Corn
Sehsapsing Delaware Black Flint

A stunning bluish-black flint corn, with many delicious uses and cultural significance for the Lenape people.

About Sehsapsing Delaware Black Flint

(Zea mays) Flint Corn. A stunning bluish-black flint corn, with many delicious uses. This was a classic ceremonial corn of the Lenape/Delaware peoples recorded as early as the 1640s. 6- to 8-foot plants, with 1 to 2 cobs low on the stalks. Each ear is small, 7 to 8 inches in length, with 8 rows per cob. When young, in the milk stage, the corn was eaten raw as sweet corn or roasted to caramelize it for winter dishes. In the mature stage, it makes extraordinary cornmeal for grits. From the Roughwood Seed Collection.