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Discover LudwigThe word 'kernels' is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to refer to the small, edible parts of grains, nuts, or seeds. For example, "She added some kernels of corn to the soup for added texture and flavor."
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kernels
noun
Plural of kernel
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"You only get one chance to pollinate over 1 quadrillion kernels," said Bill Lapp, president of Advanced Economic Solutions, a Omaha-based commodity consulting firm: "There's always some level of angst at this time of year, but it's significantly greater now and with good reason.
(Makes 1 tray) 250g butter 300g walnut pieces 125g ground almonds 75g pistachio kernels, slivered Zest of 1 orange Generous pinch of salt (optional) 1tsp ground cardamom 12 sheets of filo pastry (2 x 270g packets) 250g granulated or caster sugar Juice of 1/2 lemon 1 tbsp orange-blossom water (or to taste) Melt the butter.
Try eggs, cheese or ham in hominy porridge, or use cooked kernels in Mexican dishes such as chilli con carne and pozole.
Serves two Cover 100g of dried hominy corn kernels in cold water and soak overnight.
To serve, sprinkle over the pine kernels and some chopped parsley, if you have any.
The kernels, however, can be used to feed people whereas the cobs and husks cannot.
Indeed, it is the cost of doing so that makes producing biofuel out of cellulose- and lignin-rich materials, like discarded corn (maize) cobs and husks, less financially viable than generating biofuel directly from more readily digestible corn kernels.
And it uses a lot of metaphors derived from common language: "hosts", "kernels", "shells", "servers" and "clients".
Some cheats held palm kernels over their thumbs to disguise the print, enabling them to register often.
They provide a living for 1m farmers along the coast and also for 7,000 people employed to get the kernels out of their outer shells, an activity that provides more industrial jobs than any other.Two years ago, after the cashew-processing industry was privatised, Kekobad Patel, head of the Cashew Industry Association, paid $9m for some of the factories.
(Once corn kernels and sugar-cane sap have been taken away for sugar, they leave plenty of stalks and leaves behind).
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