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17 years ago

When you buy sweet corn, do you take the shucks off while in the store? I see a lot of people doing that in Meijer. I think that is so wrong as you lose so much of the flavor of the sweet corn by doing that. The old saying is, put the kettle of water on to boil before you go out to pick your sweet corn. In other words, the quicker from field to pot the better and taking the shucks off so early before cooking will lose the flavor. So how do you do your sweet corn.

Sue

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glenda_al
17 years ago
Love good ole Silver Queen creamed corn.
Would buy it fresh at Farmers Market right off the farmers trucks.
Had one of those wooden things with teeth that you would stand up in a bowl and scrape it off to make the bestest creamed corn.

Of course, cooked in a cast iron skillet.
irishdancersgram
17 years ago
I don't husk it in the store, I think it gets too dry that way...And if I don't get the corn cooked right away, I keep them in a plastic bag and keep the husks moist...
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angelaid
17 years ago
I've never in my life seen someone shuck their corn in the store. Why would you do that? Do they just leave the husks in the bin?
jannie
17 years ago
Exactly, peeling it in the store is stupid. Take it home and use it the same day. I've already started to buy and eat my local bi-color corn. I live in Long Island, famous in the past for its agriculture, especially potatoes and ducks. Boil it five to ten minutes , serve with plenty of butter.
maryanntx
17 years ago
I've never seen anyone husk the corn in a store either.

I harvested our sweet corn Saturday and we sure didn't make much. Had lots of worms too. I put mine in a plastic bag and put in the fridge. Guess I'll do something with it today.
susanjf_gw
17 years ago
saw on martha stewart once about not husking in the store so buy it "blind" and wait till the very last second to husk and cook...

our corn won't be in (i'm in mi) till at least mid summer...right now dh and i are enjoying the frozen steamed kind...
Marilyn Sue
Original Author
17 years ago
Yes, Meijer sets up a great big box and people shuck their corn over it and then bag the ears. Seems silly to me, but I never say anything to them. I bought bi color sweet corn this past week, five ears for $1.00. It was really good. I like silver queen too, but don't usually find that in the grocery. Have to grow it or buy from a local farmer's stand.

Sue
suzieque
17 years ago
Our store has put a cardboard box under the corn bin for that reason - some people actually do husk it right there and they were leaving the husks in with the corn. I, too, think it's nuts to husk it there. I don't even understand their purpose for doing so.

To each their own, but I think they're losing lots of flavor.
Cherryfizz
17 years ago
I think I have only bought corn from a store once. I wait for it to come to the farm stands and I just bag it without pulling back the husk. Almost 99 percent of the time the corn is excellent.

While I wait for local fresh corn from the stands I eat frozen corn lightly microwaved still crisp with lemon and pepper.

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cynic
17 years ago
I'll pull off an outside leaf or so if it's hanging, limp or whatever but it shouldn't be if it's fairly fresh. Problem is getting fresh corn in a store. And around here they keep on with the bicolor stuff and I don't like that. Much prefer real corn. Strong yellow color with large kernels and thick so there's some substance there. The bi stuff is water and a thin skin. I prefer canned corn to that stuff.

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