BEST SWEET CORN

[Gary Crichton]

I know I coached for 10 years, and I remember only a few. Ran into 4 of them last year and wow we they shot up like rockets. Don't even want to mess with them like I used to. They would kick my butt.

Well if you haven't driven by 66th and Portland lately, you would be shocked. Everything is gone except for 1 gas station that is on the SE corner. There is a roundabout now and the tire store and the 2 other stations are no longer in Business. The tire shop and the Standard station are gone.

[UdeLakeTom]

Yup...drove by there earlier this summer.

[Gary Crichton]

Ya but your favorite watering hole is still there.

[UdeLakeTom]

Had a room mate at the time that had to crawl back from the Legion several times...he even got kicked out of there once.

Of course it was the other guys fault.

It was one of the reasons we moved there.

[Gary Crichton]

Getting kicked out of there is a challenge. The good part is I can still crawl home from there. Just have to rememeber to lean to the right or the swamp would get me.

[Jim Almquist]

Gary you need to team up with my brother cause next week he is going to help a farmer harvest the rest of his sweet corn. My brother claims it is very good stuff. Kinda wished he would do it this week but I guess it will not be ready to pick till midweek.

[glenn57]

sweet corn talk musta shifted elsewhere???????????!!!!!!

[Gary Crichton]

Ya I will just blame it on you. See it doesn't matter where you speak of it, my senses will find it.

Sir Jim I wish I could help. I would enjoy it. All that corn and me in the middle of it. I think that would be better than S--.

[Jim Almquist]

I can remember going out and picking it by hand as a kid but we were only getting a gunny sack full not a total harvest by machine. It kinda sounds fun though

[Gary Crichton]

Oh ya I have a north metro corn alert for ya. Just north of SIMS rd on Hwy 65 has some pretty good corn now. A little tough, but good flavor. I believe they call it the green barn stand. I think.

[hoggs222]

Bought a dozen from Bauer Berry Farm last week, bought 3 dozen today and I am picking up 4 dozen more tomorrow (special orders).

They said they should be open through Saturday.

[Gary Crichton]

SWEEEEEEET I may have 1 more shot than, if they are good thru Saturday. Freezing 2 dozen tonight and then I will have room for the last batch to enjoy now. Season is winding down.

Hoggs222 did you eat some from this week, and if so how was it.

[Northsider #13]

How do you freeze it cook slice off & freeze, blanch on the cob then freeze, other?

Thanks!

[Gary Crichton]

The best way I have found and this is 22 years experience as follows. I cut mine off the cob. Some others have tried freezing it on the cob. I can't answer to that way.

1. prepare your corn by husking it all at once. then cut the ends off the ears, so there is no extra trimming required, after blanching. stack in 1 area. I stack right next to the sink.

2. I use the 2 pan system with a drain pan inside of the main pot. You co do it with just 1 pan also.

3. Start bringing the water to a boil, while that is happening, and if you have a double sink, fill it half way with cold water. Have a large bag of ice in a cooler standing by. The key is the colder the water the better, so there should be ice floating in that water. Fill 2nd tub or sink same way.

4. Once the water comes to a boil, depending on size of the cooking pot,put 4-5 ears in the water. (they do not need to be submerced)The boiling will cover all the corn. Once the corn is in the water wait 1 minute and then set timer for 2 minutes.Once the timer goes off take corn out of pot and put in the first cold water tub or sink. put some morn corn in and repeat process, wait a minute and the start timer again. Meanwhile keep spinning the corn in the cold water. You want to cool it down fast. Feel free to use the ice, you will go through a bunch depending on how many your freezing. When the timer goes off again take the ears out of tub # 1 and put into tub # 2.(you will find that tub # 2 will be colder than tub # 1 after a while). Put the next batch in tub #1 and put some more in and repeat the blanching process. Keep turning the corn in tub #2 until you feel no heat. Put ears on a dry towel to dry for 5 minutes. We use a cake pan and a hard plastic cutting board we place inside the cake pan. Start cutting the corn off the cob standing the corn on edge. Cut as close as you can. Have a paper bag ready for your empty cobs. As you can see this is a 2 person setup.

Keep your water cool and if you get ahead of the cutter, you can slow down. I use the pint size freezer bags, or quart size if you want more per bag. After filling bag, we flatten them out to reduce freezer space. After bagging put them in the freezer and you are ready to go come winter. (you can pile the corn up in your cake pan, so you can bag in spurts.)

Good luck and any questions feel free to ask.

[glenn57]

do you know fish as well as sweet corn???

[Gary Crichton]

You bet, just had some eyes on Tuesday nite with some SWEEEEEEET Corn and some taters. HMMMMMM GOOD.

Oh Oh down to 1 big bag of fish. Better get out soon.

[glenn57]

for some PEAS i can trade ya!!

[Gary Crichton]

Keep your peas to yourself. ISHY ISHY ISHY. Can't stand them.

[glenn57]

[UdeLakeTom]

Keep your peas to yourself. ISHY ISHY ISHY. Can't stand them.

Unless they are fresh from the garden and still in the pod...then they are GGGGGGGGGGGGGGrrreat!!!!

[glenn57]

hey, tony tiger!!!!

[Gary Crichton]

Hey don't be mixing in pea's talk in a corn thread. It don't mix.

Beans are allowed but not the other.

[glenn57]

WHAT, no mixed veggies?

[Gary Crichton]

Sure Beans and corn, Finished up the corn freezing last nite. Total frozen this year 28 full pints 6 1/2 pints and 2 quarts size. Should be set for the winter. Beans are next maybe this weekend.

[Steve Foss]

Unless they are fresh from the garden and still in the pod...then they are GGGGGGGGGGGGGGrrreat!!!!

We always grow a row of them against a latticework for just that reason. Raw as you pick them, raw chilled in the fridge and dipped in salad dressing, topping salads or for stir-fry. Mmmmmmmm.

I also don't care for peas the regular way.