First time I have had this combo for breakfast: fried plantain, fried egg, parched corn, and diluted orange juice. And it might be the last time I eat this combo, unless I can make the parched corn easier to chew.

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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Haha. Whats parched corn. Looks good.

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I didn't know what it was either. I recently read about it in the Old Testament and wondered what the ancient people were eating, so I tried it. Thousands of years ago, the Hebrews were living in the wilderness, in tents, before we knew anything about North American Indians. The tent dwellers that were migrating away from Egypt did not have the modern kitchen appliances we enjoy today, but they had another quick way to cook corn, without needing electricity to preserve it or cook it. It does have a good flavor, but it is too hard to chew. I would prefer popcorn. However, they may have had a better variety of corn back then with a better texture.

[–]Zapped 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I didn't realize corn was available in the Middle East during Biblical times. I thought it was cultivated by American Indians. Parched corn was a staple of American Civil War soldiers. One of my ancestors wrote home about his food rations when supplies were low, and the letter said that he received only a palm-sized amount of parched corn a day.

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The KJV Bible called it corn but that word might have been used in 1611 to describe any grain, so I am not 100% sure it was corn as we think of it today, or wheat, or something else. But I am sure the Hebrews lived in tents in the wilderness before they settled in the land of Canaan, which was long before the North American Indians were discovered in the "New World", who also have a reputation for living in tents.

Your civil war story is interesting. The poor man sounded hungry. War and food shortages do go together. And another civil war is soon to start, so prepare.

My father told me about one of his fathers (grandfather or great grandfather, I'm not sure) who was in the civil war like your ancestor. He was shot, but survived. He dug a bullet out of his backside using a pocket knife, and my father inherited that knife as memorabilia from the war.

I was born in the north, but now live in the south, and made good friends in both. I hate the idea of our people fighting against each other simply because of what state they live in.