I haven't had a decent corn relish since I was last in the States, about
15 yrs. ago. I'd like to make my own, and if Barb's recipe is good
enough for the MN State Fair judges, well, it's good enough for me.

Only thing is, juicy tender fresh sweetcorn is pretty hard to come by in
the north of England, even in August. What sweetcorn there is has to be
transported all the way from Kent at the nearest, and quite probably
from France. So all that business about having the water boiling on the
stove before going out to pluck the ears fresh from the garden - well,
fuggedaboudit. Oh, and even a single ear costs an absolute fortune. Ten
ears worth of fresh tender kernels is pretty much impossible to get
ahold of, and even if it were available it wouldn't be affordable.

Anyway, it looks as if I'll have to use a good-quality frozen sweetcorn.
So here's the question - how much is ten ears' worth in volume and/or
weight?

Thanks
RobtE

Oh pshaw, on Thu 10 Aug 2006 02:51:19p, RobtE meant to say...

> I haven't had a decent corn relish since I was last in the States, about
> 15 yrs. ago. I'd like to make my own, and if Barb's recipe is good
> enough for the MN State Fair judges, well, it's good enough for me.
>
> Only thing is, juicy tender fresh sweetcorn is pretty hard to come by in
> the north of England, even in August. What sweetcorn there is has to be
> transported all the way from Kent at the nearest, and quite probably
> from France. So all that business about having the water boiling on the
> stove before going out to pluck the ears fresh from the garden - well,
> fuggedaboudit. Oh, and even a single ear costs an absolute fortune. Ten
> ears worth of fresh tender kernels is pretty much impossible to get
> ahold of, and even if it were available it wouldn't be affordable.
>
> Anyway, it looks as if I'll have to use a good-quality frozen sweetcorn.
> So here's the question - how much is ten ears' worth in volume and/or
> weight?
>
> Thanks
> RobtE
>

Approximately 1/2 cup per medium ear.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

These shoes look like Frankenstein's hand-me-downs.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> Approximately 1/2 cup per medium ear.
>

Groovy, mate. Cheers.

RobtE

Oh pshaw, on Thu 10 Aug 2006 03:41:49p, RobtE meant to say...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> Approximately 1/2 cup per medium ear.
>>
>
> Groovy, mate. Cheers.
>
> RobtE

You're welcome. I've made Barb's recipe and another family one that is
almost the same. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

Who knows the mind of a cat?

"RobtE" > wrote in message
...
>I haven't had a decent corn relish since I was last in the States, about 15
>yrs. ago. I'd like to make my own, and if Barb's recipe is good enough for
>the MN State Fair judges, well, it's good enough for me.
>
> Only thing is, juicy tender fresh sweetcorn is pretty hard to come by in
> the north of England, even in August. What sweetcorn there is has to be
> transported all the way from Kent at the nearest, and quite probably from
> France. So all that business about having the water boiling on the stove
> before going out to pluck the ears fresh from the garden - well,
> fuggedaboudit. Oh, and even a single ear costs an absolute fortune. Ten
> ears worth of fresh tender kernels is pretty much impossible to get ahold
> of, and even if it were available it wouldn't be affordable.
>
> Anyway, it looks as if I'll have to use a good-quality frozen sweetcorn.
> So here's the question - how much is ten ears' worth in volume and/or
> weight?
>
> Thanks
> RobtE

There is no such word as "sweetcorn".

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote on 10 Aug 2006 in rec.food.cooking

> "JoeSpareBedroom" >
> :
>
> >
> > There is no such word as "sweetcorn".
>
> I take it you do not live in the midwest Either that or you're
> doing a very lame flame because he did not separate the 2 words. Sweet
> corn is what he meant and we all know that. If you have a question
> about sweet corn, this may help:
> http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/sweetcorn
>
> Michael
>

Some like sweet corn others don't...be like re-living the civil war to
bring that topic up...

--


Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect

-Alan

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote on 10 Aug 2006 in rec.food.cooking

> >
> > Some like sweet corn others don't...be like re-living the civil war
> > to bring that topic up...
>
>
> LOL... since I watched "The Blue and Grey" the other day, I'm game. I
> was born and raised in the midwest but many of my family are from
> Baton Rouge and Atlanta. I'm a yankee with southern roots
>
> Michael
> --
> "I live on good soup and not fine words"
> --Moliere, La Femmes Savantes
>

I don't even live in the States...but even up here where men are men and
corn ain't that damn peaches and cream crap.

--


Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect

-Alan

In article >, RobtE >
wrote:

> I haven't had a decent corn relish since I was last in the States, about
> 15 yrs. ago. I'd like to make my own, and if Barb's recipe is good
> enough for the MN State Fair judges, well, it's good enough for me.
>
> Only thing is, juicy tender fresh sweetcorn is pretty hard to come by in
> the north of England, even in August. What sweetcorn there is has to be
> transported all the way from Kent at the nearest, and quite probably
> from France. So all that business about having the water boiling on the
> stove before going out to pluck the ears fresh from the garden - well,
> fuggedaboudit. Oh, and even a single ear costs an absolute fortune. Ten
> ears worth of fresh tender kernels is pretty much impossible to get
> ahold of, and even if it were available it wouldn't be affordable.
>
> Anyway, it looks as if I'll have to use a good-quality frozen sweetcorn.
> So here's the question - how much is ten ears' worth in volume and/or
> weight?
>
> Thanks
> RobtE

About 2 - 2.5 liters.
I made mine tonight for the fair. It seems to be tough. Drat.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://jamlady.eboard.com

Melba's Jammin' wrote on 11 Aug 2006 in rec.food.cooking

> About 2 - 2.5 liters.
> I made mine tonight for the fair. It seems to be tough. Drat.
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
> http://jamlady.eboard.com
>
>

If one medium ear of corn makes approx 1/2 cup of nibblets/kernels that
would mean 10 ears would make about 5 cups.

Let's say a cup is 250 ml for quick math (In truth it is; I believe from
memory; 236 ml)

5 cups should be about 1.25 - 1.75 liters.

Or does 1 ear of corn make closer to 1 cup of nibblets?
I've never cut kernels off the cob, so I'm not sure.

--


Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect

-Alan

RobtE wrote:
> I haven't had a decent corn relish since I was last in the States, about
> 15 yrs. ago. I'd like to make my own, and if Barb's recipe is good
> enough for the MN State Fair judges, well, it's good enough for me.
<clipped>
> Anyway, it looks as if I'll have to use a good-quality frozen sweetcorn.
> So here's the question - how much is ten ears' worth in volume and/or
> weight?

Just to let you know I made it using a large bag of frozen corn and it
came out wonderfully.

In article >,
Mr Libido Incognito > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote on 11 Aug 2006 in rec.food.cooking
>
> > About 2 - 2.5 liters.
> > I made mine tonight for the fair. It seems to be tough. Drat.
> > --
> > -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
> > http://jamlady.eboard.com
> >
> >
>
> If one medium ear of corn makes approx 1/2 cup of nibblets/kernels that
> would mean 10 ears would make about 5 cups.
>
> Let's say a cup is 250 ml for quick math (In truth it is; I believe from
> memory; 236 ml)
>
> 5 cups should be about 1.25 - 1.75 liters.
>
> Or does 1 ear of corn make closer to 1 cup of nibblets?
> I've never cut kernels off the cob, so I'm not sure.

Certainly it depends on the size of the ear of corn, but I'm pretty sure
that I was getting at least a cup from most of what I was cutting
yesterday.
Pics here :-)
web.mac.com/barbschaller
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://jamlady.eboard.com

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>
>
> There is no such word as "sweetcorn".
>
>

Your cut and keep guide to British English usage:
corn = cereal grain, usually wheat
sweetcorn = maize

Surely no one would really think that the only legitimate form of
English is American English. Really? Oh well.

Rule of thumb - Any sentence beginning "There is no such word as..." is
being uttered by an idiot. You'd be surprised how often that's true.
It's nearly a cosmic rule.

RobtE

"Helen Harrand" > schreef in bericht
. ..
>
> "Goomba38" > wrote in message
> ...
>> RobtE wrote:
>> > I haven't had a decent corn relish since I was last in the States,
>> > about
>> > 15 yrs. ago. I'd like to make my own, and if Barb's recipe is good
>> > enough for the MN State Fair judges, well, it's good enough for me.
>> <clipped>
>> > Anyway, it looks as if I'll have to use a good-quality frozen
>> > sweetcorn.
>> > So here's the question - how much is ten ears' worth in volume and/or
>> > weight?
>>
>> Just to let you know I made it using a large bag of frozen corn and it
>> came out wonderfully.
>
>
> Could Barb post the recipe or is it found somewhere that I don't know
> about?
>
> thanks
> helen
>
I had the same quesiton and found it through Google, it's in
rec.food.preserving. I copied it to Word but am afraid I didn't save the
link

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
...
> RobtE wrote:
> > I haven't had a decent corn relish since I was last in the States, about
> > 15 yrs. ago. I'd like to make my own, and if Barb's recipe is good
> > enough for the MN State Fair judges, well, it's good enough for me.
> <clipped>
> > Anyway, it looks as if I'll have to use a good-quality frozen sweetcorn.
> > So here's the question - how much is ten ears' worth in volume and/or
> > weight?
>
> Just to let you know I made it using a large bag of frozen corn and it
> came out wonderfully.


Could Barb post the recipe or is it found somewhere that I don't know about?

thanks
helen

In article >,
"Helen Harrand" > wrote:

> "Goomba38" > wrote in message
> ...
> > RobtE wrote:
> > > I haven't had a decent corn relish since I was last in the States, about
> > > 15 yrs. ago. I'd like to make my own, and if Barb's recipe is good
> > > enough for the MN State Fair judges, well, it's good enough for me.
> > <clipped>
> > > Anyway, it looks as if I'll have to use a good-quality frozen sweetcorn.
> > > So here's the question - how much is ten ears' worth in volume and/or
> > > weight?
> >
> > Just to let you know I made it using a large bag of frozen corn and it
> > came out wonderfully.
>
>
> Could Barb post the recipe or is it found somewhere that I don't know about?
>
> thanks
> helen

I just posted it under its own topic.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://jamlady.eboard.com

In article >, RobtE >
wrote:

> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> >
> >
> > There is no such word as "sweetcorn".
>
> Your cut and keep guide to British English usage:
> corn = cereal grain, usually wheat
> sweetcorn = maize

> RobtE

So are you saying that corn is a generic term? Huh.
Around here, corn is corn (sweet varietals for human consumption, field
corn for animal feed; wheat is wheat, rye is rye, and oats is oats, etc.
). And maize is something else. "-)
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://jamlady.eboard.com

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >, RobtE >
> wrote:

>
> So are you saying that corn is a generic term? Huh.
> Around here, corn is corn (sweet varietals for human consumption, field
> corn for animal feed; wheat is wheat, rye is rye, and oats is oats, etc.
> ). And maize is something else. "-)

In the early seventeenth century, corn was any common grain. Depending
on the context, it can still be used that generically, though in general
usage it often means wheat. Maize is a New World crop, of course, and
got lumped in with other grains by the colonists and called "corn". In
the King James version of the Bible, those sowers broadcasting their
corn are sowing wheat, not maize. KJV = 1611, Plymouth Rock = 1620.

It's just another Old World/New World thing, sort of like how the
British robin and the American robin are two completely different
species of bird, but with the same name.

RobtE

Oh pshaw, on Sat 12 Aug 2006 06:26:31a, Melba's Jammin' meant to say...

> In article >, RobtE >
> wrote:
>
>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > There is no such word as "sweetcorn".
>>
>> Your cut and keep guide to British English usage:
>> corn = cereal grain, usually wheat sweetcorn = maize
>
>> RobtE
>
> So are you saying that corn is a generic term? Huh.
> Around here, corn is corn (sweet varietals for human consumption, field
> corn for animal feed; wheat is wheat, rye is rye, and oats is oats, etc.
> ). And maize is something else. "-)

a maize ing

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

Death is nature's way of saying `Howdy'.

"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
28.19...
> Oh pshaw, on Sat 12 Aug 2006 06:26:31a, Melba's Jammin' meant to say...
>
>> In article >, RobtE >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > There is no such word as "sweetcorn".
>>>
>>> Your cut and keep guide to British English usage:
>>> corn = cereal grain, usually wheat sweetcorn = maize
>>
>>> RobtE
>>
>> So are you saying that corn is a generic term? Huh.
>> Around here, corn is corn (sweet varietals for human consumption, field
>> corn for animal feed; wheat is wheat, rye is rye, and oats is oats, etc.
>> ). And maize is something else. "-)
>
> a maize ing

<G>

On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:46:02 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Mr Libido Incognito > wrote:
>
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote on 11 Aug 2006 in rec.food.cooking
>>
>> > About 2 - 2.5 liters.
>> > I made mine tonight for the fair. It seems to be tough. Drat.
>> > --
>> > -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
>> > http://jamlady.eboard.com
>> >
>> >
>>
>> If one medium ear of corn makes approx 1/2 cup of nibblets/kernels that
>> would mean 10 ears would make about 5 cups.
>>
>> Let's say a cup is 250 ml for quick math (In truth it is; I believe from
>> memory; 236 ml)
>>
>> 5 cups should be about 1.25 - 1.75 liters.
>>
>> Or does 1 ear of corn make closer to 1 cup of nibblets?
>> I've never cut kernels off the cob, so I'm not sure.
>
>Certainly it depends on the size of the ear of corn, but I'm pretty sure
>that I was getting at least a cup from most of what I was cutting
>yesterday.
>Pics here :-)
>web.mac.com/barbschaller

About 1 cup per large ear sounds about right to have 4 pints. I need
to open a jar and see if it is OK. I was cutting the kernels off the
cob about 30 minutes after Pete picked it. We have some more corn
coming in in about a week. Will make more. I love to make a salad
using the relish and black beans.

--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974

Oh pshaw, on Sat 12 Aug 2006 08:08:32a, Ophelia meant to say...

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
> 28.19...
>> Oh pshaw, on Sat 12 Aug 2006 06:26:31a, Melba's Jammin' meant to say...
>>
>>> In article >, RobtE >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > There is no such word as "sweetcorn".
>>>>
>>>> Your cut and keep guide to British English usage: corn = cereal
>>>> grain, usually wheat sweetcorn = maize
>>>
>>>> RobtE
>>>
>>> So are you saying that corn is a generic term? Huh.
>>> Around here, corn is corn (sweet varietals for human consumption,
>>> field corn for animal feed; wheat is wheat, rye is rye, and oats is
>>> oats, etc. ). And maize is something else. "-)
>>
>> a maize ing
>
> <G>

Hi, "O"!

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

Death is nature's way of saying `Howdy'.

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Helen Harrand" > wrote:
>
> > "Goomba38" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > RobtE wrote:
> > > > I haven't had a decent corn relish since I was last in the States,
about
> > > > 15 yrs. ago. I'd like to make my own, and if Barb's recipe is good
> > > > enough for the MN State Fair judges, well, it's good enough for me.
> > > <clipped>
> > > > Anyway, it looks as if I'll have to use a good-quality frozen
sweetcorn.
> > > > So here's the question - how much is ten ears' worth in volume
and/or
> > > > weight?
> > >
> > > Just to let you know I made it using a large bag of frozen corn and it
> > > came out wonderfully.
> >
> >
> > Could Barb post the recipe or is it found somewhere that I don't know
about?
> >
> > thanks
> > helen
>
> I just posted it under its own topic.
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
> http://jamlady.eboard.com


You rock Barb!

Thanks!
helen