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Sat-19-Jul-2008 - Freezing Sweet Corn w/pics

I bought 12 dozen ears of corn and Jonathan and I put them up yesterday. Here's how it all goes down. You get about one trash bag of corn husks per box of 4 dozen.

You throw the mainly de-silked ears in a big pot of boiling water. Stick the lid on for 5-6 minutes.

Take 'em out, put them in cool water in the sink.

I have done this by myself, but not this quantity. So, my wonderful husband cut the corn off the cob. (Oh, and this part tends to get backed up pretty easily so after a while he had quite the pile to work on!)

Elijah woke up from his nap part-way through, so he chilled on the floor chewing on a corn cob. This whole process is not really hectic, so we were able to keep a good eye on him. Though for a while I was husking, boiling, carrying them to the sink, then bagging the cut-off corn. I was busy!

This is the end result. After 2.5 hours, we had 45 meals of the best sweet corn EVER! Each bag has 3 cups in it, which is a big deal, because in past years we've only put 2 cups per meal. But now there are more than just me and Jonathan around the table! And Elijah already shows great promise as a Champion Eater. So we increased it to 3 cups, and I tried not to think about the extra 22 meals or so we didn't have as a result. I would much rather enjoy my boys and watch them eat corn than have more corn go farther! But I also may need to buy another box of corn or two this summer yet!

Anyway, this is how we do it.

~Ashley~

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Sat-19-Jul-2008 - Corn...

Posted by stitchnchick

Ours will soon be on as well! Usually it hits us during the week of the county fair, but lucky for me, the fair is early this year! We back our truck up, load it up, and gather as many willing family members as necessary to get it processed. Everyone has a job (even the littles) and we usually fix a meal and make a day of it. It's been this way since I was a little girl on this farm. Anyway, just wanted to say that I enjoy the process and I agree--it's so worth it! (By the way, wait until your boys get a bit older if you think you have big eaters now! I'm feeding teenaged boys and I think I'll have to freeze gallon size. LOL)

Amy

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Posted by gabbie427

I love the pic of the baby chewing on the empty cob! LOL Poor little guy doesn't get anything to eat except an old empty cob!!! LOL

God's Blessings,
Amy Jo

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Posted by mamato8