Floriani Red Flint Corn

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Renowned as the best polenta corn of all. Corn bread and muffins made with Floriani have a very special taste and texture. An heirloom from the Valsagana valley in the mountainous part of Tuscany, and well-adapted to growing in all but the most extreme climates. Corn arrived in Italy from the Americas in the 1500's, along with beans and tomatoes. It quickly replaced the millet that had been used for polenta. Corn is higher-yielding, better-flavored, and shielded from birds by the husk. So for the past several centuries, Italian farmers have been selecting corn just as they have been selecting tomatoes. By now, they are really really good. 60 seeds