We often go through life, never knowing about things that others take for granted... "Oh!... I thought everyone knew that!"
So it took until this year for us to discover the joy of fresh, uncooked (raw) sweet corn.
I'd suppose farmers always knew about this fantastic sparkly taste delight, but we lived as city folk, and raw corn sounded like eating raw potatoes. Not so... A fresh ear of early sweet corn is better than any fruit, when the juices burst into the mouth.
We go for multi colored ears...called Salt and Pepper, or as New Englanders..,. Sugar and Butter.
We strip the ear, and break it into 2 or three pieces, and chomp!... No salt, no nothing. A gourmet delight.
In our area of centrol Ilinois, the corn crop looks to be fantastic. The stalks are reaching to 8 feet, and the ears of corn are very large. As a commodity, corn has come down from last years $7 price to about $4.60 today. If the weather continues, it should be a banner crop year.
So... does anyone else eat corn on the cob... raw?
http://www.thekitchn.com/summer-tip-eat-your-sweet-corn-154850
So it took until this year for us to discover the joy of fresh, uncooked (raw) sweet corn.
I'd suppose farmers always knew about this fantastic sparkly taste delight, but we lived as city folk, and raw corn sounded like eating raw potatoes. Not so... A fresh ear of early sweet corn is better than any fruit, when the juices burst into the mouth.
We go for multi colored ears...called Salt and Pepper, or as New Englanders..,. Sugar and Butter.
We strip the ear, and break it into 2 or three pieces, and chomp!... No salt, no nothing. A gourmet delight.
In our area of centrol Ilinois, the corn crop looks to be fantastic. The stalks are reaching to 8 feet, and the ears of corn are very large. As a commodity, corn has come down from last years $7 price to about $4.60 today. If the weather continues, it should be a banner crop year.
So... does anyone else eat corn on the cob... raw?
http://www.thekitchn.com/summer-tip-eat-your-sweet-corn-154850
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