Corn On The Cob

About the end of the season in Jersey...paid about $2.00 a dozen this summer!

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Originally posted by Grillnut The frozen isn't as good as fresh, but it's better than anything I've found at the supermarket.

How do you freeze it yourselves?

Boil your corn with or after boiling seafood. IF you have leftovers, use for a great corn soup!!!

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Originally posted by Big Ugly Mich

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Originally posted by Grillnut The frozen isn't as good as fresh, but it's better than anything I've found at the supermarket.

How do you freeze it yourselves?

You will need:
Fresh Corn
1 Large pot of boiling water
Lots of ice
Vacuum food sealer or "ziploc" type freezer bags
2 large bowls, one filled with cold water and ice
1 sharp knife (mandalin slicer if you have one)
1 Large spoon

Find your largest pot and fill 2/3 with water and bring to a rolling boil
While water is coming to boil set up large bowl with ice water
Dehusk and silk your corn
Blanch the corn on cob (4-7 minutes, the sweeter the corn the less time)
Remove corn from boiling water and place it in your large bowl with water and ice
cool corn for as long as you cooked it. (6 minute blanch = 6 minute cool down)

If you are keeping the corn on the cob
freezer bag it now
remove as much air as possible
label and date place in freezer

If you are making whole kernel corn

grab ear by the small end
cut down the length of the ear about 2/3 of the way through the kernel (cut into the other empty bowl)

the kernels may stick together like bricks with mortar but they break apart easily.

Bag the corn into your freezer bags
get as much air out as possible
label and date
place in freezer

You can use the boiling water about 5 batches before you need to change it.

Viola you have home made frozen corn in your freezer

to reheat your corn

place bag in microwave for about 3-4 minutes

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Originally posted by Big Ugly Mich

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Originally posted by Grillnut The frozen isn't as good as fresh, but it's better than anything I've found at the supermarket.

How do you freeze it yourselves?

We steam it on the cob, eat what we want, cut what's left off the cob, shove it in a zipper bag, and into the freezer.

i steam my corn, whole, on the cob in a large (20" diameter) 2-tier aluminum chinese steamer. it's the best way that i've found so far.

i've tried the grilling method.... too dry.. boiling takes away too much flavor imho..

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Originally posted by tmiles

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Originally posted by Sundancer7

Does anyone know how to obtain the Mirai seed. It is not available in the Knoxville, TN area. Thanks

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

Park seed sells it in small packets for the home garden, as does Harris seeds. You can find both with an easy Google search. The Mirai link that I provided shows about a dozen companies, but some sell only commercial amounts. You can't go wrong with Park or Harris

My new Parks catalog came a few days ago. I note that the Mirai corn is not listed with the other corn, and I wondered if it was discontinued, As it turns out, Mirai has a page of it's own near the front of the catalog. The Mirai brand covers several sub types. They have yellow, white, bicolor (what I plant), and mini.

My family came from Iowa and we would go there. Basically the state is a cornfield ocean in July with towns basically carved out of them. One could literally smell the land. I remember at least one time eating a bunch of corn on the cob at grandmas, and it didn't need any help. No need for butter, salt and especially crap like cilantro. Just the wholesome greatness of the holy corn.