On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:20:37 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> 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.

it can be a drag in some respects.

your pal,
blake