Malden couple overwhelmed by cobs

By adamg on Sat, 08/23/2008 - 8:43pm

Boston Freecycle is an interesting way to get rid of stuff you no longer need without throwing it away. Editrix reports on a Freecycle posting from Malden that begins:

We bought a large amount of corn, 60+ ears, cooked it, removed the kernels to cook and freeze, and are now left with a large quantity of "used" corn cobs. ...

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Corn cobs?

By fenwayguy
Sat, 08/23/2008 - 10:35pm

Massholes?

Any suggestions?

dry them & burn them

By sheenaspleena
Sat, 08/23/2008 - 10:51pm

in a wood stove

make corncob pipes

By sheenaspleena
Sun, 08/24/2008 - 12:28pm

lots of them

Use 'em in the outhouse.

By Dave
Sun, 08/24/2008 - 5:57pm

Use 'em in the outhouse.

(oops, I see that someone already mentioned that)

I read an article in a

By ShadyMilkMan
Sun, 08/24/2008 - 12:34am

I read an article in a magazine while waiting in a waiting room about Corn Cob charcoal in south america. This woman from MIT did alot of work making it more efficient.

Here is the closest link I can get to it.
http://www.appropedia.org/Corn_Cob_Charcoal_Crusher

improved charcoal

By nonane
Sun, 08/24/2008 - 9:25am

I believe you're referring to Amy Smith and the D-Lab sugarcane charcoal project.

argh, that was supposed to

By nonane
Sun, 08/24/2008 - 9:26am

argh, that was supposed to be in reply to ShadyMilkMan's comment.

Thats her, the story I was

By ShadyMilkMan
Sun, 08/24/2008 - 5:37pm

Thats her, the story I was reading was about the corn cobs, but I believe they did mention the sugar cane as well. I couldnt believe the elegant simplicity to some of her solutions. I always enjoy reading about people who are so brilliant spending their time making the lives of others better rather than going out to make a fortune for themselves. It sounded like her inventions and concepts, as simple as they seem, turn out to make a huge difference in the lives of people in other countries.