Silver Queen Sweet Corn Introduced by the Rogers Brothers of Idaho Falls, Idaho, in 1958, Silver Queen had three great virtues: its sugary taste, its resistance to disease, and its size. Though it was a late season corn, it single-handedly revived the public esteem for white sweet corn. For over two decades it proved the strongest seller at the produce stand, the grocery, and the processors.
ISSUE 84, SOUTHERN LANDRACE & HEIRLOOM CORN, Part 18: Silver Queen Sweet Corn
ISSUE 84, SOUTHERN LANDRACE & HEIRLOOM CORN…
ISSUE 84, SOUTHERN LANDRACE & HEIRLOOM CORN, Part 18: Silver Queen Sweet Corn
Silver Queen Sweet Corn Introduced by the Rogers Brothers of Idaho Falls, Idaho, in 1958, Silver Queen had three great virtues: its sugary taste, its resistance to disease, and its size. Though it was a late season corn, it single-handedly revived the public esteem for white sweet corn. For over two decades it proved the strongest seller at the produce stand, the grocery, and the processors.