Corn on the cob © Denzil Green Corn is a member of the grass family. It is a food that we sometimes use as a grain, and sometimes as a vegetable. Corn that has blue, brown, orange, purple or red kernels is treated as a grain. Sweetcorn This is the type of corn that we…
Grains
Ieiunium Cereris
The 4th of October was “Ieiunium Cereris” a Roman holiday in honour of Ceres, the goddess of cereal grains. Unlike other Roman holidays, this one was a fast.