We've learned over the years, that it's usually easier to buy a crate or so of good corn for the freezer, rather than depend on the garden. A nice chat with Freddie's produce manager resulted in a good deal on a case of 48 fat ears of yellow corn - he had overpurchased, and was happy to have someone take it off his hands so he didn't have to trim it up for display.Mom did the shucking, she really knows how to clean off an ear. Then the corn is scalded for 3 minutes...
and immediately chilled in ice water.
The best job is cutting off the kernels. Our special cob holder should have a patent, we just never get around to it...
Doesn't that look like sunshine? (And it was a sunny day, for a change!)
For just two of us, we bagged it in snack size bags.
Ten little bags fit into a gallon freezer bag. Doesn't get any easier to have corn in the winter - just snag a little bag out of the big bag, heat it with a dollop of butter, salt and pepper, and we have sunshine on a winter day!
"Man, are we glad THAT job is done. 'Bout wore us out..."
NO. She was spayed months ago.
and immediately chilled in ice water.
The best job is cutting off the kernels. Our special cob holder should have a patent, we just never get around to it...
Doesn't that look like sunshine? (And it was a sunny day, for a change!)
For just two of us, we bagged it in snack size bags.
Ten little bags fit into a gallon freezer bag. Doesn't get any easier to have corn in the winter - just snag a little bag out of the big bag, heat it with a dollop of butter, salt and pepper, and we have sunshine on a winter day!
"Man, are we glad THAT job is done. 'Bout wore us out..."
NO. She was spayed months ago.And we put 47 bags of corn into the freezer. Not bad, for a few hour's work. One thing we both love to do is canning and freezing produce for our food storage. Mom trained all us kids, from the time we were about 4, to help with the preserving, and it surely stuck with all of us.
And we did it all IN SPITE of the "help"...
Nice job. Loved the idea of the snack bags! And then into the gallon size bag! Was that ice water coming out of the tap? We don't even have to turn on the hot water here - it's always warm, ummm I mean hot even coming out of the cold side! Just another one of those perks here in AZ!
ReplyDeleteHaven't done corn for a couple of years, a lack of good source...I'm going to look harder. You inspired me!!
ReplyDeleteI hadn't looked at your post for a while because it looked as if you had your hands full with other things. Good sweet corn in the winter is a real blessing. I love bean salads made with fresh sweet corn. My parrot would have loved cleaning up the cobs after you:)
ReplyDeleteoooh I can just taste that yummy corn now! I need to go out and freeze some of my own! Thank goodness I have learned so many good tricks from my own gram and mom.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bounty!
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