On Sunday, August 18, 2019 at 1:25:12 PM UTC-4, 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.

Agreed. The corn of today tastes sugary to me. It needs hot sauce and lime. I remember the corn of the good old days. Yellow(no bi colour stuff), and very rich. Not too sweet.