Comments on: Chicago Con: Please, sir, may I have some corn? http://thesmokingkitchen.com/2008/04/30/chicago-con-please-sir-may-i-have-some-corn/ I love to cook. But I don't know how. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:39:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Christina http://thesmokingkitchen.com/2008/04/30/chicago-con-please-sir-may-i-have-some-corn/#comment-50 Christina Fri, 09 May 2008 21:07:50 +0000 http://thesmokingkitchen.com/?p=72#comment-50 There will never be a shortage of corn, it is a government subsidized crop, it's cheap, fast and easy. That's why they use it for everyone and that's why we feed it to animals that aren't supposed to even eat corn, like to salmon at fisheries. And just about everything we eat has corn in it, it's actually kind of scary and gross. The problem is that it is all Number 2 Corn and not fit for human consumption. Recommended reading: "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan. I also recommend California as a Chicago alternative. We have lovely weather just about year-round. There will never be a shortage of corn, it is a government subsidized crop, it’s cheap, fast and easy. That’s why they use it for everyone and that’s why we feed it to animals that aren’t supposed to even eat corn, like to salmon at fisheries. And just about everything we eat has corn in it, it’s actually kind of scary and gross. The problem is that it is all Number 2 Corn and not fit for human consumption. Recommended reading: “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” by Michael Pollan.

I also recommend California as a Chicago alternative. We have lovely weather just about year-round.

]]> By: stef http://thesmokingkitchen.com/2008/04/30/chicago-con-please-sir-may-i-have-some-corn/#comment-21 stef Thu, 01 May 2008 15:15:27 +0000 http://thesmokingkitchen.com/?p=72#comment-21 You beat me to it! I was totally going to say that it's all for ethanol. I always thought IL corn kinda blows anyway. It never lives up to the MD Silver Queen of my childhood memories anyway... You beat me to it! I was totally going to say that it’s all for ethanol. I always thought IL corn kinda blows anyway. It never lives up to the MD Silver Queen of my childhood memories anyway…

]]> By: adam http://thesmokingkitchen.com/2008/04/30/chicago-con-please-sir-may-i-have-some-corn/#comment-20 adam Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:19:53 +0000 http://thesmokingkitchen.com/?p=72#comment-20 don't discount the portion of corn that goes for ethanol. rising oil prices are probably the largest threat to the supply of corn. don’t discount the portion of corn that goes for ethanol. rising oil prices are probably the largest threat to the supply of corn.

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