On 8/15/2011 5:15 PM, Chemo the Clown wrote:
> On Aug 15, 2:02 pm, Nancy Young<email@replyto> wrote:
>> On 8/15/2011 1:22 PM, Kate Connally wrote:
>>
>>> My aunt picked up a dozen ears for me at a local farm
>>> stand that we always patronize. The only corn I will buy
>>> is from a farm stand or one farm market I frequent. I will
>>> not buy corn from the supermarket under any circumstances.
>>
>> Last year the corn never did come through due to the
>> extremely hot and dry weather. That made the first corn
>> of the year that much sweeter a few weeks ago. The farm
>> stand didn't have any corn, darn! but just then the truck
>> pulled up from the fields and it was all good.
>>
>>> Boy was this stuff good. Maybe it was mostly that it's been
>>> a year since I had any but I wanted to eat the whole dozen
>>> ears at one sitting. Luckily I had only cooked 2 ears, so that's
>>> all I ate. Now I'll have some for other meals. ;-)
>>
>> Fresh corn on the cob is only around for a relatively short
>> amount of time, I say eat it while you got it! Hee.
>>
>>
>>
>>> I cooked it in the microwaves and rolled each ear in butter and
>>> then sprinkled lightly with salt and then lots of smoked paprika.
>>> Yum!
>>
>> I'm going to have to try that next time.
>>
>> nancy
>
> We always do it on the bbq. Pull the husk back on one half, smear on
> some butter and mexican pepper. Shoot, I may just have to do that
> tonight!

Where do you live? I've been eating good sweet corn (mostly white) for a
month. I usually microwave it in the husk; 1 min 30 per ear. Serve with
butter or butter substitute and a sprinkle of hot paprika or chili.

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James Silverton, Potomac

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