and I just add all the sprouts. It makes a huge sandwich, very

filling, and absolutely delicious. I've been doing this for almost two years. I

wouldn't know how to eat an egg sandwich WITHOUT THESE SPROUTS.

Now I do not put ketchup on my eggs, but I can just imagine if you like an egg

sandwich with ketchup, and you add some sprouts, well you will die and go to

heaven. And all that nutrition.

Just wanted to share

Melody

[Guest guest]

don't mess with poisonous things.

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From: gig <Gigawatt@...>

Sent: Sat, May 1, 2010 2:17:07 PM

Subject: Re: sprouting popcorn

 

I know that Jalapenos sprouts are toxic.... but I did want to try an

experiment.. .. I didn't want to buy the Jalapeno seeds at this time.... but I

did have some Jalapenos inside my fridge... so I took one of them out and

scraped about a half teaspoon of seeds out of that vegetable... . they were

mostly dry since the Jalapeño has been in the fridge for about 3 weeks.... I

placed the Jalapeno seeds into a first soak 800 ml Mason Jar for the overnight

soaking.... then tomorrow, I will probably pour out the water and use the

morning and night time rinse cycle for a few days.... the seeds may not grow at

all.... but, if they do, I may use them as a substitute for the Jalapenos in my

morning scrambled egg...

Currently, I cut a chunk of White Onion, a piece of Jalapeno Pepper, and a thumb

sized piece of Garlic and chop all these up into small pieces which I add to the

egg in the skillet..... I have already added Olive Oil, and a heaping table

spoon of Bacon Bits to the egg.... I light the fire, (I use a home made alcohol

burner to cook my food), and scramble the egg with the Jalapeno, Onion, and

Garlic....

Then, when finished, I will pour the scrambled mixture into the plate for

eating... Two years ago, I used to grow Sweet and Purple Leaf Basil, Thyme, St.

swort, Cilantro, Parsley, and Tomatoes...

At that time, I chopped up the Basil, Thyme, and St. swort and added it to

the mixture... but growing all these things in outdoor pots is a lot of work for

me.... I used the Cilantro, Parsley, and Tomatoes to garnish around the single

scrambled egg...

Now, I want to see if the Jalapeno will sprout for me from seeds from a Jalapeno

plant itself.... and if it does sprout, then I want to take a small Jalapeno

sprout, cut it up, and add it to my scrambled egg (along with all the other

herbs and olive oil) and see if the scrambling process buffers the toxic effect

of the Jalapeno.... I will be careful, and this approach may not work at all....

As a rule, I do not eat a lot of sprouts, mostly due to their bland taste....

but I also recognize the great nutritional value that sprouts can have.... So,

this ends up being another experiment for me... which may or may not work....

Anyway, I will look at the seeds tomorrow when I pour out the first soak water

looking for any signs of growth....

Gig

[Guest guest]

That is a good idea. (drying the seeds and then making flour) the sprout

people told me I could cook the seeds. I think I will give both a try.

One thing I realize now is that I was treating the corn like a bean and not

planting it, nor greeing it up. But they sprouted fairly well anyway, so I will

separate the sprouts from the seeds, and try cooking them today, and possibly

drying the seeds in a later batch.

Sprouting greens and micro greens is completely new to me. I will have to study

up on that a bit.

thanks for the suggestions.

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because they were the only thing available to me. But I discovered Sprout

People and placed an order a couple of weeks ago. I've now tried red clover,

broccoli, radish and some mixes. All were a success, and I found I like them all

much better than the beans.

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the only thing I read about that is sweet. I started them maybe? 5-6 days ago,

and started tasting as soon as I saw shoots. Indeed they are sweet and yummy,

but the yellow casing is stuck on and too hard to chew through comfortably. I

have continued to rinse and taste and after a couple of sweet days, there has

now entered a bitter aftertaste. The shoots have green tops but the hard seed

shell is still attached.

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hard shell? Is there any way of getting the shell off manually, but relatively

easily?

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