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Re: When to pick corn

On Tue, 8 Jul 1997, Mary wrote:

> I know that corn is ready when you poke a kernel with a fingernail and
> you get a milky, not clear, substance  but some of my corn has immature
> kernels on the top couple of inches and the rest, below that, are
> 'ready'. Should I wait to pick or are these just underpollinated kernels
> that will never fill our?

harvest it! cut the immature end off, boli, enjoy. if you wait for the
very end to get ready the majority of the ear will be fit only for cattle
feed

>
> Also, I have heard on one of the lists (can't remember which one) that
> someone freezes their corn in the husk. Does anyone know anything about
> this-how to freeze and how to cook later?
>
why not, but it is better to blanch corn first to stop the sugars from
continuing to turn to starch. this would not be possible if frozen in the
husk.

Dave


> Mary in Napa
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