tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652548276515222050.post312157863170370530..comments2023-09-23T03:25:53.622-07:00Comments on Traveling Taste Buds: GIVE ME GIVE ME CORNDevonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00743563230762328030noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652548276515222050.post-64549651755419040492008-09-15T15:41:00.000-07:002008-09-15T15:41:00.000-07:00Here's the story on corn. When you first see it in...Here's the story on corn. When you first see it in the supermarket, that corn comes from New Jersey. So it's probably been picked a week or so before it reaches the supermarket. By now the corn you find in the supermarket is probably native, but it's been picked who knows when. If you want to get native corn, you should buy it from a farm stand where it has just been picked that day or maybe the day before. What happens with corn is that the second it is picked it starts loosing sugar and is replaced with starch which makes it mushy after being cooked. I never buy corn in the supermarket. What you want are nice crisp kernels after cooking. It is called butter and sugar but most corn sold is butter and sugar. I buy the corn at a farm stand which is also generally more expensive but well worth it. I take the husks off completely when I get home, put the corn in a plastic bag and then into the frig. I think leaving the husks on draws moisture from the corn kernels into the husks. I don't know that for a fact but somehow that's what I've always done. I try to cook it that night and no later than the next night. I boil up enough water to cover the corn adding about a tablespoon of sugar to the water. Once the water is boiling, drop in the corn and cover till it comes back to a boil. Once it's back to boil I cook it for no longer than 5 minutes. If the corn is particularly large, maybe a couple of minutes more. However, particularly large corn is not the best. I immediately remove it from the water and butter it. Lee and I are native corn lovers so I go the extra mile to get good corn as it's only around for a month and a half or so. But if it's bought and cooked right, it is the greatest thing to eat and we look forward to it every year. I can't remember if there was another question you asked me on the phone as I was so tired when I listened to my messages after being out all day and up early. J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com