Ideas, and corn, were popping for junior master gardeners 2012/02/02 at 8:34 am
It was a long time coming, but Junior Master Gardeners got to taste the fruits, or in this case vegetables, of their labor during a popcorn and planning meeting last week in the 4-H building at the Mower County Fairgrounds.
Youngsters in grades three and up met to plan ideas and projects and cap the meeting off with popcorn made using corn from their own garden.
The kids planted the corn last May, said Therese Manggaard, a master gardener who volunteers in the junior garden. It wasnt mature until the end of October, and needed to dry out. It takes about a month to dry so it will pop.
Once it was ready to pop, the corn got a culinary makeover, creating six different popcorn treats for kids to sample using a microwave, an air popper, or a simple pan and oil over the stove.
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Adam Pulchinski is a freelance writer in Austin.
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