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On 2/18/2019 11:26 AM, wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 22:50:43 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2019-02-17 8:34 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 2/10/2019 4:40 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>> gain, many other things are justÂ* personal preference.Â* You can make
>>>> excellent corn on the cob in the microwave, but the corn off the grill
>>>> is very different.Â* You may prefer one over the other.
>>>
>>> I love, love, love grilled corn on the cob!Â* In the husk.Â* Peel the
>>> husks back to remove the silk.Â* Put the husks back in place and soak the
>>> ears in a bucket of fresh cold salted water, so the husks won't burn.
>>> Shake them to get rid of excess water.Â* Grill the corn over indirect
>>> coals, turning frequently, so the husks dry out.Â* Don't worry if they
>>> get a bit charred!Â* After about 25-35 minutes the corn is perfectly
>>> cooked.Â* It tastes so much better than from microwaved or boiled corn on
>>> the cob.Â* Brush with some lightly herbed butter.Â* Delicious!
>>>
>>> Another thing to do with grilled corn.Â* Ditto peeling back the husk and
>>> removing the silk.Â* Then soaking.Â* But before grilling, brush the cob
>>> with butter or olive oil.Â* Lay some stalks of of fresh herbs along the
>>> cob before putting the husk back in place.Â* Fresh basil, sprigs of
>>> marjoram or thyme, things like that.
>
> With all those herbs you probably don't appreciate the flavor of
> freshly picked corn.... I only use a smidge of butter, no s n'p
> either. Actually I prefer microwaved corn, with grilled the char
> ruins the fresh corn flavor.
>
I've *never* had freshly picked corn. I didn't grow up on a farm. I
buy corn at the local farm stands or the grocery store. It may have
been picked near here, sure, but I didn't take it from field to table.

>>> While the corn is cooking, you can also grill whatever else you'd like,
>>> be it a couple of steaks, or some other veggies alongside. :)
>>
>> I don't bother peeling off the silk before grilling. If it is really
>> freshly picked I don't ever bother soaking it. Just turn it frequently
>> until the husk is charred. Thanks to a suggestion here I started
>> eating it with lime juice and chili powder.
>>
Enjoy that. The idea of lime juice and chili powder doesn't appeal to me.
> With cooked corn the silks will come right off with the husks.

Sure it does. I'd still remove it first. Just my grilled corn
preference. Just as soaking the corn in the husks first is also a tried
and true method which I prefer.

Jill

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On Monday, February 18, 2019 at 11:23:37 AM UTC-6, Jill McQuown wrote:
....
> I've *never* had freshly picked corn. I didn't grow up on a farm. I
> buy corn at the local farm stands or the grocery store. It may have
> been picked near here, sure, but I didn't take it from field to table.
....

I did as a child. A neighbor grew corn in his back yard garden and it was YUM!! So sweet! Naturally, as the sugars like "new" potato had not been converted to starches.

I should plant corn in my front yard garden, maybe?

John Kuthe...

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jmcquown wrote:
>
> I've *never* had freshly picked corn. I didn't grow up on a farm. I
> buy corn at the local farm stands or the grocery store. It may have
> been picked near here, sure, but I didn't take it from field to table.

Fresh picked is best. From there, the longer you wait to eat it
the quality goes down. Probably true with any vegetables if you
think about it.

I have been in a cornfield a few times and did pick a fresh ear
right off the stalk and eat it. So very good and tasty. No need
to cook it. Just like eating a fresh garden tomato. :)

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On 2019-02-19 12:20 p.m., Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> I've *never* had freshly picked corn. I didn't grow up on a farm. I
>> buy corn at the local farm stands or the grocery store. It may have
>> been picked near here, sure, but I didn't take it from field to table.
>
> Fresh picked is best. From there, the longer you wait to eat it
> the quality goes down. Probably true with any vegetables if you
> think about it.
>
> I have been in a cornfield a few times and did pick a fresh ear
> right off the stalk and eat it. So very good and tasty. No need
> to cook it. Just like eating a fresh garden tomato. :)



Many vegetables are so much better when freshly picked. That is one of
the reasons so many people go to the work to maintain a garden.

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On 2/19/2019 5:04 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2019-02-19 12:20 p.m., Gary wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> I've *never* had freshly picked corn.Â* I didn't grow up on a farm.Â* I
>>> buy corn at the local farm stands or the grocery store.Â* It may have
>>> been picked near here, sure, but I didn't take it from field to table.
>>
>> Fresh picked is best. From there, the longer you wait to eat it
>> the quality goes down. Probably true with any vegetables if you
>> think about it.
>>
>> I have been in a cornfield a few times and did pick a fresh ear
>> right off the stalk and eat it. So very good and tasty. No need
>> to cook it. Just like eating a fresh garden tomato.Â* :)
>
>
>
> Many vegetables are so much better when freshly picked. That is one of
> the reasons so many people go to the work to maintain a garden.
>

I remember going to Styer's Orchards many years ago. There was a bin of
corn from the day before but many of us waited for the tractor to come
back from the field with the fresh picked.

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On 2019-02-19 5:49 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 2/19/2019 5:04 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

>> Many vegetables are so much better when freshly picked. That is one of
>> the reasons so many people go to the work to maintain a garden.
>>
>
> I remember going to Styer's Orchards many years ago. There was a bin of
> corn from the day before but many of us waited for the tractor to come
> back from the field with the fresh picked.

There is a world of difference between the fresh stuff and the old dried
out stuff. Asparagus is something that is so much better freshly picked.

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On Tue, 19 Feb 2019 18:04:38 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2019-02-19 5:49 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 2/19/2019 5:04 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>>> Many vegetables are so much better when freshly picked. That is one of
>>> the reasons so many people go to the work to maintain a garden.
>>>
>>
>> I remember going to Styer's Orchards many years ago. There was a bin of
>> corn from the day before but many of us waited for the tractor to come
>> back from the field with the fresh picked.
>
>There is a world of difference between the fresh stuff and the old dried
>out stuff. Asparagus is something that is so much better freshly picked.

I never buy corn or cucumbers. Store-bought cucumbers have a nasty
'refrigerated' taste and corn lacks a huge amount of flavor.

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On Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 5:49:41 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 2/19/2019 5:04 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2019-02-19 12:20 p.m., Gary wrote:
> >> jmcquown wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I've *never* had freshly picked corn.Â* I didn't grow up on a farm.Â* I
> >>> buy corn at the local farm stands or the grocery store.Â* It may have
> >>> been picked near here, sure, but I didn't take it from field to table..
> >>
> >> Fresh picked is best. From there, the longer you wait to eat it
> >> the quality goes down. Probably true with any vegetables if you
> >> think about it.
> >>
> >> I have been in a cornfield a few times and did pick a fresh ear
> >> right off the stalk and eat it. So very good and tasty. No need
> >> to cook it. Just like eating a fresh garden tomato.Â* :)
> >
> >
> >
> > Many vegetables are so much better when freshly picked. That is one of
> > the reasons so many people go to the work to maintain a garden.
> >
>
> I remember going to Styer's Orchards many years ago. There was a bin of
> corn from the day before but many of us waited for the tractor to come
> back from the field with the fresh picked.

We know a family with a truck farm. They do amazingly well by putting
the corn under refrigeration immediately after it's picked. And, of
course, growing modern varieties that are sweeter (but not supersweet)
than when we were young.

Cindy Hamilton

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On Wed, 20 Feb 2019 Cindy Hamilton wrote:

>On Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 2/19/2019 Dave Smith wrote:
>> > On 2019-02-19 Gary wrote:
>> >> jmcquown wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> I've *never* had freshly picked corn.* I didn't grow up on a farm.* I
>> >>> buy corn at the local farm stands or the grocery store.* It may have
>> >>> been picked near here, sure, but I didn't take it from field to table.
>> >>
>> >> Fresh picked is best. From there, the longer you wait to eat it
>> >> the quality goes down. Probably true with any vegetables if you
>> >> think about it.
>> >>
>> >> I have been in a cornfield a few times and did pick a fresh ear
>> >> right off the stalk and eat it. So very good and tasty. No need
>> >> to cook it. Just like eating a fresh garden tomato.* :)
>> >
>> > Many vegetables are so much better when freshly picked. That is one of
>> > the reasons so many people go to the work to maintain a garden.
>>
>> I remember going to Styer's Orchards many years ago. There was a bin of
>> corn from the day before but many of us waited for the tractor to come
>> back from the field with the fresh picked.
>
>We know a family with a truck farm. They do amazingly well by putting
>the corn under refrigeration immediately after it's picked. And, of
>course, growing modern varieties that are sweeter (but not supersweet)
>than when we were young.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

Each year we plant 40-50 corn seeds over the course of a week, they
don't all germinate but enough do so that they provide ~75 ears of
corn. They are harvested in a staggered fashion so that we have about
two weeks worth of fresh picked and by then we are tired of corn.