We are down here in Texas and "shucks" are used to wrap around Tamales after they are made..... Remember Pres Ford tried to eat a tamale with the shuck still on it. I guess the color of it on the tamale confussed him, as they are the same color as the tamale. They are still made the same as they were 100 years ago. margie in tx -----Original Message----- From: G. Lee Hearl <glh@naxs.com> To: SW_VA-L@rootsweb.com <SW_VA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, February 20, 1999 7:50 PM Subject: Re: Shuckie Beans >My mother used to grow a variety of beans called "sulpher beans". She may >have grown them especially for making "shuck beans", I don't know..After >the beans were dry she stored them in flour sacks for the winter...but I >don't remember her putting anything on them before storing them..Some >sulpher might have kept bugs out, but when tied tightly in a flour sack no >bugs could get to them anyway.. >Also, some one asked what "shucks" are, the ones used in a bed tick, well, >that type of shuck came from the plant growth surrounding ears of >corn..Removing the ear of corn was called "shucking corn". Farmers had a >special tool, worn on the hand, for shucking corn.. >G. Lee Hearl Abingdon, Va. > > >==== SW_VA Mailing List ==== >#2 A large database of SURNAMES and the researcher's email address can be found at >http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/quarrybank/194/swabc.htm >You may have your SURNAMES included by posting them and your address to the >LIST and NOT to the sysop/owner. >