Corn on the cob is in season. Want to sink your teeth into some nice sweet corn on the cob? Corn that is still sweet, not watery with boiling?  Here’s how one native Vermonter taught me to cook corn when it is hot out. Thanks Grandma!

No Boiling Time

Who wants to stand over a boiling pot of water when it’s sill in the 90’s in Arizona? Or, back in the day – Grandma worked her tail off on the farm, especially before they got electricity put in in the late 1930’s. She didn’t have time to boil corn. Autumn was a busy season, with harvesting and preserving. Not tons of time to fuss over dinner, she was fussing over dinners for the entire winter ahead.

Living off grid as we do we don’t have high energy users like a microwave, so corn will have to be cooked either on the stove or on the grill. Still don’t want to fill the house with hot steam. Grandma to the rescue – though she is long gone.

Fresh Corn?

Here are some of our other corn recipes.
Uncle Smoky will gladly Roast Corn, right in the original leafy wrapper. This basically steams the corn using the moisture in the leaves.

Corn Chowder, because it is just plain tasty.

Dilly Corn – made with any corn we preserve (can).

Corn Cobs – so that nothing goes to waste. I will use the cobs to make corn cob jelly. While corn cob jelly is best made from uncooked corn, you can make it from the cobs that are munched upon. Consider it the ultimate in recycling. I save the cobs in the freezer and make later.

Fast Corn

This is something you do five to ten minutes before the rest of the meal is ready. Be it sandwiches or steaks. Timing is not critical, but if you want hot corn on the cob that melts the butter, do this 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

Ingredients

corn on the cob
a pot with water

Step One

Bring the water to a boil. While this is happening, shuck the corn and get it ready for the pot.

Step Two

Put the corn in the pot of water. Turn off the heat.

Step Three

Get the rest of dinner ready.

Step Four

Take your perfectly cooked corn out of the still hot water and devour.

Enjoy!

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