On 16/08/2011 4:24 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:

>>
>> both beef and corn need at least salt and pepper.
>
> Good fresh picked corn needs nothing, maybe a beer to wash it down...
> same with a really good steak... so-so stupidmarket steak benefits
> from seasonings, as old corn really needs butter and salt. I don't
> remember ever putting pepper on corn, I'll try it but somehow I don't
> expect it to be a good combination, plus those dark specks will make
> the corn look diseased. Corn on the cob is one vegetable that I don't
> want anything to besmirch its virginity... I like my lips to be first
> to have at those thirteen rows.


I just had some grilled fresh cob of corn. Due to cardiac diet I had it
with no salt and no butter and it was quite tasty. It was, BTW, freshly
picked.