On Sun, 18 Aug 2019 12:25:03 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:

>A Moose in Love wrote:
>
>> On Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 10:44:03 AM UTC-4,
>> wrote:
>> > In article >,
>> > NONONOmisc07 @bigfoot.com says...
>> > >
>> > > When you shop for corn on the cob, do you pull down the husk
>> > > before you buy it to look inside?
>> > >
>> > > Do you ever reject corn because it doesn't look good?
>> > >
>> > > What does "not look good" mean? Why would you reject an ear of
>> > > corn?
>> > >
>>
>> I always pull down the husk and have a peek. I don't buy stuff where
>> the kernels are too small. I also don't buy corn that is all white.
>> A healthy looking cob is where it's at.
>
>Early corn will have smaller kernals. What I dislike is todays
>emphasis on 'sweet corn'. It's hard to taste corn through the
>sweetness sometimes.

I can't imagine putting all those spreads and seasonings on the cob.
We eat cob corn naked and just heated, no need to cook in boiling
water.
Janet US