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Roasting ear

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an ear of Indian corn at that stage of development when it is fit to be eaten roasted.

See also: Roasting



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The roasting ears were just coming in good in June, and we had corn either fried or boiled and we ate it off the cob.
JUNETEENTH THE CELEBRATION OF EMANCIPATION DAY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The corn grew tall on Caney Creek and we planted enough for roasting ears as well as canning.
A homestead on Caney Creek by Novosad, Jerry B. / Countryside & Small Stock Journal
We planted no corn during those years because our generous landlord usually planted fifty to a hundred acres of corn on the farmland surrounding our house and told us to help ourselves to all of the roasting ears we wanted, and we did.
The wandering homesteader by Novosad, Jerry B. / Countryside & Small Stock Journal
 
 
 
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