flint corn

noun

a variety of corn, Zea mays indurata, having very hard-skinned kernels not subject to shrinkage.

Origin of flint corn

An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705

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Though traditionally polenta is made from flint corn, there are no regulations requiring packages labeled “polenta” to be made from it today.
A guide to cornmeal, grits and polenta — and how to know when to use them | Aaron Hutcherson | March 5, 2021 | Washington Post
The tribes of the upper Missouri River had flint corn, flour corn and sweet corn.
Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised) | Melvin Randolph Gilmore
The crops raised consisted of a small flint corn, rye oats, potatoes and turnips.
Death Valley in '49 | William Lewis Manly
The white flint corn is the kind usually chosen for hommony; although any kind, possessing the requisite solidity, will do.
Popular Technology, Vol. I (of 2) | Edward Hazen
While flint corn appears abundantly on sweet corn ears, on the other hand, sweet corn does not appear upon the flint corns.
Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884 | Various

Take the trouble to get meal water-ground, from white flint corn, and fresh from the mill.
Dishes & Beverages of the Old South | Martha McCulloch Williams

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