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Re: Sweet corn
DIR By: TootsNYC
Date: July 6, 2023, 11:20 am
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> Canned corn is a major no-no in my book. It tastes tinny.
Tastes absolutely nothing like fresh corn. Yuk.
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> Frozen corn is a good substitute if fresh is not available.
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I'm the opposite! Frozen corn tastes watery and metallic.
I like canned corn.
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Re: Sweet corn
DIR By: honeybee42
Date: July 21, 2023, 10:34 am
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The only way to eat corn on the cob, if you don't have access to
fresh-picked from a friend/neighbor/family member, is at the
grocery from the big bin of unshucked corn delivered from local
farm (there will be a chalkboard sign telling you which one
specifically). It's acceptable to peel back slightly to make
sure that you're getting a good ear. Take home and boil, serve
with butter and salt. I'd rather do without than eat frozen or
canned.
#Post#: 79810--------------------------------------------------
Re: Sweet corn
DIR By: peony
Date: August 9, 2023, 6:25 pm
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When I was a child, during the summer my mother used to go to
the fresh market, buy a grocery bag full of corn on the cob,
boil it up, and we would have a corn feast for supper. We kids
loved it! And we used plenty of butter.
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Re: Sweet corn
DIR By: vintagegal
Date: August 10, 2023, 6:05 am
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when I was little, we had special plastic "troughs" that were
the size and shape of an ear of corn. They caught the melted
butter so you could twirl the corn in it and not waste any.
Along with holders for each end of the ear.
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Re: Sweet corn
DIR By: EmmaJ
Date: August 10, 2023, 3:20 pm
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> when I was little, we had special plastic "troughs" that were
the size and shape of an ear of corn. They caught the melted
butter so you could twirl the corn in it and not waste any.
Along with holders for each end of the ear.
>
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I remember those! Loved them, but haven’t seen them in fifty
years 😄
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Re: Sweet corn
DIR By: TootsNYC
Date: August 16, 2023, 2:05 pm
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I've worked at several food magazines over the years, and we
often ran stories in July or August about flavored butters to
put on your corn on the cob.
My mom tried making some back when I was a kid, and people were
interested to try them, but they didn't really like them. So
they weren't used much.
However, she DID make salted butter--more salted than the kind
labeled that way in the store.
So that when you were at the picnic, you didn't have to ALSO
salt the corn after you'd buttered it. That was popular.
If the corn is really good, I'll eat it without butter.
#Post#: 79879--------------------------------------------------
Re: Sweet corn
DIR By: EmmaJ
Date: August 18, 2023, 8:30 pm
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--- Quote from: TootsNYC link ---
>
> I've worked at several food magazines over the years, and we
often ran stories in July or August about flavored butters to
put on your corn on the cob.
>
> My mom tried making some back when I was a kid, and people
were interested to try them, but they didn't really like them.
So they weren't used much.
>
> However, she DID make salted butter--more salted than the kind
labeled that way in the store.
>
> So that when you were at the picnic, you didn't have to ALSO
salt the corn after you'd buttered it. That was popular.
>
> If the corn is really good, I'll eat it without butter.
>
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Oh yes, me too! Nothing more delicious.
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Re: Sweet corn
DIR By: oogyda
Date: August 29, 2023, 12:11 pm
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Last week a friend called to see if I was home. She was sitting
in my driveway with a load of corn she and her DH had just
picked and were delivering to friends.
I had some with dinner that night. Shucked it and spread a
little olive oil and salt and pepper before I put it on the
grill. Soooooo good!
When my aunt was feeding a crowd, which happened frequently, she
would put enough water in a deep pot to cover the corncob, then
melt a coupld of sticks of butter on top. One could dip their
corn in and because the butter floated, it would coat the whole
cob as you pulled it up, out of the pot.
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Re: Sweet corn
DIR By: jpcher
Date: August 29, 2023, 4:28 pm
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>
> Last week a friend called to see if I was home. She was
sitting in my driveway with a load of corn she and her DH had
just picked and were delivering to friends.
>
> I had some with dinner that night. Shucked it and spread a
little olive oil and salt and pepper before I put it on the
grill. Soooooo good!
>
>
> When my aunt was feeding a crowd, which happened frequently,
she would put enough water in a deep pot to cover the corncob,
then melt a coupld of sticks of butter on top. One could dip
their corn in and because the butter floated, it would coat the
whole cob as you pulled it up, out of the pot.
>
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I remember doing that! A coffee can was the perfect size. ;D
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