Corn on the Cob
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Judas Priest
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I´m not rich by any means, but I don´t care what corn on the cob costs. I don´t buy huge amounts of it, and it tastes WAY better than anything in a can!
As a kid, the COTC in the stores was pretty fresh, being in Illinois, but one time I was at a friends house. His dad was a farmer, and we picked the corn right from the field and prepared it. It was way better than that "fresh" corn from the store!
Corn on the cob is a treat to me, and worth almost any price
We call it Butter and Sugar here. Also some stands have Silver Queen ( all white, mild flavor).
My wife and i used to buy it by the bushel years ago when we lived in RI and had close friends that were corn farmers. We'd spend all night blanching, cutting, and freezing it. Use to get Sweet Sue variety...late harvest, high sugar, filled the bags quickly.
This year the price has been high, and holding steady. Supermarkets are $6 dozen, farm stand is $9.
I'm still buying it...life is short...summer is even shorter.
I always add a few more ears than needed at dinnertime, then i can cut off the excess and freeze it in ziplock bags. I grade the bags so i know what's good for corn chowder, or shephards pie, or general eating.
We ran out of our frozen corn last year and resorted to storebought. It was all awful. Anything commercially canned or frozen isn't worth eating..we tried, not even close to the real thing.
I've heard about grilled corn, never tried it. I shuck it as soon as i get it home, then keep it in a sealed bag in the fridge. I steam it in a dutch oven with about 1/2" of water.
Now i need to go buy more.....
My wife and i used to buy it by the bushel years ago when we lived in RI and had close friends that were corn farmers. We'd spend all night blanching, cutting, and freezing it. Use to get Sweet Sue variety...late harvest, high sugar, filled the bags quickly.
This year the price has been high, and holding steady. Supermarkets are $6 dozen, farm stand is $9.
I'm still buying it...life is short...summer is even shorter.
I always add a few more ears than needed at dinnertime, then i can cut off the excess and freeze it in ziplock bags. I grade the bags so i know what's good for corn chowder, or shephards pie, or general eating.
We ran out of our frozen corn last year and resorted to storebought. It was all awful. Anything commercially canned or frozen isn't worth eating..we tried, not even close to the real thing.
I've heard about grilled corn, never tried it. I shuck it as soon as i get it home, then keep it in a sealed bag in the fridge. I steam it in a dutch oven with about 1/2" of water.
Now i need to go buy more.....
the skipper
Professional Curmudgeon
I love yellow corn but it seems that people nowadays prefer silver queen.
Silver Queen doesn't have enough flavor for me.
Heading out now to buy a dozen "butter and sugar."
I had some all yellow corn early in the season, from Fla. Looked awful, like cow corn, but was the sweetest all season so far. Very surprising.
I have it labeled...will make great corn chowder.
Heading out now to buy a dozen "butter and sugar."
I had some all yellow corn early in the season, from Fla. Looked awful, like cow corn, but was the sweetest all season so far. Very surprising.
I have it labeled...will make great corn chowder.
grillebilly
Empty Head
We have it regularly and it almost always gets cooked on the grill. Husks on or off makes a difference, different flavor but equally tasty. We quit using any condiments (salt, butter) on COTC a long time ago. Same for potatoes. The natural flavor is good enough to not use it as a vessel for eating butter. We had it twice this week.
When I was a little kid my mom would send me up to the farmers market for corn (bakers dozen $1) and tomatoes (ten cents a pound). I could make a meal out of just those.
When I was a little kid my mom would send me up to the farmers market for corn (bakers dozen $1) and tomatoes (ten cents a pound). I could make a meal out of just those.
gizzyman47
Addicted Member
Here in Utah we have the farmers stands set up at various locations in town. They sell corn, watermelons, squash and whatever else is in season. We buy a lot of corn during the summer.
teal'c
Nuclear Cardiac Parent
No idea. I picked it up at a friends BBQ when I was 25 or so. My family never did it, and I don't know if he was raised here or not so...Must be our region, I live in "South Detroit" across the river in Canada.
Tastes good though, all I'm worried about.
And white tortilla chips too.
MaxxVolume
Lunatic Member
New Jersey is known as "The Garden State" for a good reason (it`s not all a shithole like you saw on The Sopranos). Our corn, tomatoes, and peaches have few peers. Sadly, the season is almost over, and that magnificent produce will be gone....
Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do....
My favourite way to cook it is on the 'que, no husks, and baste it with butter (added a touch of garlic, and some parsley) while turning the cobs fairly often.
Last year was the first time I grilled COTC and it was a wow experience. I don't remember eating any cooked that way as a kid but that corn beat anything I'd ever had before. Simply put straight on the grill in the husk. Shucked and buttered while still warm and eaten right away is a treat. Even warmed up the next day it's still good. A market near me usually has it 5 ears for $2, The last I bought wasn't labeled but it was great. If I had more garden space I'd plant some. What I do have is tomatoes, three plants worth. If you've ever had tomatoes right off the vine what they sell in the store doesn't come close. I guess it's the same with corn 
Mystic
We're all born mad
Same here re: (1) Illinois and (2) living now where COTC is a rarity.
Think I've seen it 2-3 timesw in almost eight years ... only in France, not even once in Luxembourg.
Any chance you can grow your own?
