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Ed Pawlowski[_2_]

"blake murphy" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:55:40 -0400, wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:37:47 -0500, Ema Nymton >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Do they have giant boxes for you to toss away the corn shucks? They
>>>don't do that in the Houston area - at least not yet.
>>
>> Some grocery chains provide trash cans for in-store shucking all over
>> the southeastern US.
>>
>> -- Larry
>
> my local grocery (in maryland) does this. i'm not sure what the advantage
> (to the consumer) is.
>
> your pal,
> blake

Probably because a lot of people are going to make a mess anyway picking
through the ears. If you want fresh corn, go to a local stand or farmer's
market, not the supermarket. Sad if you live in a city with no better
outlets.