According to historical accounts, corn was a very important crop that was served at the first Thanksgiving. It isn’t the corn we know—it was called flint corn and turned into a kind of mush. On Thanksgiving tables all across America today, we celebrate the day with the usual turkey and cranberry sauce and often with some type of corn dish. You might find a corn salad, a corn pudding, or cornbread on your holiday menu. This is a way to give homage to the first Thanksgiving, remembering those who came before us.
In my house, there are certain recipes that cannot be excluded on my Thanksgiving menu, including this recipe for maple corn muffins. These sweet little corn nuggets are a big hit served with orange-honey butter.
