Corn on the cob

[labworm]

I always just threw it in boiling water, now I steam it and like the taste much better with all that butter and salt.

Just happen to have some in the house at the moment.
It won't be here after 6 PM.

 

[redlevel]

I don't think there is any GMO sweet corn.

Only field corn, grown for grain, has the Roundup Ready and/or the BT gene. The biggest effect has been that because of this technology, the chemical footprint left by production is now only a fraction of what it was before. One or two applications of glyphosate, which isn't soil active at all, has replaced multiple applications of atrazine, which remains in the soil almost indefinitely, and leaches down to the groundwater. Bt, or bacillus thuringiensis, a biological rather than chemical pesticide that occurs naturally, has replaced multiple applications of organophosphate insecticides. The BT gene in corn means the corn is no longer sprayed with these organophosphates.

There is a lot of misinformation, myths, and outright lies out there concerning GMO crops.

 

[jaykellogg]

I used to live in Iowa (1986-1996). Of course I got to know a lot of farmers. The part i lived in raised hogs, cattle, corn and soybeans (called beans there). I have had farmers lament that they could plant a row of sweet corn in the middle of a 40 acre field of feed corn and the raccoons would still find it.

 

[mike from st pete]

For the freshest sweetest corn,

get a pot of water boiling,go outside and pick the corn...run into the house as fast as possible while dehusking the corn...if you trip and fall throw it aside and go pick some more,run in the house,boil till tender and enjoy.

There is more than corn in Indiana but we know corn!

Take the pot and camp stove out to the field and when the water is boiling bend the cornstalk so the freshly husked, still attached ear goes into the water. Repeat until full, of corn that is!

 

[labworm]

Take the pot and camp stove out to the field and when the water is boiling bend the cornstalk so the freshly husked, still attached ear goes into the water. Repeat until full, of corn that is!

Excellent idea, I'll have to give it a try.

Would you recommend bringing a first aid kit also?

 

[mike from st pete]

First Aid?

I don't plan on getting hurt but it may be a good idea.

 

[BigBill]

We pick the silver queen fresh from our garden and right in the microwave it goes with butter. There is no starch and all the flavor is still in the corn.

I plant about $70 worth of corn seed per year. About 20% we eat the rest the deer get. I do it for the deer and animals.

 

[duppie]

Take the pot and camp stove out to the field and when the water is boiling bend the cornstalk so the freshly husked, still attached ear goes into the water. Repeat until full, of corn that is!

"plant the heirloom corn kernels gathered by the Pilgrim fathers in a pot big enough to later boil water from the artisinel well you'll have to dig in the corn field"......enough, enough.
Boil,steam,devour raw...... but enjoy the bounty of this year's corn.

 

[therevjay]

For the sweetest and best corn ... find a local who is using ANY non-GMO seeds. when you buy from the big stores...what you are getting is a plant that is designed to make the insides of the pests eating it explode. They say it shouldn't hurt us (but it's messing up lab rats insides when they eat it...) because our bodies are large enough to metabolize it or something like that without any damage.

But ... I'm not taking any chances. I don't think it's coincidental that our dinner is illegal in most other countries. We eat some BAD mojo in the US...


I digress...

Rub the cleaned corn with butter, not margarine, and wrap tightly in foil, and quick cook on the grill. Crispy, sweet, not overcooked. And a lot less PITA than boiling, and no dirty pot to wash when you are done.

I like to add salt, pepper & honey as well as lotsa butter before wrapping in foil.

You could be right about the GMO seed. The last time I (over?) ate grilled corn my insides exploded several times!

 

[vigil617]

Got home tonight from work, and found out my wife had stopped by the local produce stand on the way home from the supermarket, and had bought cataloupes, peaches, and Silver Queen corn! I sat down to some of the best-tasting corn on the cob I've had in a long time -- first time since last summer, when the stand was open last -- and then after eating, I logged on to the Forum and found this thread!

 

[captorquewrench]

I don't think there is any GMO sweet corn.

Only field corn, grown for grain, has the Roundup Ready and/or the BT gene. The biggest effect has been that because of this technology, the chemical footprint left by production is now only a fraction of what it was before. One or two applications of glyphosate, which isn't soil active at all, has replaced multiple applications of atrazine, which remains in the soil almost indefinitely, and leaches down to the groundwater. Bt, or bacillus thuringiensis, a biological rather than chemical pesticide that occurs naturally, has replaced multiple applications of organophosphate insecticides. The BT gene in corn means the corn is no longer sprayed with these organophosphates.

There is a lot of misinformation, myths, and outright lies out there concerning GMO crops.

here is Monsanto touting the "benefits" of their GMO sweet corn, so yes, there is GMO sweet corn. Monsanto | Environmental Benefits of GM Sweet Corn

And yes, I know there are a myths, lies, etc....from both sides, the producers and those who are strongly anti GMO. I play it safe and leave it alone. Then again, I don't like to take so much as an aspirin or tylenol or give birth in hospitals, either.

Some interesting reading on corn on the eating well blog http://www.eatingwell.com/food_news...the_confusion_about_genetically_modified_corn
Only since I linked to Monsanto. LOL.

I played ultra safe and went with green beans, spinach, and carrots this evening.

 

[bp231986]

Stop it guys your making my mouth water

 

[Jst1mr]

Can't say I've had the opportunity to try Silver Queen, but the best sweet corn I have ever tried was "Olathe Sweet" grown in and around Montrose, CO on the Western Slope. Like any other kind, fresher is better, but I think Krogers ships this corn as far as Indiana. When I lived out there, the Olathe Sweet Corn Festival was a highlight of the summer

 

[Memphiscbrider]

I grew up thinking that when you buy Corn on the cob you look for several immature rows at the silk end. The thinking is, if it is mature to the very end it will be less sweet and more starchy. When I lived in PA, the farmers would pick corn in the morning at dawn and by 2:00 they would take the unsold corn and feed it to the pigs. Now I live in the south. The thinking apparently is different here. I don't live near any farms that raise corn, so I buy it at the supermarket. Goodness knows how old it is. Also apparently the farmers here pick it fully mature. My son says when he boils corn on the cob he adds 2 TBS. of sugar to the water. I tried it and it works! The corn is sweeter.

When I lived in PA I had a moderate sized garden and I raised sweetcorn. The (ex)wife would put water on to boil and I would walk into the garden, pick a few ears, and husk it there. When I got back to the kitchen the corn went into the boiling water, man that tasted good! For good sweet corn it is hard to beat Jersey Silver Queen. Good sweet corn goes really well with seafood.

You should try the farmers market on brevard rd or boylston hwy headed out towards brevard. I've always had better luck with the one on brevard rd

 

[Gunslinger808]

Just walked out back and took this pic.
Non GMO White Surecropper, should be ready in about 2 weeks.