I went to the farm stand (or whatever you want to call it). Got four
nice ears of corn, 2 each yellow (crookneck) squashes and zucchini, an
eggplant and a small box of blueberries. $10. Woo hoo!

Jill

jmcquown > wrote:
> I went to the farm stand (or whatever you want to call it). Got four
> nice ears of corn, 2 each yellow (crookneck) squashes and zucchini, an
> eggplant and a small box of blueberries. $10. Woo hoo!
>
> Jill
>

I would pick up some tomatoes and make a wonderful vegetable tian with
those. I planted tomatoes, zucchini, yellow squash and Japanese eggplant
in my tiny garden just so I could make that dish. Can't wait for my garden
to grow even if I only get one meal out of it!

--
jinx the minx

jmcquown wrote:
>
> I went to the farm stand (or whatever you want to call it). Got four
> nice ears of corn, 2 each yellow (crookneck) squashes and zucchini, an
> eggplant and a small box of blueberries. $10. Woo hoo!

That sounds like a decent collection for fresh produce! :-D
Actually, that sounds like a fantastic deal, fresh from the farm.

My one local grocery store is selling fresh white corn at 20 cents
each this week. Even though from grocery store, they are always good.
For cshenk - that's Food Lion this week. Farm Fresh sell them for 25
cents each.

On 5/28/2016 11:54 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> I went to the farm stand (or whatever you want to call it). Got four
>> nice ears of corn, 2 each yellow (crookneck) squashes and zucchini, an
>> eggplant and a small box of blueberries. $10. Woo hoo!
>
> That sounds like a decent collection for fresh produce! :-D
> Actually, that sounds like a fantastic deal, fresh from the farm.
>
I'm certainly happy with it. I'm planning to grill the veggies. There
is a storm front moving in so grilling will have to wait. No problem,
this produce won't spoil in a matter of days. (I don't seem to have a
problem with some folks do.)

> My one local grocery store is selling fresh white corn at 20 cents
> each this week. Even though from grocery store, they are always good.
> For cshenk - that's Food Lion this week. Farm Fresh sell them for 25
> cents each.
>
I freeze corn on the cob, raw, in the husk (thanks lucretia for that
tip). No blanching, no par-boiling required.

The local grocery stores have corn on sale, too, but they want me to buy
10 ears of corn to get the sale price. Even with a separate freezer I
don't need 10 ears of corn!

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
>
> I freeze corn on the cob, raw, in the husk (thanks lucretia for that
> tip). No blanching, no par-boiling required.
>
> The local grocery stores have corn on sale, too, but they want me to buy
> 10 ears of corn to get the sale price. Even with a separate freezer I
> don't need 10 ears of corn

I buy them fresh and always cut them off the cob. I bag one ears worth
to one bag and like you...raw not blanched or otherwise). That's a
generous portion for one person for a meal. When on sale during the
spring, I process as much as I can stand to do...it's a pain. BUT....
later on, when fresh corn is gone, I'm so glad for every bag I have.
One year I still had 2 bags for Thanksgiving dinner. So good and you
don't get that taste from frozen or canned.

On 5/28/2016 11:22 AM, jinx the minx wrote:
> jmcquown > wrote:
>> I went to the farm stand (or whatever you want to call it). Got four
>> nice ears of corn, 2 each yellow (crookneck) squashes and zucchini, an
>> eggplant and a small box of blueberries. $10. Woo hoo!
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> I would pick up some tomatoes and make a wonderful vegetable tian with
> those. I planted tomatoes, zucchini, yellow squash and Japanese eggplant
> in my tiny garden just so I could make that dish. Can't wait for my garden
> to grow even if I only get one meal out of it!
>
It would be great if I really loved tomatoes. The guy had some very
nice looking ones and there are tomato farms not far from my house.

Jill

jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> I went to the farm stand (or whatever you want to call it). Got four
> nice ears of corn, 2 each yellow (crookneck) squashes and zucchini,
> an eggplant and a small box of blueberries. $10. Woo hoo!
>
> Jill

Not bad Jill!

I am watching my garden move into production. Cropping all the lettuce
we need now (In a week I put more in as another crops out for rotation).

The volunteer tomato at the front is definately crowding out the
flowers but i'm fine with that. The other 4 tomato planters are going
strong.

--

Gary wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > I went to the farm stand (or whatever you want to call it). Got
> > four nice ears of corn, 2 each yellow (crookneck) squashes and
> > zucchini, an eggplant and a small box of blueberries. $10. Woo
> > hoo!
>
> That sounds like a decent collection for fresh produce! :-D
> Actually, that sounds like a fantastic deal, fresh from the farm.
>
> My one local grocery store is selling fresh white corn at 20 cents
> each this week. Even though from grocery store, they are always good.
> For cshenk - that's Food Lion this week. Farm Fresh sell them for 25
> cents each.

THanks Gary! I saw the ad too. Now to make freezer room!

Right now enjoying a lovely day with the house open and a fan or so
ready to be put in use.

My little Iowna (the little beagle who's blind) decided to prove she's
still a climber last night. Somehow, she wriggled the screw out of the
babygate that keeps her in the kitchen at night, which fell partly over
and she was able to clamber it to go nose her way into the bedroom and
curl up with the other dog and cat. (smile). Fortunately no accidents
inside this time.

She's still happy but getting on and no longer housebroken inside at
night. Doggie dementia it seems but she's up for a cushings review as
it may be related. Sadly we are carefully watching for when she stops
having fun, but for now she's in her indian summer and enjoying it.

--

On Sat, 28 May 2016 11:05:57 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>I went to the farm stand (or whatever you want to call it). Got four
>nice ears of corn, 2 each yellow (crookneck) squashes and zucchini, an
>eggplant and a small box of blueberries. $10. Woo hoo!

Nice score there, I'd love some fresh corn today.

On 5/28/2016 12:41 PM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> I freeze corn on the cob, raw, in the husk (thanks lucretia for that
>> tip). No blanching, no par-boiling required.
>>
>> The local grocery stores have corn on sale, too, but they want me to buy
>> 10 ears of corn to get the sale price. Even with a separate freezer I
>> don't need 10 ears of corn
>
> I buy them fresh and always cut them off the cob.

There we differ. I freeze fresh corn *on* the cob. That's the way I
prefer to eat corn. Can't grill niblets!

Jill

On 5/28/2016 12:49 PM, cshenk wrote:
> jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> I went to the farm stand (or whatever you want to call it). Got four
>> nice ears of corn, 2 each yellow (crookneck) squashes and zucchini,
>> an eggplant and a small box of blueberries. $10. Woo hoo!
>>
>> Jill
>
> Not bad Jill!
>
I should have bought some of the small potatoes he had. Oh well, he'll
be back next week.

> I am watching my garden move into production. Cropping all the lettuce
> we need now (In a week I put more in as another crops out for rotation).
>
Rotating crops is a good thing. Not that I've got any place to grow a
garden...

> The volunteer tomato at the front is definately crowding out the
> flowers but i'm fine with that. The other 4 tomato planters are going
> strong.
>

jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 5/28/2016 12:49 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > > I went to the farm stand (or whatever you want to call it). Got
> > > four nice ears of corn, 2 each yellow (crookneck) squashes and
> > > zucchini, an eggplant and a small box of blueberries. $10. Woo
> > > hoo!
> > >
> > > Jill
> >
> > Not bad Jill!
> >
> I should have bought some of the small potatoes he had. Oh well,
> he'll be back next week.
>
> > I am watching my garden move into production. Cropping all the
> > lettuce we need now (In a week I put more in as another crops out
> > for rotation).
> >
> Rotating crops is a good thing. Not that I've got any place to grow
> a garden...
>
> > The volunteer tomato at the front is definately crowding out the
> > flowers but i'm fine with that. The other 4 tomato planters are
> > going strong.
> >

I do have room but due to pesticides (flea and tick sprays) we use
containers above ground. We use an organic (supposed to be
environmentally sound, even Californa approved) spray but.... I put my
veggies above on stands that my husband built for me so I don't have to
lean over as much.

Seen Julies new porch? In my case the edges would fast grow containers
lined with cotton old ripped blue jean legs (water retention, also
traps the dirt in better) and that would be my 'garden'.

I have 5 of the long terra cotta ones on a bench now and 2 on the
sidewalk in the back yard plus 4 kitty litter buckets with tomatoes and
a large round container.

Between them I have squash, peppers (bell and various hotter types),
cucumbers, tomatoes, and 2 batches of lettuce with a patch for the next
lettuce to be seeded. I need to restart my green onion and chive
patches but I have some stock to use for that from the old yard grown
bits.

--

On 5/28/2016 11:05 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> I went to the farm stand (or whatever you want to call it). Got four
> nice ears of corn, 2 each yellow (crookneck) squashes and zucchini, an
> eggplant and a small box of blueberries. $10. Woo hoo!
>
> Jill

I love this time of year when everything is so plentiful and cheap.
Nice haul indeed!

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Cheryl

On 5/28/2016 12:22 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
> The local grocery stores have corn on sale, too, but they want me to buy
> 10 ears of corn to get the sale price. Even with a separate freezer I
> don't need 10 ears of corn!

I don't like it when they force us to buy so much just to get the good
deals. I don't see that in the grocery store but I'd rather by fresh
from a stand. We have a local farmers market during spring/summer that I
haven't been to yet so I'm going to check them out soon. They only
operate on Saturday morning in a local school parking lot.

--
ღ.¸¸.œ«*¨`*œ¶
Cheryl

On 5/28/2016 12:22 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
> I'm certainly happy with it. I'm planning to grill the veggies. There
> is a storm front moving in so grilling will have to wait. No problem,
> this produce won't spoil in a matter of days. (I don't seem to have a
> problem with some folks do.)

Are you at risk for tropical storm Bonnie?
<https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-storm-bonnie-atlantic-2016>


--
ღ.¸¸.œ«*¨`*œ¶
Cheryl

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> I went to the farm stand (or whatever you want to call it). Got four
>> nice ears of corn, 2 each yellow (crookneck) squashes and zucchini, an
>> eggplant and a small box of blueberries. $10. Woo hoo!
>
> That sounds like a decent collection for fresh produce! :-D
> Actually, that sounds like a fantastic deal, fresh from the farm.
>
> My one local grocery store is selling fresh white corn at 20 cents
> each this week. Even though from grocery store, they are always good.
> For cshenk - that's Food Lion this week. Farm Fresh sell them for 25
> cents each.

I saw a big pile of corn at Winco but didn't look at the price. None of us
are big corn eaters. I'll buy it on the cob perhaps once a year, if that.

The picky eater who is staying with us is giving me fits. I ate her salad at
lunch. Angela and my mom ate her fruit. So far she has eaten nothing but
pretzels, potato chips, hot dogs, burgers, fries, tots and chicken strips.
Brownies for breakfast. I did put out a bowl of pickle spears because I was
told she would eat those. We'll see.

I would feel very terrible if I ate like that. Seems none of the teens who
come over here do vegetables although there are a couple who will eat baby
carrots to be polite. I just don't get it because I have always eaten
veggies and so has Angela.

Cheryl wrote:
>
> On 5/28/2016 12:22 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > The local grocery stores have corn on sale, too, but they want me to buy
> > 10 ears of corn to get the sale price. Even with a separate freezer I
> > don't need 10 ears of corn!
>
> I don't like it when they force us to buy so much just to get the good
> deals.

I do wonder if Jill has actually asked about those deals. My stores
always advertise so many for so much. The two stores I use say that in
the ads but you don't have to buy that many to get the price.

Example: This week, the 2 stores I shop at have fresh white corn on
sale....
- Farm Fresh... corn 4/$1.00
- Food Lion... corn 5/$1.00

That's what the ads say but you don't have to buy that many.
They also sell separately at the sale price. This is always too.
Many people think they have to buy the 4 or 5 to get the sale price.
Not true.

G.

Cheryl wrote:
>
> On 5/28/2016 12:22 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> >>
> > I'm certainly happy with it. I'm planning to grill the veggies. There
> > is a storm front moving in so grilling will have to wait. No problem,
> > this produce won't spoil in a matter of days. (I don't seem to have a
> > problem with some folks do.)
>
> Are you at risk for tropical storm Bonnie?
> <https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-storm-bonnie-atlantic-2016>

Passing by here today or tomorrow. No worries. It's staying out at
sea. Minor rain and no winds from it predicted here.

As you know, Cheryl....September is the real month for hurricanes.

On Sun, 29 May 2016 08:17:53 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Cheryl wrote:
>>
>> On 5/28/2016 12:22 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> >
>> > The local grocery stores have corn on sale, too, but they want me to buy
>> > 10 ears of corn to get the sale price. Even with a separate freezer I
>> > don't need 10 ears of corn!
>>
>> I don't like it when they force us to buy so much just to get the good
>> deals.
>
>I do wonder if Jill has actually asked about those deals. My stores
>always advertise so many for so much. The two stores I use say that in
>the ads but you don't have to buy that many to get the price.
>
>Example: This week, the 2 stores I shop at have fresh white corn on
>sale....
>- Farm Fresh... corn 4/$1.00
>- Food Lion... corn 5/$1.00
>
>That's what the ads say but you don't have to buy that many.
>They also sell separately at the sale price. This is always too.
>Many people think they have to buy the 4 or 5 to get the sale price.
>Not true.
>
>G.
That holds true here too, 4 cobs of corn is too much for me, one is
fine.

Julie Bove wrote:
>Gary wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> I went to the farm stand (or whatever you want to call it). Got four
>>> nice ears of corn, 2 each yellow (crookneck) squashes and zucchini, an
>>> eggplant and a small box of blueberries. $10. Woo hoo!
>>
>> That sounds like a decent collection for fresh produce! :-D
>> Actually, that sounds like a fantastic deal, fresh from the farm.
>>
>> My one local grocery store is selling fresh white corn at 20 cents
>> each this week. Even though from grocery store, they are always good.
>> For cshenk - that's Food Lion this week. Farm Fresh sell them for 25
>> cents each.
>
>I saw a big pile of corn at Winco but didn't look at the price. None of us
>are big corn eaters. I'll buy it on the cob perhaps once a year, if that.
>
>The picky eater who is staying with us is giving me fits. I ate her salad at
>lunch. Angela and my mom ate her fruit. So far she has eaten nothing but
>pretzels, potato chips, hot dogs, burgers, fries, tots and chicken strips.
>Brownies for breakfast. I did put out a bowl of pickle spears because I was
>told she would eat those. We'll see.
>
>I would feel very terrible if I ate like that. Seems none of the teens who
>come over here do vegetables although there are a couple who will eat baby
>carrots to be polite. I just don't get it because I have always eaten
>veggies and so has Angela.

A gracious host/ess serves what their guests like... it's very rude to
embarrass guests by forcing your eating habits on them... seems to me
your guest isn't a picky eater at all, she eats foods that most normal
teenagers enjoy; pretzels, potato chips, hot dogs, burgers, fries,
tots and chicken strips... seem it's you who are the picky eater, and
those so-called baby carrots aren't at all very healthful/nutritious,
if you knew how they are prepared you'd realize they are essentially
compost fodder, I wouldn't eat those either, in fact I've never bought
them. I eat a goodly quantity of carrots but I buy whole carrots
unpeeled in five pound bags. Often I'll buy bunched carrots with
their leaves attached from farm stands. I haven't had much luck
growing carrots. If the salad you offered was dumped out of a plastic
bag I'd reject it too, those smell like they're already rotting. I
don't buy romaine and celery hearts either, those are salvage from
damaged/rotting vegetables.
That you bash your guests on line says you're a very rude person.

On Sun, 29 May 2016 09:18:05 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>Julie Bove wrote:
>>Gary wrote:
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I went to the farm stand (or whatever you want to call it). Got four
>>>> nice ears of corn, 2 each yellow (crookneck) squashes and zucchini, an
>>>> eggplant and a small box of blueberries. $10. Woo hoo!
>>>
>>> That sounds like a decent collection for fresh produce! :-D
>>> Actually, that sounds like a fantastic deal, fresh from the farm.
>>>
>>> My one local grocery store is selling fresh white corn at 20 cents
>>> each this week. Even though from grocery store, they are always good.
>>> For cshenk - that's Food Lion this week. Farm Fresh sell them for 25
>>> cents each.
>>
>>I saw a big pile of corn at Winco but didn't look at the price. None of us
>>are big corn eaters. I'll buy it on the cob perhaps once a year, if that.
>>
>>The picky eater who is staying with us is giving me fits. I ate her salad at
>>lunch. Angela and my mom ate her fruit. So far she has eaten nothing but
>>pretzels, potato chips, hot dogs, burgers, fries, tots and chicken strips.
>>Brownies for breakfast. I did put out a bowl of pickle spears because I was
>>told she would eat those. We'll see.
>>
>>I would feel very terrible if I ate like that. Seems none of the teens who
>>come over here do vegetables although there are a couple who will eat baby
>>carrots to be polite. I just don't get it because I have always eaten
>>veggies and so has Angela.
>
>A gracious host/ess serves what their guests like... it's very rude to
>embarrass guests by forcing your eating habits on them... seems to me
>your guest isn't a picky eater at all, she eats foods that most normal
>teenagers enjoy; pretzels, potato chips, hot dogs, burgers, fries,
>tots and chicken strips... seem it's you who are the picky eater, and
>those so-called baby carrots aren't at all very healthful/nutritious,
>if you knew how they are prepared you'd realize they are essentially
>compost fodder, I wouldn't eat those either, in fact I've never bought
>them. I eat a goodly quantity of carrots but I buy whole carrots
>unpeeled in five pound bags. Often I'll buy bunched carrots with
>their leaves attached from farm stands. I haven't had much luck
>growing carrots. If the salad you offered was dumped out of a plastic
>bag I'd reject it too, those smell like they're already rotting. I
>don't buy romaine and celery hearts either, those are salvage from
>damaged/rotting vegetables.
>That you bash your guests on line says you're a very rude person.


For once I agree with Sheldon! Those baby carrots are to be avoided,
check out how they make baby carrots.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_carrot

On 2016-05-29 9:16 AM, wrote:

> That holds true here too, 4 cobs of corn is too much for me, one is
>
My wife does not corn. I eat it only when it is farm fresh. Living in a
rural area, I can pick it up fresh at any of a number of local stands. I
buy only one at a time.

Dave Smith wrote:
>
> On 2016-05-29 9:16 AM, wrote:
>
> > That holds true here too, 4 cobs of corn is too much for me, one is
> >
> My wife does not corn. I eat it only when it is farm fresh. Living in a
> rural area, I can pick it up fresh at any of a number of local stands. I
> buy only one at a time.

Surprisingly, corn is one of the few veggies that come fairly nicely
from grocery stores. Just eat or process them the same day. I don't
cook sweet white corn. All I do is heat it to warm and I love that
fresh taste. No grilling, etc.

When I buy corn on a good sale, I immediately process them. For me
that's cutting it off the cob. One ears worth of corn goes into one
baggie and into the freezer. That's a good meal portion for one
person.

Pain in the ass to do this though. I'm lazy. But I always try to buy
lots when it's on sale and freeze that way. Best I've done is to still
have 2 bags left (for 2 people) at Thanksgiving. No frozen or canned
corn has that unique fresh taste.

On 5/28/2016 9:35 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> On 5/28/2016 12:22 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>> I'm certainly happy with it. I'm planning to grill the veggies. There
>> is a storm front moving in so grilling will have to wait. No problem,
>> this produce won't spoil in a matter of days. (I don't seem to have a
>> problem with some folks do.)
>
> Are you at risk for tropical storm Bonnie?
> <https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-storm-bonnie-atlantic-2016>
>
>
>
Depends on what you call "at risk". I'm sure that's where the rain
is coming from but that's all it is. Just rain. Enough to spoil my
grilling plans but that's about it.

Jill

On 5/29/2016 9:16 AM, wrote:
> On Sun, 29 May 2016 08:17:53 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>> Cheryl wrote:
>>>
>>> On 5/28/2016 12:22 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The local grocery stores have corn on sale, too, but they want me to buy
>>>> 10 ears of corn to get the sale price. Even with a separate freezer I
>>>> don't need 10 ears of corn!
>>>
>>> I don't like it when they force us to buy so much just to get the good
>>> deals.
>>
>> I do wonder if Jill has actually asked about those deals. My stores
>> always advertise so many for so much. The two stores I use say that in
>> the ads but you don't have to buy that many to get the price.
>>
>> Example: This week, the 2 stores I shop at have fresh white corn on
>> sale....
>> - Farm Fresh... corn 4/$1.00
>> - Food Lion... corn 5/$1.00
>>
>> That's what the ads say but you don't have to buy that many.
>> They also sell separately at the sale price. This is always too.
>> Many people think they have to buy the 4 or 5 to get the sale price.
>> Not true.
>>
>> G.
> That holds true here too, 4 cobs of corn is too much for me, one is
> fine.
>
I'm sure I don't *have* to buy 10 ears of corn. Then again, I didn't
have to drive nearly as far (Publix or Food Lion) to buy it. I got four
ears of corn but, thanks to your helpful tip, three went right into the
freezer.

Jill

On Sun, 29 May 2016 10:16:50 -0300, wrote:

>On Sun, 29 May 2016 08:17:53 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>>Cheryl wrote:
>>>
>>> On 5/28/2016 12:22 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> >
>>> > The local grocery stores have corn on sale, too, but they want me to buy
>>> > 10 ears of corn to get the sale price. Even with a separate freezer I
>>> > don't need 10 ears of corn!
>>>
>>> I don't like it when they force us to buy so much just to get the good
>>> deals.
>>
>>I do wonder if Jill has actually asked about those deals. My stores
>>always advertise so many for so much. The two stores I use say that in
>>the ads but you don't have to buy that many to get the price.
>>
>>Example: This week, the 2 stores I shop at have fresh white corn on
>>sale....
>>- Farm Fresh... corn 4/$1.00
>>- Food Lion... corn 5/$1.00
>>
>>That's what the ads say but you don't have to buy that many.
>>They also sell separately at the sale price. This is always too.
>>Many people think they have to buy the 4 or 5 to get the sale price.
>>Not true.
>>
>>G.
>That holds true here too, 4 cobs of corn is too much for me, one is
>fine.

Same here, I can buy as few as I like of any item to get the sale
price. In the circular many items are listed at 10 for $10 but many
times I'll buy one or two and I'm still charged a $1 each.

On 2016-05-29, jmcquown > wrote:

> ears of corn but, thanks to your helpful tip, three went right into the
> freezer.

OK Jill, what is this fantastic tip you keep belaboring?

nb

On Sun, 29 May 2016 09:39:06 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> On 2016-05-29 9:16 AM, wrote:
>>
>> > That holds true here too, 4 cobs of corn is too much for me, one is
>> >
>> My wife does not corn. I eat it only when it is farm fresh. Living in a
>> rural area, I can pick it up fresh at any of a number of local stands. I
>> buy only one at a time.
>
>Surprisingly, corn is one of the few veggies that come fairly nicely
>from grocery stores. Just eat or process them the same day. I don't
>cook sweet white corn. All I do is heat it to warm and I love that
>fresh taste. No grilling, etc.
>
>When I buy corn on a good sale, I immediately process them. For me
>that's cutting it off the cob. One ears worth of corn goes into one
>baggie and into the freezer. That's a good meal portion for one
>person.
>
>Pain in the ass to do this though. I'm lazy. But I always try to buy
>lots when it's on sale and freeze that way. Best I've done is to still
>have 2 bags left (for 2 people) at Thanksgiving. No frozen or canned
>corn has that unique fresh taste.

When I was laid up after my knee op my younger daughter was getting my
groceries, I asked for corn and she brought me a dozen lol I
discovered that sealing them in a bag and freezing them worked very
well. When I remove one I sometimes allow to thaw, other times put
straight in the nuker, either way the corn is as good as it was
originally.

Try it, no fuss, no bother. So when I find nice corn, I will buy a
stock of it to use in winter.

On Sun, 29 May 2016 10:26:19 -0300, wrote:

>On Sun, 29 May 2016 09:18:05 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:
>
>>Julie Bove wrote:
>>>Gary wrote:
>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I went to the farm stand (or whatever you want to call it). Got four
>>>>> nice ears of corn, 2 each yellow (crookneck) squashes and zucchini, an
>>>>> eggplant and a small box of blueberries. $10. Woo hoo!
>>>>
>>>> That sounds like a decent collection for fresh produce! :-D
>>>> Actually, that sounds like a fantastic deal, fresh from the farm.
>>>>
>>>> My one local grocery store is selling fresh white corn at 20 cents
>>>> each this week. Even though from grocery store, they are always good.
>>>> For cshenk - that's Food Lion this week. Farm Fresh sell them for 25
>>>> cents each.
>>>
>>>I saw a big pile of corn at Winco but didn't look at the price. None of us
>>>are big corn eaters. I'll buy it on the cob perhaps once a year, if that.
>>>
>>>The picky eater who is staying with us is giving me fits. I ate her salad at
>>>lunch. Angela and my mom ate her fruit. So far she has eaten nothing but
>>>pretzels, potato chips, hot dogs, burgers, fries, tots and chicken strips.
>>>Brownies for breakfast. I did put out a bowl of pickle spears because I was
>>>told she would eat those. We'll see.
>>>
>>>I would feel very terrible if I ate like that. Seems none of the teens who
>>>come over here do vegetables although there are a couple who will eat baby
>>>carrots to be polite. I just don't get it because I have always eaten
>>>veggies and so has Angela.
>>
>>A gracious host/ess serves what their guests like... it's very rude to
>>embarrass guests by forcing your eating habits on them... seems to me
>>your guest isn't a picky eater at all, she eats foods that most normal
>>teenagers enjoy; pretzels, potato chips, hot dogs, burgers, fries,
>>tots and chicken strips... seem it's you who are the picky eater, and
>>those so-called baby carrots aren't at all very healthful/nutritious,
>>if you knew how they are prepared you'd realize they are essentially
>>compost fodder, I wouldn't eat those either, in fact I've never bought
>>them. I eat a goodly quantity of carrots but I buy whole carrots
>>unpeeled in five pound bags. Often I'll buy bunched carrots with
>>their leaves attached from farm stands. I haven't had much luck
>>growing carrots. If the salad you offered was dumped out of a plastic
>>bag I'd reject it too, those smell like they're already rotting. I
>>don't buy romaine and celery hearts either, those are salvage from
>>damaged/rotting vegetables.
>>That you bash your guests on line says you're a very rude person.
>
>
>For once I agree with Sheldon! Those baby carrots are to be avoided,
>check out how they make baby carrots.
>
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_carrot

Those bags of chopped up salad greens are salvage from havesting, when
a tractor wheel crushes half a head of lettuce they salvage what they
can, it's the cleaning I don't like, they use the same fetid water
over and over to rinse off the dirt.

On Sun, 29 May 2016 10:28:36 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>On Sun, 29 May 2016 10:26:19 -0300, wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>For once I agree with Sheldon! Those baby carrots are to be avoided,
>>check out how they make baby carrots.
>>
>>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_carrot
>
>Those bags of chopped up salad greens are salvage from havesting, when
>a tractor wheel crushes half a head of lettuce they salvage what they
>can, it's the cleaning I don't like, they use the same fetid water
>over and over to rinse off the dirt.

Correct and that is why so often recalls happen to those bags of salad
greens.

On 5/29/2016 10:23 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2016-05-29, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> ears of corn but, thanks to your helpful tip, three went right into the
>> freezer.
>
> OK Jill, what is this fantastic tip you keep belaboring?
>
> nb
>
I believe it was lucretia who mentioned it last year or so. Just put
the raw corn (in the husk) in the freezer. It doesn't take long to thaw
when the time comes to use it. Cook it however you like. It tastes
fresh, as if you just brought it home.

Jill

On 2016-05-29, jmcquown > wrote:

> Just put the raw corn (in the husk) in the freezer. It doesn't take
> long to thaw when the time comes to use it. Cook it however you
> like. It tastes fresh, as if you just brought it home.

Hmmmm..... Seems like the individual cells in the corn kernels would
rupture due to ice crystals, but I'll give it a try. Thnx.

nb

On 29 May 2016 14:55:02 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2016-05-29, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> Just put the raw corn (in the husk) in the freezer. It doesn't take
>> long to thaw when the time comes to use it. Cook it however you
>> like. It tastes fresh, as if you just brought it home.
>
>Hmmmm..... Seems like the individual cells in the corn kernels would
>rupture due to ice crystals, but I'll give it a try. Thnx.
>
>nb

If they do, it is not noticeable. I look back to the days when my
kids were young and I used to load up the freezer in season and the
hours it took blanching stuff. Most of it totally unnecessary

On 2016-05-29, > wrote:

> If they do, it is not noticeable. I look back to the days when my
> kids were young and I used to load up the freezer in season and the
> hours it took blanching stuff. Most of it totally unnecessary

Am I missing something. What does "blanching" have to do with putting
corn in the freezer?

nb

notbob wrote:
>
> On 2016-05-29, > wrote:
>
> > If they do, it is not noticeable. I look back to the days when my
> > kids were young and I used to load up the freezer in season and the
> > hours it took blanching stuff. Most of it totally unnecessary
>
> Am I missing something. What does "blanching" have to do with putting
> corn in the freezer?

Some people feel the need to blanch vegetables before freezing. Corn
included. You don't need to blanch it though...it freezes fine without
and is so tasty even months later. Many vegetables freeze fine without
a blanch first.

On 5/29/2016 11:36 AM, Gary wrote:
> notbob wrote:
>>
>> On 2016-05-29, > wrote:
>>
>>> If they do, it is not noticeable. I look back to the days when my
>>> kids were young and I used to load up the freezer in season and the
>>> hours it took blanching stuff. Most of it totally unnecessary
>>
>> Am I missing something. What does "blanching" have to do with putting
>> corn in the freezer?
>
> Some people feel the need to blanch vegetables before freezing. Corn
> included. You don't need to blanch it though...it freezes fine without
> and is so tasty even months later. Many vegetables freeze fine without
> a blanch first.
>
Yeah, that's the old school of thought. I don't even cut it off the cob.

Jill

On 28/05/2016 9:10 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>

>
> I saw a big pile of corn at Winco but didn't look at the price. None of
> us are big corn eaters. I'll buy it on the cob perhaps once a year, if
> that.
>
> The picky eater who is staying with us is giving me fits.

Oh the irony!!!!
Sorry but I had to answer this!
Graham

On 2016-05-29, graham > wrote:

> Sorry but I had to answer this!

Why. Yer troll meter broken?

nb

On 29/05/2016 9:56 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2016-05-29, graham > wrote:
>
>> Sorry but I had to answer this!
>
> Why. Yer troll meter broken?
>
> nb
>
Wassermatter? Bad hangover?

On 2016-05-29, graham > wrote:

> Wassermatter? Bad hangover?

Nah. That was yesterday.

Today, I'm jesta jerk.

nb