As legend has it, in an old rural Missouri farm house, the cold nights were made warmer with a Corn Sack. During the day, a large pan of shelled corn was warmed under the kitchen wood burning stove. Before bed, mom would distribute the corn into sacks, one for each family member. That hot Corn Sack warmed the bed, feet, or anything for quite a while. Every morning, before breakfast, the corn was returned to the pan under the stove to warm for the next evening's use.
Today's microwave makes heating the corn sack much easier.
I found this cordless heating pad, the blue one with the tractors, at a craft show for Nancy, to help with her shoulder pain. She had been using a smaller cat shaped one that was filled with rice that my mother used for a sore back or knee.
One night Diane was at the house visiting and told us she had hurt her back using her quilting machine. Nancy heated up the corn sack and told her to put it on her back. She ended up taking it home for a few days to try out. A few days later she returned the sack and thanked us, as the corn sack really did the trick and fixed her back.
Then Diane asked Travis to bring home some corn from the grain bin so she could make one for herself. Over the holidays some family members have received them as Christmas gifts as well. We love our sacks!
