More about peanut. 1  agriculture of The Gambia (in The Gambia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing) 2  cultivation in Asia (in origins of agriculture: Land use) 3  description and classification (in groundnut) 4  dispersal of seed and fruit (in seed and fruit: Self-dispersal) 5  nutritive value (in human nutrition: Legumes)
(pÃ¤rch) v. parched, parchÂ·ing, parchÂ·es. v.tr. 1. To make extremely dry, especially by exposure to heat: The midsummer sun parched the earth. See Synonyms at dry. 2. To dry or roast (corn, for example) by exposing to heat.
Parched cornâdried corn which has been roastedâis one of those legendary Native American foods, like pemmican, which you hear about but donât necessarily ever get to try. Parched corn is a lightweight, long-keeping, high-energy trail food.ee, real parched corn should be made by stripping the whole dried kernels off of dried ears of especially bred parching corn. Corn youâve grown yourself, of course. Parching corn is bred for good flavor and soft texture, and the red breeds are supposed to be the very best.