What does the phrase "rosen years" or a similar phrase "roastin ears" mean? My GG Grandfather uses this phrase in a Civil War letter as a food item. Any thoughts?
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roastin ears might refer to ears of corn that they would roast in the fire (quite good, by the way).
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roasting ears is corn on the cob roasted in a fire .the old people around me still use this term even if the corn is boiled in water on a stove
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