tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post112851253600795912..comments2024-02-28T04:21:53.331-06:00Comments on the farmers wife: corn shellerSuzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-1128631786159940122005-10-06T15:49:00.000-05:002005-10-06T15:49:00.000-05:00Will do.Will do.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-1128622952980757862005-10-06T13:22:00.000-05:002005-10-06T13:22:00.000-05:00There is such a thing, and I'm fixin' to whip up a...There is such a thing, and I'm fixin' to whip up a batch after all the corn is harvested. Why...hmmm, well the settlers used everything, and the corn cobs evidently had some additional nutritional value after the corn was shelled. <BR/><BR/>And....it's a lovely shade of pink.<BR/><BR/>Stayed tuned, the Farmers Wife may just have a contest, with a couple jars of corn cob jelly going to the winners!Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-1128520858451849252005-10-05T09:00:00.000-05:002005-10-05T09:00:00.000-05:00Corn cob jelly??? Is there such a thing? And if so...Corn cob jelly??? Is there such a thing? And if so...why?R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-1128520751530526772005-10-05T08:59:00.000-05:002005-10-05T08:59:00.000-05:00I forgot to mention my childhood experiences in th...I forgot to mention my childhood experiences in the Florida panhandle...where the corn sheller consisted of my thumb at the end of my arm. I picked up a corn cob from the bin shown here and guess what??.....I can still shell corn by hand. Woo Hoo.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033578.post-1128517760483823272005-10-05T08:09:00.000-05:002005-10-05T08:09:00.000-05:00We have an old John Deere 1B sheller that we still...We have an old John Deere 1B sheller that we still use. Since we feed corn to our goats, we let it dry and shell it.<BR/>The only difference between ours and the one in your picture is ours is tin, and also has asprocket for some kind of motor. I might use the sprocket in the future when the kids stop believing turning the sheller will help them in their sports.....Brad Bachelorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16702466151391152248noreply@blogger.com