Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig wrote:
> On Jun 30, 8:44 pm, "gloria.p" > wrote:
>> George wrote:
>>
>>> The yellow/white corn seems to be the most popular here but a few grow
>>> yellow corn. I remember asking at one stand and they said everyone wants
>>> the white or white/yellow.
>> The yellow corn of my childhood was very starchy and not nearly as sweet
>> as today's yellow and white hybrids or plain white corn. IMO, the
>> yellow, when only slightly over-ripe, tastes very starchy.
>>
>> The best tasting corn I have ever eaten in my life was a bicolor hybrid
>> from the San Pascual Valley in northern San Diego County.
>>
>> gloria p
>
> That yellow corn you remember from your childhood was probably what my
> mom called "field corn". I loved it too. When it was really young it
> was just a little sweet - not starchy just "veggie". The new sweet
> corn is too sweet. That's from all that damn "high fructose corn
> syrup" I bet! Especially now that I'm cutting waay back on salt. I
> keep putting more butter on so it doesn't taste so dang sweet!

That's what I do - butter and salt and pepper to cut the sweetness but
it doesn't really help.
Corn on the grill is good and I think the char helps balances the
sweetness somewhat.

Tracy