On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:57:22 -0400, James Silverton wrote:

> blake wrote on Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:29:26 -0400:
>
>>> 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.
>
> A lot of people like to shuck their corncobs before buying them. It does
> let you see their condition but I think it also speeds up the conversion
> of sugar to starch. I'm a corn nuker myself but I do strip the leaves
> back a bit so that I can see the top of the ear.

i thought the theory with almost any vegetable was to peel (or shuck, etc.)
as close to cooking time as possible.

your pal,
blake