In article >, NONONOmisc07
@bigfoot.com says...
>
> When you shop for corn on the cob, do you pull down the husk before you
> buy it to look inside?
>
> Do you ever reject corn because it doesn't look good?
>
> What does "not look good" mean? Why would you reject an ear of corn?
>

Corn in the stool is cool!

On Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 10:44:03 AM UTC-4, wrote:
> In article >, NONONOmisc07
> @bigfoot.com says...
> >
> > When you shop for corn on the cob, do you pull down the husk before you
> > buy it to look inside?
> >
> > Do you ever reject corn because it doesn't look good?
> >
> > What does "not look good" mean? Why would you reject an ear of corn?
> >

I always pull down the husk and have a peek. I don't buy stuff where the kernels are too small. I also don't buy corn that is all white. A healthy looking cob is where it's at.

On 2019-08-15 10:56 a.m., A Moose in Love wrote:
> On Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 10:44:03 AM UTC-4,
> wrote:
>> In article >,
>> NONONOmisc07 @bigfoot.com says...
>>>
>>> When you shop for corn on the cob, do you pull down the husk
>>> before you buy it to look inside?
>>>
>>> Do you ever reject corn because it doesn't look good?
>>>
>>> What does "not look good" mean? Why would you reject an ear of
>>> corn?
>>>
>
> I always pull down the husk and have a peek. I don't buy stuff where
> the kernels are too small. I also don't buy corn that is all white.
> A healthy looking cob is where it's at.

I hate it when people do that. I always grill corn on the BBQ and it
needs to be wrapped in the husk for that. I select them by feel,
looking for cobs that have small kernels almost to the end. I am
basically playing corn roulette. It works for me. I often see corn that
has been peeled back and would have been perfect for me, except that it
has been peeled back.

Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2019-08-15 10:56 a.m., A Moose in Love wrote:
> > On Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 10:44:03 AM UTC-4,
> > wrote:
> > > In article >,
> > > NONONOmisc07 @bigfoot.com says...
> > > >
> > > > When you shop for corn on the cob, do you pull down the husk
> > > > before you buy it to look inside?
> > > >
> > > > Do you ever reject corn because it doesn't look good?
> > > >
> > > > What does "not look good" mean? Why would you reject an ear of
> > > > corn?
> > > >
> >
> > I always pull down the husk and have a peek. I don't buy stuff
> > where the kernels are too small. I also don't buy corn that is all
> > white. A healthy looking cob is where it's at.
>
> I hate it when people do that. I always grill corn on the BBQ and it
> needs to be wrapped in the husk for that. I select them by feel,
> looking for cobs that have small kernels almost to the end. I am
> basically playing corn roulette. It works for me. I often see corn
> that has been peeled back and would have been perfect for me, except
> that it has been peeled back.

Peeling it back a little doesnt disrupt grilling at all

A Moose in Love wrote:

> On Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 10:44:03 AM UTC-4,
> wrote:
> > In article >,
> > NONONOmisc07 @bigfoot.com says...
> > >
> > > When you shop for corn on the cob, do you pull down the husk
> > > before you buy it to look inside?
> > >
> > > Do you ever reject corn because it doesn't look good?
> > >
> > > What does "not look good" mean? Why would you reject an ear of
> > > corn?
> > >
>
> I always pull down the husk and have a peek. I don't buy stuff where
> the kernels are too small. I also don't buy corn that is all white.
> A healthy looking cob is where it's at.

Early corn will have smaller kernals. What I dislike is todays
emphasis on 'sweet corn'. It's hard to taste corn through the
sweetness sometimes.

On Sun, 18 Aug 2019 12:25:03 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:

>A Moose in Love wrote:
>
>> On Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 10:44:03 AM UTC-4,
>> wrote:
>> > In article >,
>> > NONONOmisc07 @bigfoot.com says...
>> > >
>> > > When you shop for corn on the cob, do you pull down the husk
>> > > before you buy it to look inside?
>> > >
>> > > Do you ever reject corn because it doesn't look good?
>> > >
>> > > What does "not look good" mean? Why would you reject an ear of
>> > > corn?
>> > >
>>
>> I always pull down the husk and have a peek. I don't buy stuff where
>> the kernels are too small. I also don't buy corn that is all white.
>> A healthy looking cob is where it's at.
>
>Early corn will have smaller kernals. What I dislike is todays
>emphasis on 'sweet corn'. It's hard to taste corn through the
>sweetness sometimes.

I can't imagine putting all those spreads and seasonings on the cob.
We eat cob corn naked and just heated, no need to cook in boiling
water.
Janet US

On Sunday, August 18, 2019 at 1:25:12 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
> A Moose in Love wrote:
>
> > On Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 10:44:03 AM UTC-4,
> > wrote:
> > > In article >,
> > > NONONOmisc07 @bigfoot.com says...
> > > >
> > > > When you shop for corn on the cob, do you pull down the husk
> > > > before you buy it to look inside?
> > > >
> > > > Do you ever reject corn because it doesn't look good?
> > > >
> > > > What does "not look good" mean? Why would you reject an ear of
> > > > corn?
> > > >
> >
> > I always pull down the husk and have a peek. I don't buy stuff where
> > the kernels are too small. I also don't buy corn that is all white.
> > A healthy looking cob is where it's at.
>
> Early corn will have smaller kernals. What I dislike is todays
> emphasis on 'sweet corn'. It's hard to taste corn through the
> sweetness sometimes.

Agreed. The corn of today tastes sugary to me. It needs hot sauce and lime. I remember the corn of the good old days. Yellow(no bi colour stuff), and very rich. Not too sweet.

On 2019-08-18 3:56 p.m., A Moose in Love wrote:
> On Sunday, August 18, 2019 at 1:25:12 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
>> A Moose in Love wrote:
>>
>> Early corn will have smaller kernals. What I dislike is todays
>> emphasis on 'sweet corn'. It's hard to taste corn through the
>> sweetness sometimes.
>
> Agreed. The corn of today tastes sugary to me. It needs hot sauce
> and lime. I remember the corn of the good old days. Yellow(no bi
> colour stuff), and very rich. Not too sweet.
>

I never appreciated the yellow corn. In my house it was the lighter,
smaller kernel cobs that were valued.

On Sun, 18 Aug 2019 20:04:12 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2019-08-18 3:56 p.m., A Moose in Love wrote:
>> On Sunday, August 18, 2019 at 1:25:12 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
>>> A Moose in Love wrote:
>>>
>>> Early corn will have smaller kernals. What I dislike is todays
>>> emphasis on 'sweet corn'. It's hard to taste corn through the
>>> sweetness sometimes.
>>
>> Agreed. The corn of today tastes sugary to me. It needs hot sauce
>> and lime. I remember the corn of the good old days. Yellow(no bi
>> colour stuff), and very rich. Not too sweet.
>>
>
>I never appreciated the yellow corn. In my house it was the lighter,
>smaller kernel cobs that were valued.

Same here. To me, the yellow corn is starchy. My husband says it isn't
much better than cow corn.

We used to stay at a cottage about a mile from my in-laws the first
week of August every summer. When my FIL was alive and had a big
garden, every day he would bring us a dozen corn, along with some
tomatoes and cucumbers. The corn had only been picked about 15 minutes
earlier, and we cooked and ate it immediately. Heavenly.

Doris