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>Dave Smith writes:
> >>Bubbablue wrote: >> >> Maybe some people don't like paying $1.99/lb for husks and corn silk.... > >If that's the case, what do they do about the cobs? You're actually asking someone named Bubbablue how to use corn cobs... IDIOT! ---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- ********* "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation." Sheldon ```````````` |
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Bubbablue wrote:
> > Maybe some people don't like paying $1.99/lb for husks and corn silk.... If that's the case, what do they do about the cobs? They weigh a lot more than the husks. We don't pay by the pound here. It is sold by the dozen. |
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Melba's Jammin' > wrote in message >...
> In article >, "Tank" > > wrote: > > Am I the only person who dislikes this trend? > > Tank Maybe some people don't like paying $1.99/lb for husks and corn silk.... wd40 |
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>I see people stripping ears rapidly and
>throwing them back on the pile without even appearing to inspect them very >well. They don't look underdeveloped or anything. What are these people >looking for? > >I think these are the same people who go around knocking on melons. > >Naomi D. Hey, I resemble that remark... palpating is not knocking. ---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- ********* "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation." Sheldon ```````````` |
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Agnes7777 wrote:
> > >From: "Tank" > > > >This year, I have noticed a number of grocery > >stores placing trash cans next to their sweet > >corn displays. This is for those people who > >feel it necessary to strip their corn there in > >the store. Are they placed there because the > >stores are knuckling under to rude people who > >peel back the ears to check them? What happened > >to being able to judge an ear without destroying > >it? What happened to simply taking the luck of > >the draw with your produce, as the human race > >has for thousands of years? > > > >Am I the only person who dislikes this trend? > > > >-- > >Tank > > Nope. > > I've always seen folks pull back husks to check quality, but this was the first > year I ever saw folks actually shucking their corn at the grocery store. There > was no trash can. We had to wait to reach the corn bin because the pair > (father and daughter) stood directly in front of it and took about 10 minutes > to shuck 2 dozen ears, tossing the shucks and silk and stems on the floor and > back into the pile of ears. > > When we asked the produce dept. guy what was up with those folks shucking their > corn in the grocery store, he said it was a regional thing or something. > > It would have been less annoying if there'd been a trash can around... I'm thinking it was pure cheapness - didn't want to pay for the husks - I'm assuming it was being sold by weight. If it was being sold by ear then there's no excuse. The produce people should have said something to them. I'm cheap as the next guy but I would draw the line at shucking the corn in the store. I do sometimes pull off really big, nasty, unusable outer leaves from heads of cabbage that haven't been too well "trimmed" - don't want to pay for that! But corn? I would leave the husks on if for no other reason that to protect the kernels until I got it home to cook it. Kate -- Kate Connally “If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.” Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back, Until you bite their heads off.” What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about? |
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Our pal Kate Connally > wrote:
> Agnes7777 wrote: <snip> > > When we asked the produce dept. guy what was up with those folks shucking > their > > corn in the grocery store, he said it was a regional thing or something. > > > > It would have been less annoying if there'd been a trash can around... > > I'm thinking it was pure cheapness - didn't want to pay for > the husks - I'm assuming it was being sold by weight. Heh, reminds me of an uncle who would pull out his pocket knife and cut off the stalks from asparagus before taking it to checkout... -- J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~ "I rule you!" - Travis of the Cosmos, ATHF (COLD to HOT for e-mail) |
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Our pal Kate Connally > wrote:
> Agnes7777 wrote: <snip> > > When we asked the produce dept. guy what was up with those folks shucking > their > > corn in the grocery store, he said it was a regional thing or something. > > > > It would have been less annoying if there'd been a trash can around... > > I'm thinking it was pure cheapness - didn't want to pay for > the husks - I'm assuming it was being sold by weight. Heh, reminds me of an uncle who would pull out his pocket knife and cut off the stalks from asparagus before taking it to the check out... -- J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~ "I rule you!" - Travis of the Cosmos, ATHF (COLD to HOT for e-mail) |
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"J.J." > wrote in message ... > Our pal Kate Connally > wrote: > > Agnes7777 wrote: > > <snip> > > > > When we asked the produce dept. guy what was up with those folks shucking > > their > > > corn in the grocery store, he said it was a regional thing or something. > > > > > > It would have been less annoying if there'd been a trash can around... > > > > I'm thinking it was pure cheapness - didn't want to pay for > > the husks - I'm assuming it was being sold by weight. > > Heh, reminds me of an uncle who would pull out his pocket knife and > cut off the stalks from asparagus before taking it to the check out... > > > -- I've done that with broccoli - SORRY! kili |
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kilikini wrote:
> > "J.J." > wrote in message > > Heh, reminds me of an uncle who would pull out his pocket knife and > > cut off the stalks from asparagus before taking it to the check out... > I've done that with broccoli - SORRY! I don't think that's right. The broccoli and asparagus is priced as is. Broccoli crowns are priced higher then whole broccoli for a reason. Asparagus is sold the way it is. I don't think people should be cutting (literally) into the stores profit like that. It's cheating. nancy |
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kilikini wrote in message ... > >"J.J." > wrote in message ... >> Our pal Kate Connally > wrote: >> > Agnes7777 wrote: >> >> <snip> >> >> > > When we asked the produce dept. guy what was up with those folks >shucking >> > their >> > > corn in the grocery store, he said it was a regional thing or >something. >> > > >> > > It would have been less annoying if there'd been a trash can around... >> > >> > I'm thinking it was pure cheapness - didn't want to pay for >> > the husks - I'm assuming it was being sold by weight. >> >> Heh, reminds me of an uncle who would pull out his pocket knife and >> cut off the stalks from asparagus before taking it to the check out... >> >> >> -- > > >I've done that with broccoli - SORRY! > Where I work, we sell broccoli by the pound. the whole broccoli are organic, and usually around 2.50 a pound. The broccoli crowns are conventionally grown and are 1.49/ pound. I don't even want to count all the times i've rung up the organic "crowns" customers have made for themselves, and they started to complain that the price for crowns is less. As if i can't tell the difference between a cut made with a knife and the ragged twisted off edges they have made. Once, this one lady tore off the crowns, and tried to keep the stalks in her cart. and was lost when i explained to her that if she wanted to take them home, she had to *pay* for them. ok, end of rant  -- saerah TANSTAAFL Bango Skank Awaits the King! |
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kilikini wrote:
> > "J.J." > wrote in message > > Heh, reminds me of an uncle who would pull out his pocket knife and > > cut off the stalks from asparagus before taking it to the check out... > I've done that with broccoli - SORRY! I don't think that's right. The broccoli and asparagus is priced as is. Broccoli crowns are priced higher then whole broccoli for a reason. Asparagus is sold the way it is. I don't think people should be cutting (literally) into the stores profit like that. It's cheating. nancy |
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kilikini wrote in message ... > >"J.J." > wrote in message ... >> Our pal Kate Connally > wrote: >> > Agnes7777 wrote: >> >> <snip> >> >> > > When we asked the produce dept. guy what was up with those folks >shucking >> > their >> > > corn in the grocery store, he said it was a regional thing or >something. >> > > >> > > It would have been less annoying if there'd been a trash can around... >> > >> > I'm thinking it was pure cheapness - didn't want to pay for >> > the husks - I'm assuming it was being sold by weight. >> >> Heh, reminds me of an uncle who would pull out his pocket knife and >> cut off the stalks from asparagus before taking it to the check out... >> >> >> -- > > >I've done that with broccoli - SORRY! > Where I work, we sell broccoli by the pound. the whole broccoli are organic, and usually around 2.50 a pound. The broccoli crowns are conventionally grown and are 1.49/ pound. I don't even want to count all the times i've rung up the organic "crowns" customers have made for themselves, and they started to complain that the price for crowns is less. As if i can't tell the difference between a cut made with a knife and the ragged twisted off edges they have made. Once, this one lady tore off the crowns, and tried to keep the stalks in her cart. and was lost when i explained to her that if she wanted to take them home, she had to *pay* for them. ok, end of rant -- saerah TANSTAAFL Bango Skank Awaits the King! |
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"J.J." > wrote in message ... > Our pal Kate Connally > wrote: > > Agnes7777 wrote: > > <snip> > > > > When we asked the produce dept. guy what was up with those folks shucking > > their > > > corn in the grocery store, he said it was a regional thing or something. > > > > > > It would have been less annoying if there'd been a trash can around... > > > > I'm thinking it was pure cheapness - didn't want to pay for > > the husks - I'm assuming it was being sold by weight. > > Heh, reminds me of an uncle who would pull out his pocket knife and > cut off the stalks from asparagus before taking it to the check out... > > > -- I've done that with broccoli - SORRY! kili |
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>I'm thinking it was pure cheapness - didn't want to pay for
>the husks - I'm assuming it was being sold by weight. If it >was being sold by ear then there's no excuse. The produce >people should have said something to them. I'm cheap as the >next guy but I would draw the line at shucking the corn in >the store. I do sometimes pull off really big, nasty, unusable >outer leaves from heads of cabbage that haven't been too well >"trimmed" - don't want to pay for that! But corn? I would leave >the husks on if for no other reason that to protect the kernels >until I got it home to cook it. > >Kate Nowhere in the US has unhusked sweet corn ever been sold by weight... it's sold either by count or by volume (bushel). Stupidmarkets encourage folks to husk their corn at the store, otherwise they'll husk it out in the parking lot, leaving the husks in the shopping carts. I always break off the end and remove some of the husks, otherwise a dozen ears won't fit into those plastic bags.... and the pointy ends would rip the bag open. ---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- ********* "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation." Sheldon ```````````` |
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PENMART01 wrote in message >... >>I'm thinking it was pure cheapness - didn't want to pay for >>the husks - I'm assuming it was being sold by weight. If it >>was being sold by ear then there's no excuse. The produce >>people should have said something to them. I'm cheap as the >>next guy but I would draw the line at shucking the corn in >>the store. I do sometimes pull off really big, nasty, unusable >>outer leaves from heads of cabbage that haven't been too well >>"trimmed" - don't want to pay for that! But corn? I would leave >>the husks on if for no other reason that to protect the kernels >>until I got it home to cook it. >> >>Kate > >Nowhere in the US has unhusked sweet corn ever been sold by weight... it's sold >either by count or by volume (bushel). Stupidmarkets encourage folks to husk >their corn at the store, otherwise they'll husk it out in the parking lot, >leaving the husks in the shopping carts. I always break off the end and remove >some of the husks, otherwise a dozen ears won't fit into those plastic bags.... >and the pointy ends would rip the bag open. Am I the only one in here who *doesn't* use those stupid bags? you're just going to throw them away when you get home.... and they are useless for corn, sweet potatoes, or anything heavy bought in quantity anyhow. -- saerah TANSTAAFL Bango Skank Awaits the King! |
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>"Saerah" writes:
> >Am I the only one in here who *doesn't* use those stupid bags? you're just >going to throw them away... and they are useless for anything heavy anyhow. Yeah, but you don't mind swallowing...  ---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- ********* "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation." Sheldon ```````````` |
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Saerah wrote:
> Am I the only one in here who *doesn't* use those stupid bags? you're just > going to throw them away when you get home.... > > and they are useless for corn, sweet potatoes, or anything heavy bought in > quantity anyhow. I don't use them either, though I make an exception for cherries and grapes! (laugh) nancy |
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Saerah wrote:
> Am I the only one in here who *doesn't* use those stupid bags? you're just > going to throw them away when you get home.... > > and they are useless for corn, sweet potatoes, or anything heavy bought in > quantity anyhow. One of the stores I use has started providing special "corn bags" that are somewhat larger and tougher than the normal produce bags. They work pretty well. Brian Rodenborn |
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>"Saerah" writes:
> >Am I the only one in here who *doesn't* use those stupid bags? you're just >going to throw them away... and they are useless for anything heavy anyhow. Yeah, but you don't mind swallowing... ---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- ********* "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation." Sheldon ```````````` |
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Saerah wrote:
> Am I the only one in here who *doesn't* use those stupid bags? you're just > going to throw them away when you get home.... > > and they are useless for corn, sweet potatoes, or anything heavy bought in > quantity anyhow. I don't use them either, though I make an exception for cherries and grapes! (laugh) nancy |
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Saerah wrote:
> Am I the only one in here who *doesn't* use those stupid bags? you're just > going to throw them away when you get home.... > > and they are useless for corn, sweet potatoes, or anything heavy bought in > quantity anyhow. One of the stores I use has started providing special "corn bags" that are somewhat larger and tougher than the normal produce bags. They work pretty well. Brian Rodenborn |
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PENMART01 wrote in message >... >>I'm thinking it was pure cheapness - didn't want to pay for >>the husks - I'm assuming it was being sold by weight. If it >>was being sold by ear then there's no excuse. The produce >>people should have said something to them. I'm cheap as the >>next guy but I would draw the line at shucking the corn in >>the store. I do sometimes pull off really big, nasty, unusable >>outer leaves from heads of cabbage that haven't been too well >>"trimmed" - don't want to pay for that! But corn? I would leave >>the husks on if for no other reason that to protect the kernels >>until I got it home to cook it. >> >>Kate > >Nowhere in the US has unhusked sweet corn ever been sold by weight... it's sold >either by count or by volume (bushel). Stupidmarkets encourage folks to husk >their corn at the store, otherwise they'll husk it out in the parking lot, >leaving the husks in the shopping carts. I always break off the end and remove >some of the husks, otherwise a dozen ears won't fit into those plastic bags.... >and the pointy ends would rip the bag open. Am I the only one in here who *doesn't* use those stupid bags? you're just going to throw them away when you get home.... and they are useless for corn, sweet potatoes, or anything heavy bought in quantity anyhow. -- saerah TANSTAAFL Bango Skank Awaits the King! |
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>Grocery Store
>From: Kate Connally >Date: 8/25/04 10:35 AM US Mountain Standard Time >Message-id: > > >Agnes7777 wrote: >> >> >From: "Tank" >> > >> >This year, I have noticed a number of grocery >> >stores placing trash cans next to their sweet >> >corn displays. This is for those people who >> >feel it necessary to strip their corn there in >> >the store. Are they placed there because the >> >stores are knuckling under to rude people who >> >peel back the ears to check them? What happened >> >to being able to judge an ear without destroying >> >it? What happened to simply taking the luck of >> >the draw with your produce, as the human race >> >has for thousands of years? >> > >> >Am I the only person who dislikes this trend? >> > >> >-- >> >Tank >> >> Nope. >> >> I've always seen folks pull back husks to check quality, but this was the >first >> year I ever saw folks actually shucking their corn at the grocery store. >There >> was no trash can. We had to wait to reach the corn bin because the pair >> (father and daughter) stood directly in front of it and took about 10 >minutes >> to shuck 2 dozen ears, tossing the shucks and silk and stems on the floor >and >> back into the pile of ears. >> >> When we asked the produce dept. guy what was up with those folks shucking >their >> corn in the grocery store, he said it was a regional thing or something. >> >> It would have been less annoying if there'd been a trash can around... > >I'm thinking it was pure cheapness - didn't want to pay for >the husks - I'm assuming it was being sold by weight. If it >was being sold by ear then there's no excuse. The produce >people should have said something to them. I'm cheap as the >next guy but I would draw the line at shucking the corn in >the store. I do sometimes pull off really big, nasty, unusable >outer leaves from heads of cabbage that haven't been too well >"trimmed" - don't want to pay for that! But corn? I would leave >the husks on if for no other reason that to protect the kernels >until I got it home to cook it. > >Kate Nope. It was sold by ear, not weight. I've never seen corn on the cob sold by weight around here...or anywhere else that I recall. The produce guy also said folks do that because of the flimsy plastic produce bags. Apparently they're not smart enough to put them into the bags silk end first so the hard stalk ends don't puncture the bag. Instead, they shuck 'em so they can break off the stalk end. Agnes |
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Our pal Kate Connally > wrote:
> Agnes7777 wrote: <snip> > > When we asked the produce dept. guy what was up with those folks shucking > their > > corn in the grocery store, he said it was a regional thing or something. > > > > It would have been less annoying if there'd been a trash can around... > > I'm thinking it was pure cheapness - didn't want to pay for > the husks - I'm assuming it was being sold by weight. Heh, reminds me of an uncle who would pull out his pocket knife and cut off the stalks from asparagus before taking it to the check out... -- J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~ "I rule you!" - Travis of the Cosmos, ATHF (COLD to HOT for e-mail) |
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>I'm thinking it was pure cheapness - didn't want to pay for
>the husks - I'm assuming it was being sold by weight. If it >was being sold by ear then there's no excuse. The produce >people should have said something to them. I'm cheap as the >next guy but I would draw the line at shucking the corn in >the store. I do sometimes pull off really big, nasty, unusable >outer leaves from heads of cabbage that haven't been too well >"trimmed" - don't want to pay for that! But corn? I would leave >the husks on if for no other reason that to protect the kernels >until I got it home to cook it. > >Kate Nowhere in the US has unhusked sweet corn ever been sold by weight... it's sold either by count or by volume (bushel). Stupidmarkets encourage folks to husk their corn at the store, otherwise they'll husk it out in the parking lot, leaving the husks in the shopping carts. I always break off the end and remove some of the husks, otherwise a dozen ears won't fit into those plastic bags.... and the pointy ends would rip the bag open. ---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- ********* "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation." Sheldon ```````````` |
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>Grocery Store
>From: Kate Connally >Date: 8/25/04 10:35 AM US Mountain Standard Time >Message-id: > > >Agnes7777 wrote: >> >> >From: "Tank" >> > >> >This year, I have noticed a number of grocery >> >stores placing trash cans next to their sweet >> >corn displays. This is for those people who >> >feel it necessary to strip their corn there in >> >the store. Are they placed there because the >> >stores are knuckling under to rude people who >> >peel back the ears to check them? What happened >> >to being able to judge an ear without destroying >> >it? What happened to simply taking the luck of >> >the draw with your produce, as the human race >> >has for thousands of years? >> > >> >Am I the only person who dislikes this trend? >> > >> >-- >> >Tank >> >> Nope. >> >> I've always seen folks pull back husks to check quality, but this was the >first >> year I ever saw folks actually shucking their corn at the grocery store. >There >> was no trash can. We had to wait to reach the corn bin because the pair >> (father and daughter) stood directly in front of it and took about 10 >minutes >> to shuck 2 dozen ears, tossing the shucks and silk and stems on the floor >and >> back into the pile of ears. >> >> When we asked the produce dept. guy what was up with those folks shucking >their >> corn in the grocery store, he said it was a regional thing or something. >> >> It would have been less annoying if there'd been a trash can around... > >I'm thinking it was pure cheapness - didn't want to pay for >the husks - I'm assuming it was being sold by weight. If it >was being sold by ear then there's no excuse. The produce >people should have said something to them. I'm cheap as the >next guy but I would draw the line at shucking the corn in >the store. I do sometimes pull off really big, nasty, unusable >outer leaves from heads of cabbage that haven't been too well >"trimmed" - don't want to pay for that! But corn? I would leave >the husks on if for no other reason that to protect the kernels >until I got it home to cook it. > >Kate Nope. It was sold by ear, not weight. I've never seen corn on the cob sold by weight around here...or anywhere else that I recall. The produce guy also said folks do that because of the flimsy plastic produce bags. Apparently they're not smart enough to put them into the bags silk end first so the hard stalk ends don't puncture the bag. Instead, they shuck 'em so they can break off the stalk end. Agnes |
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On 23 Aug 2004 21:29:20 GMT, (Agnes7777)
wrote: > >From: "Tank" > > > >Am I the only person who dislikes this trend? > > > >-- > >Tank > > Nope. > > I've always seen folks pull back husks to check quality, but this was the first > year I ever saw folks actually shucking their corn at the grocery store. There > was no trash can. We had to wait to reach the corn bin because the pair > (father and daughter) stood directly in front of it and took about 10 minutes > to shuck 2 dozen ears, It took 10 MINUTES for two people to shuck 24 ears of corn??? Did they have one arm each? > tossing the shucks and silk and stems on the floor and > back into the pile of ears. That was crass. > > When we asked the produce dept. guy what was up with those folks shucking their > corn in the grocery store, he said it was a regional thing or something. > He should have been prepared for it in that case. > It would have been less annoying if there'd been a trash can around... > I'm surprised there wasn't one there. In the Old Days, corn had one side stipped so people could see kernal development down the entire length of the ear. In the interest of saving money on labor they don't do it anymore, so instead they provide bins for people to throw corn shucks. sf Practice safe eating - always use condiments |
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On 23 Aug 2004 21:29:20 GMT, (Agnes7777)
wrote: > >From: "Tank" > > > >Am I the only person who dislikes this trend? > > > >-- > >Tank > > Nope. > > I've always seen folks pull back husks to check quality, but this was the first > year I ever saw folks actually shucking their corn at the grocery store. There > was no trash can. We had to wait to reach the corn bin because the pair > (father and daughter) stood directly in front of it and took about 10 minutes > to shuck 2 dozen ears, It took 10 MINUTES for two people to shuck 24 ears of corn??? Did they have one arm each? > tossing the shucks and silk and stems on the floor and > back into the pile of ears. That was crass. > > When we asked the produce dept. guy what was up with those folks shucking their > corn in the grocery store, he said it was a regional thing or something. > He should have been prepared for it in that case. > It would have been less annoying if there'd been a trash can around... > I'm surprised there wasn't one there. In the Old Days, corn had one side stipped so people could see kernal development down the entire length of the ear. In the interest of saving money on labor they don't do it anymore, so instead they provide bins for people to throw corn shucks. sf Practice safe eating - always use condiments |
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Agnes7777 wrote:
> > >From: "Tank" > > > >This year, I have noticed a number of grocery > >stores placing trash cans next to their sweet > >corn displays. This is for those people who > >feel it necessary to strip their corn there in > >the store. Are they placed there because the > >stores are knuckling under to rude people who > >peel back the ears to check them? What happened > >to being able to judge an ear without destroying > >it? What happened to simply taking the luck of > >the draw with your produce, as the human race > >has for thousands of years? > > > >Am I the only person who dislikes this trend? > > > >-- > >Tank > > Nope. > > I've always seen folks pull back husks to check quality, but this was the first > year I ever saw folks actually shucking their corn at the grocery store. There > was no trash can. We had to wait to reach the corn bin because the pair > (father and daughter) stood directly in front of it and took about 10 minutes > to shuck 2 dozen ears, tossing the shucks and silk and stems on the floor and > back into the pile of ears. > > When we asked the produce dept. guy what was up with those folks shucking their > corn in the grocery store, he said it was a regional thing or something. > > It would have been less annoying if there'd been a trash can around... I'm thinking it was pure cheapness - didn't want to pay for the husks - I'm assuming it was being sold by weight. If it was being sold by ear then there's no excuse. The produce people should have said something to them. I'm cheap as the next guy but I would draw the line at shucking the corn in the store. I do sometimes pull off really big, nasty, unusable outer leaves from heads of cabbage that haven't been too well "trimmed" - don't want to pay for that! But corn? I would leave the husks on if for no other reason that to protect the kernels until I got it home to cook it. Kate -- Kate Connally “If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.” Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back, Until you bite their heads off.” What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about? |
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at Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:21:21 GMT in <cgd9d1$hgs$1@ngspool-
d02.news.aol.com>, (Tank) wrote : >This year, I have noticed a number of grocery >stores placing trash cans next to their sweet >corn displays. This is for those people who >feel it necessary to strip their corn there in >the store. Are they placed there because the >stores are knuckling under to rude people who >peel back the ears to check them? What happened >to being able to judge an ear without destroying >it? This I'll admit is mildly irritating. I've found that it is possible to determine the quality of corn without opening it in the slightest. Meanwhile, if people open the ears slightly, the end has a tendency to dry out and also to lose sweetness slightly faster. However, determining the quality of corn without opening it at all is difficult and requires a fair amount of practice as well as a finely-tuned judgment. So I can't really fault people who inspect too badly, because inevitably there are a few ears that are underdeveloped or wormy, and if you're not looking and feeling very closely, you'll most likely pick one up. Nonetheless, far, far more irritating than this is the common supermarket practice of trimming ears. They pull off the outer husks, cut the stem right back to the cob, and often cut off the entire end, kernels and all. Some of the worst even pull off all the husk on one side. This definitely *does* cause the corn to deteriorate much faster and I think should be eliminated. OTOH, it's rare indeed that I'll buy from a supermarket anyway because the ears are almost never fresh (i.e. picked that day). There are enough farms around here either with U-pick or who sell corn picked that day at farm stands and farmers' markets, that going to a supermarket is questionable anyway. > What happened to simply taking the luck of >the draw with your produce, as the human race >has for thousands of years? I disagree here on both counts. If they have produce available for you to pick through, there's nothing wrong with hand-selecting the best individual pieces. If you worry that this is depriving others of potential quality in the produce, I would respond that it's first-come, first-serve. I readily accept, if I arrive at a farmer's market late, that I'm not going to get the pick of the lot. And people *have* been hand-selecting for years. Ever since there have been markets, people have gone and examined fruits for the best ones, picked out the very best pieces of meat, taken the nicest, freshest vegetables. What *is* impolite is when the people who are hand-selecting don't treat the produce with respect. In other words, they casually fling around easily-bruised peaches or apples, root roughly through baskets of delicate mushrooms or strawberries, or bend carrots and green beans till they snap. This ruins food and, I think, requires more careful monitoring from store or market personnel. But ironically, it seems that the people who treat the produce with the least respect are most commonly those who "take the luck of the draw" and just shovel things into bags. I suppose it makes sense - those who, when it comes down to it, don't care that much about the quality of the produce they're getting (or don't know that there is any difference), might expect others would feel likewise. -- Alex Rast (remove d., .7, not, and .NOSPAM to reply) |
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On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 13:21:21 -0400, "Tank" >
arranged random neurons, so they looked like this: >This year, I have noticed a number of grocery >stores placing trash cans next to their sweet >corn displays. This is for those people who >feel it necessary to strip their corn there in >the store. Are they placed there because the >stores are knuckling under to rude people who >peel back the ears to check them? What happened >to being able to judge an ear without destroying >it? What happened to simply taking the luck of >the draw with your produce, as the human race >has for thousands of years? > >Am I the only person who dislikes this trend? Well, color me stupid, but I always figured the trash cans were there mainly so people didn't have to get cornsilk and husks all over their kitchens. I mean, I'm gonna yank down a wad of husk to check the quality of the kernels whether they have a trash can there or not. The only places hereabouts (SoCal) that the grocers seem to do that is Henry's Marketplace and Gelson's. Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the waitress', it would have been a very good dinner." Duncan Hines To reply, remove replace "spaminator" with "cox" |
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Tank wrote:
> This year, I have noticed a number of grocery stores placing trash > cans next to their sweet corn displays. This is for those people who > feel it necessary to strip their corn there in the store. Are they > placed there because the stores are knuckling under to rude people > who peel back the ears to check them? What happened to being able to > judge an ear without destroying it? What happened to simply taking > the luck of the draw with your produce, as the human race has for > thousands of years? > > Am I the only person who dislikes this trend? > -- Tank > I only buy fresh corn at the supermarkets if it is so cheap they are practically giving it away. I peel one or two representative ears back a little to check if they are filled out OK and not overripe. If they look OK (and at a nickel per ear, my standards are pretty low) I buy the ones I checked and 10 or 12 more without even checking them. I usually buy corn from trucks on the side of the road. When I'm looking them over, the farmer usually shucks an ear a lot more than I would to show me. I examine this a lot more than I do supermarket corn to make sure it's really fresh, and I'm a little more careful picking out the ears -- but I still don't peel back every ear. Bob |
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zxcvbob > wrote in message >...
> > I usually buy corn from trucks on the side of the road. When I'm > looking them over, the farmer usually shucks an ear a lot more than I > would to show me. I examine this a lot more than I do supermarket corn > to make sure it's really fresh, and I'm a little more careful picking > out the ears -- but I still don't peel back every ear. > > Bob Nothing better than fresh-from-the field sweet corn. I used to work for Pioneer Hi-Bred (which at the time was the #1 corn producing entity in the world). On Friday afternoons the guys from the field would bring in a whole truck load of ears they had just picked, and all the employyes could take home as much as they wanted. Our work group would then trek out to a local state park, fire up the grill unload our coolers and have a party - drink beer, fly kites and play fisbee and volleyball. We did this every Friday night through corn season. I have so many fond memories of that time in my life. The sweet corn, BTW, was DeKalb. -L. |
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sf > wrote in message >. ..
> On 23 Aug 2004 23:24:09 -0700, (-L. > wrote: > > > > Nothing better than fresh-from-the field sweet corn. I used to work > > for Pioneer Hi-Bred (which at the time was the #1 corn producing > > entity in the world). On Friday afternoons the guys from the field > > would bring in a whole truck load of ears they had just picked, and > > all the employyes could take home as much as they wanted. Our work > > group would then trek out to a local state park, fire up the grill > > unload our coolers and have a party - drink beer, fly kites and play > > fisbee and volleyball. We did this every Friday night through corn > > season. I have so many fond memories of that time in my life. The > > sweet corn, BTW, was DeKalb. > > I must be one of those genetically impaired individuals who > can't tell the difference between fresh off the plant and > days off the plant. Oh honey child, there is a HUGE difference. -L. |
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On 25 Aug 2004 00:24:24 -0700, (-L.
wrote: > Oh honey child, there is a HUGE difference. Not to me. sf Practice safe eating - always use condiments |
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