Chowder? and as soon as possible Coming from a family where the corn was husked as my father walked up from the garden and put into the boiling water for a few minutes and promptly eaten I can't imagine using old corn for other than something like that

If you split the kernels on the first cut when cutting off cob then cut again. It can be sauted in butter and little diced onion till lightly browned. Great for left over ears too.

I'd say compost. The sugars convert to starch. Not as quickly as the corn years ago. Commercial varieties have a longer shelf life. I still have a two day limit but usually within 24 hrs if any is leftover over, i get it off the cob and freeze. I use that for chowder.

You could taste it by cutting a bit off the cob and sautéing. Or taste it fresh. I would not use it if it lacks any desired flavor.

FWIW, I've been out of town and had two ears in the crisper. No local corn yet so i bought this last week and forgot about it. It is from Georgia. All that it traveled and days later i put it in the kitchen compost last night. I just now cut off a bit and it is actually still ok. I could toss it with a diced zucchini and a diced tomato in a bit of butter and it would be better than most off season or most frozen grocery corn. Surprised it still has sweet corn flavor.

Could be added to a spicy salsa with lots of fresh lime or a bean salad.

I do miss the corn i remember from years ago that tasted like 'corn' rather than pure sugar sweet.

I'm trying to grow an old fashioned corn again this year but weeks away if it hangs in there. Never had much luck in my climate.

If the corn isn't fresh throw it out.

I'm practically famous for using foods that others deem dead, but old corn, nope, compost.

It all depends on the corn. The stuff you buy at the store that had to survive a few days in transit and then be put out and sold....use it today or toss it....but if you bought from the farmer with the pickup on the corner, who picked it early this morning and kept it covered with a wet burlap sack until you bought it....you should have several days where it's still good....and the modern hybrids are meant to have a longer "shelf life."
So for me it's not how long you have had it....but how old was it when you bought it.

Your corn might be too far gone. But one trick for not-very-sweet corn on the cob is to cook it in water with plenty of milk. The sugars in the milk sweeten the corn. You can simply add sugar to the water too, but that is slower as you need to dissolve the sugar first.

Thank you for all of the input. I donated it to the neighbor's horse. I'm sure Frosty will enjoy it.

Good decision Bcskye.

I'm preparing 3 such ears this evening.

I steam them in the microwave for 2-3 minutes, allow to cool and slice off the kernals.

Sautee in butter, a little S+P, and finish with a sprinkle of Pecorino.

Delicious.

Never throw old corn out.

Cut out the kernels and blend/puree them into cream. There are many delicious use for pureed corn. Bread, pancakes, cream of corn ----------------.

dcarch

Mine went to the raccoons after I scraped it off of the cobs.

I would toss it to the chickens.

Sue