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"The Joneses" > wrote:

> "The Ranger" > wrote in message
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> > The Joneses > wrote in message
> > t...
> > [snip]
> >> Corn Casserole
> >> 1 11-ounce can white shoepeg or whole
> >> kern corn, drained
> > [Snip-O'-Matic employed]
> >
> > What's "shoepeg" corn?
> >
> > The Ranger
> >
> >
> A 1800's era variety of corn where the nib or kernel is longer instead of
> fatter. And most often whiter instead of yellower. Doesn't matter for this
> dish a whit, use what you got. I like the roasted stuff, but sometimes I
> toast frozen corn kernels in a fry pan. Only toasted, not dried up cooked to
> pieces.

The variety is so named because the kernels look like shoe pegs --
little wooden fasteners used to attach the soles to shoes "back in the
day".

Isaac