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with butter and salt, doesn't get much better than that. Ate 4 ears of corn was so good tonight. Tis the season, too bad it comes out the other end still in tact at times?  In my youth, I could eat darn near 12 full ears of corn but not anymore. I could if wanted to be a big pig eat 6 ears no problems now, but usually 2-3 ears is plenty. We use to living at home 20+ years ago know an old farmer (am sure died years ago) who let us pick and freeze 2 gunny sack fulls for a few 24pk. of diet pop is all. Lets just say the poddy was bright yellow after a day or so.  Now, lucky to find good sweet corn for 2.50-3 bucks per dozen, most places are 4 dollars per dozen and 1 day old vs. picked fresh from the field where it is so fresh the juices just ooze out from shucking. |
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« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2015, 08:56:31 PM » |
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http://www.frontrangeliving.com/cooking/Corn.htmThe sweet corn grown in Olathe, CO is renowned for being some of the best anywhere. It really is the only corn I've ever eaten that tastes buttered and salted without using any of either. The farmers claim it's the hot days and cool nights that make it so sweet. The stuff is so darned good Olathe even has an annual Sweet Corn Festival. http://www.olathesweetcornfest.comOn yeah, the first harvest is in local stores now.
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« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2015, 09:02:19 PM » |
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I'm loving the corn too...a bit more expensive here tho; 6 bucks for a dozen plus 2, but it's fresh, GMO and all..
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« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2015, 11:47:53 AM » |
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with butter and salt, doesn't get much better than that. Ate 4 ears of corn was so good tonight. Tis the season, too bad it comes out the other end still in tact at times? I If you do not cook it, you'll never see it again - and it's delicious right off the plant!! Same with Okra(crunchy, NOT slimy, and taste like okra... Jim |
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« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2015, 07:23:35 PM » |
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My back yard shares a fence line with about two hundred acres of sweet corn, I've fought the temptation to jump that fence and harvest some. It sure is tempting but, if it was my field of corn, I surely wouldn't appreciate someone doing that to me.
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« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2015, 07:57:43 PM » |
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My back yard shares a fence line with about two hundred acres of sweet corn, I've fought the temptation to jump that fence and harvest some. It sure is tempting but, if it was my field of corn, I surely wouldn't appreciate someone doing that to me.
am sure if you find out the farmer who owns the field, offer a reasonable price telling him upfront you want to pick so much yourself and am sure a few dozen here and there you pick right out your backyard for say 2-3 bucks per dozen won't hurt him one bit. Even offer say a 20 dollar bill for 1-2 gunny sacks full and freeze it would be worth it. YUM!!! We use to do that growing up knowing an old farmer my Dad knew at the time stating it will either be going soon to the cows or the darn raccoons all over - those things around me are all over destroying acres of sweet corn, etc. |
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« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2015, 08:30:37 PM » |
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I'm not sure exactly where would be closest for you to buy this stuff, but it is VERY good. Grown in Harvard, IL. Little expensive, but once you try it, it is worth it! http://www.twingardenfarms.com/ |
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« Reply #7 on: August 05, 2015, 03:23:03 AM » |
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always nice to see non GMO corn out there
GMO is just another example of big business controlling the market
with no real concern for either the customer or environment or the farmer
We wont touch it in our house
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« Reply #8 on: August 05, 2015, 07:35:43 AM » |
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I eat it all,, ate 5 ears last night  |
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« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2015, 08:36:33 AM » |
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Corn on the cob is an all time favorite.
Tammy never saw how I eat it. Most folks roll it in the butter then salt it.
I keep the butter on the side, put a glob on the first end, then put, obviously, too much salt on it and typewriter it to the other end.
She likes it off the cob. A little powerded sugar with a splash of 1/2 n 1/2, and she's really happy.
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« Reply #10 on: August 05, 2015, 10:29:27 AM » |
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Ditto on the typewriter to the other end - and serious about right off the plant, never cooked it again!
Jim
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« Reply #11 on: August 05, 2015, 11:26:34 AM » |
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always nice to see non GMO corn out there
GMO is just another example of big business controlling the market
with no real concern for either the customer or environment or the farmer
We wont touch it in our house
Was waiting for the GMO thing to come out. Don't get me wrong, I loved corn and I thought it taste great. On the cob, or corn bread was one of my favorite with real butter. But corn is from the grass family, humans can't process grass, we don't have the multiple stomach and enzymes and microbes needed to process, like cattle and sheep do, so may be that is why it comes out the way it does in the end. Now shooting from the hip, my theroy is, in the beginning corn was more healthful than it is now. The main concerns was for human consumption. It seems that when they discover it was good for fuel and industrial use, it was more profitable that way, the demand became more focused on fuel, and human consumption became secondary. So GMO was born to fill the demands of the industrial uses, and food became second in line. |
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« Reply #12 on: August 05, 2015, 12:08:44 PM » |
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I can't think of anyone that doesn't like sweet corn. Good corn doesn't need anything on it.
I used to have to grow it myself in order to get what we thought was good corn and good for freezing. Now a local Mennonite grows Silver Queen so we can just get a couple bushels for freezing. [ Can't find any good store bought frozen/canned corn]
There are now many super sweets out there that are really good, but, I didn't think there were many varieties at all now that weren't GMO'd.
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« Reply #13 on: August 05, 2015, 12:27:49 PM » |
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But corn is from the grass family, humans can't process grass, we don't have the multiple stomach and enzymes and microbes needed to process, like cattle and sheep do, so may be that is why it comes out the way it does in the end.
You know you're supposed to eat the yellow part, not the green part, right? |
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« Reply #14 on: August 05, 2015, 01:33:59 PM » |
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But corn is from the grass family, humans can't process grass, we don't have the multiple stomach and enzymes and microbes needed to process, like cattle and sheep do, so may be that is why it comes out the way it does in the end.
You know you're supposed to eat the yellow part, not the green part, right?  no wonder I can't poop anymore |
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« Reply #15 on: August 05, 2015, 01:40:42 PM » |
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But corn is from the grass family, humans can't process grass, we don't have the multiple stomach and enzymes and microbes needed to process, like cattle and sheep do, so may be that is why it comes out the way it does in the end.
You know you're supposed to eat the yellow part, not the green part, right? no wonder I can't poop anymore Are you implying that you are full of crap  |
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« Reply #16 on: August 05, 2015, 01:54:45 PM » |
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But corn is from the grass family, humans can't process grass, we don't have the multiple stomach and enzymes and microbes needed to process, like cattle and sheep do, so may be that is why it comes out the way it does in the end.
You know you're supposed to eat the yellow part, not the green part, right? no wonder I can't poop anymore Are you implying that you are full of crap The cob is saved for use in the outhouse. It'll usually used just for a single purpose, but, I suppose some can think of others. |
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