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Have to leave the husk on to grill corn, otherwise it gets dried up and nasty before it's even partially cooked. It's part of the reason i love all the farmers markets around town."I'm starting to see a pattern in the men I date" - Miss Piggy, Muppet Treasure Island
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Quoth RecoveringKinkoid View PostUh, it's a rare ear of corn that lacks a worm in the end. If a lot of it doesn't, I don't want it, because that tells me it's full of pesticide.To right the countless wrongs of our days... We shine this light of true redemption, that this place may become as paradise...Oh, what a wonderful world such would be...
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OK, let's see how close I can come from memory, without having the actual book in front of me. Nero Wolfe is talking with Inspector Cramer:
"It must be nearly mature, but not quite, and it must be picked not more than three hours before it reaches me. Do you eat sweet corn?"
"Yes. You’re stalling."
"No. Who cooks it?"
"My wife. I haven’t got a Fritz." [Fritz Brenner is NW's cook]
"Does she cook it in water?"
"Sure. Is yours cooked in beer?"
"No. Millions of American women, and some men, commit that outrage every summer day. They are turning a superb treat into mere provender. Shucked and boiled in water, sweet corn is edible and nutritious; roasted in the husk in the hottest possible oven for forty minutes, shucked at the table, and buttered and salted, nothing else, it is ambrosia. No chef's ingenuity and imagination have ever created a finer dish. American women should themselves be boiled in water."
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Quoth Sheldonrs View PostI sometimes peel the husk just a bit to check for any holes or punctures..
I can't eat pierced ears. LOL!!!
(I kill me.)
Quoth Dreamstalker View PostNow I wish we still had a grill My dad does (and loves grilling corn!) but he's in NM and my TARDIS ran away...
Quoth Shalom View PostOK, let's see how close I can come from memory, without having the actual book in front of me. Nero Wolfe is talking with Inspector Cramer:It's floating wicker propelled by fire!
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Sweet corn is the regional religion around here. Every farmer's market has it, the supermarkets get it (I only buy local stuff though) and there is a corn festival in a nearby town every summer. You don't wanna get between a dedicated corn buyer and the bin of corn at the store!When you start at zero, everything's progress.
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Quoth Pagan View PostAnd the whole valley is starting to smell like roasting chile. Just thought I'd throw that out there."I am quite confident that I do exist."
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Quoth Dreamstalker View PostOooh, I hate you right now (why can't we get good chile here?!) Maybe I can get my dad to buy a sack and keep it in reserve until I get out there...or he could ship it to me, but somehow I don't think mom would be too happy about that.
Speaking of, I need to run up to Wagner Farms in Corrales and get some.
I just realized that I'm totally a chile snob.It's floating wicker propelled by fire!
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Quoth EvilEmpryss View PostA lot of the corn I find in the supermarkets here you need to check before buying. Not for dirt (wash the cobs before you eat them) and not for bugs (that kind of damage usually shows on the husks), but because the corn is sometimes simply old and dried out. The corn isn't usually farm-fresh, and I've found old ears that were nearly desicated mixed in with a fresh batch.
Quoth SuperRTL View PostHave to leave the husk on to grill corn, otherwise it gets dried up and nasty before it's even partially cooked. It's part of the reason i love all the farmers markets around town.
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Quoth Whiskey View Posti grabbed a piece of corn. i looked at it for a second and put it in a bag. i think i might have squeezed it a little for some reason
the corn is okay.
Meh, my mum bought some really nice homegrown corn, it was tasty. Tasted just like the frozen sweet corn we always get.Oh wook at teh widdle babeh dwaggin! How cyuuute babeh dwag-AAAAAAAUUUGGGHHHH! *nom*
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