yellow maize is a variety of sweet corn. Its ears are wrapped intightly bound lime-hued husks with silks and a tassel that extendout from the tip. Freshly harvested yellow corn at its peakripeness is sweet, offering flavors of almond and sugar, thekernels so succulent, the skin pops as you bite into it. As thecorn matures, the kernels lose their milky consistency giving wayto a starchy and doughy consistency. At this point, the corn isconsidered a grain crop and is best suited for processing orfeedstock