Parched corn

Countdown: Six days until Thanksgiving! 

The latest food in my Holiday Recipe Bonanza is sort of unusual: parched corn.

In her "Little House" books, Laura Ingals Wilder mentioned a family Thanksgiving tradition - at Thanksgiving, each person ate three kernels of parched corn before the meal. They did this to remember the Pilgrims, who, in a probably apocryphal story, had nothing to eat but parched corn until the Indians arrived with the food for the first Thanksgiving meal.

Parched corn is a lot like the modern snack Corn Nuts. You can make your own parched corn following these instructions: http://www.ehow.com/how_2100129_make-parched-corn.html

You can season the parched corn with salt, your favorite season salt or spices, or even brown sugar. Once it's done, keep it for a quick, portable snack, or enjoy it with your Thanksgiving meal.

Thanks for reading! More holiday recipes are on the way.
Elizabeth
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