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jmcquown[_2_]

On 12/2/2013 10:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/2/2013 10:23 PM, wrote:
>> On Monday, December 2, 2013 8:06:17 PM UTC-6, sf wrote:
>>>
>>> I found a recipe for chicken and corn chowder that looks interesting,
>>>
>>> but it calls for *frozen* creamed corn - a product that is brand new
>>>
>>> to me. I googled for images. McKenzie's seems to be carried at
>>>
>>> Walmart which is a company I will not donate money to, so I won't pick
>>>
>>> up the phone to find out if it's carried locally. Not sure where
>>>
>>> PictSweet is found. I'm wondering if frozen creamed corn is a
>>>
>>> regional product and I'm thinking it might be found in the South
>>>
>>> because the recipe's title begins with "Southern".
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If you're familiar with frozen creamed corn, which area of the country
>>>
>>> are you in and which brand do you buy? TIA
>>>
>>>
>> It's available here in the Southeast in the frozen vegetable aisle. I
>> don't like creamed corn, frozen or canned, so I was not impressed with
>> it. Did you check your local store to see if they have it in stock?
>> It may 'new' to you but they may have been stocking it all along.
>>
> Yeah, I'm not fond of creamed corn but it's possible if she wasn't
> looking for it it's been there all (oops!) ALONG! LOL
>
I've only ever seen canned creamed corn and I've never bought that.
It's right on par with canned creamed peas IMHO.

Seems to me she could use frozen corn and make a simple bechamel.

Jill