Glass Gem, Cherokee Popcorn

• ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING on all orders of $25.00 or more.Glass Gem Cherokee Heirloom Corn is the most beautiful corn in the world. Glass Gem Corn produces a diversity of gorgeous translucent, jewel-colored ears, each one unique. The translucent kernels really do shine brilliantly like glass; on the cob, they resemble strands of glass beads! The 3- to 8-inch ears are not only decorative, but edible and delicious as well. Makes firm little morsels when popped, but can also be parched, ground into meal, and more. Bred from a number of Native varieties by Carl Barnes, a part-Cherokee farmer and breeder from Oklahoma. It was selected from crossing several traditional corn varieties and saving seeds from the vivid, translucent kernels. A bit of the white endocarp shows through, giving the sense of a shining jewel. Glass gems have wide variations in ear size, ranging from 3 to 8 inches in length. This is beautiful decorative corn but also suitable for eating. Glass Gem grinds into delicious cor