How to Freeze Corn

Nothing compares to corn fresh out of the garden, but here’s how to freeze corn for the winter.

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The discussion “ fresh sweet corn ” conjure up affectionate memories and the expectation of good eating . Corn on the cob is quilt food for most multitude . So in an effort to get that flavor sensation to last well into the wintertime , I prepare it properly and freeze it quick in meal - size packages . Some of my most wanted mealtime retentivity are of my mother serving a steaming dish of frozen - fresh mellisonant corn during the wintertime . She had a certain respect for corn , knowing instinctively that it was very nutritious , specially when served with bean , and it was one veggie all her household enjoy .

Recipes :

•Savory Corn Pancakes with Pepper Relish•Sweet Corn Soup with Cilantro Salsa•Calabacitas•Grilled Striped Bass with Corn , Tomato , and Basil Salad•Zucchini with Roasted Peppers , Corn and Cream•Chardonnay Lovers ’ Creamy Corn Polenta

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I ’d care to tell you about my female parent ’s way of preparing corn whisky to preserve that unused - from - the - garden tasting and grain . A 24-hour interval before production begin , she would admonish her family line that the next day would be corn - freeze day , so everyone should be around to share the employment . On the big day , a with child pot of water was put on the cooking stove to boil even before the maize was picked . Only plank , fully mature capitulum were snapped off the stalk ; these were the ear with silk that had dried and change state brownish . The right stage of maturity was very important , not too immature and not too old .

Freshness was also paramount . We picked only as much as we could prepare in the time give up ; ears that were kept overnight produce an inferior product . All the children were expected to help oneself shuck , even those with small finger that could strip only one leaf at a time . As quickly as possible , the ear were plunged into the stewing water and blanched for about 5 minutes . Then the ears were removed and dunked in a pan of frigid H2O .

When the ears were coolheaded enough to handle , the exceptional clipping cognitive process began , with everyone but the youngest children aid . This is the method I still follow . I hold the cob in one mitt , and trend off strip of kernels with a sharp , medium - duration knife , from the cob ’s tip to its stem remainder . rest the Larus marinus in a low cake pan is a full way to take in the kernels . The secret to flavor perfection is to cut off only the top one-half of the kernels . This eliminate the difficult last of the kernels and woody bits of hazelnut . Then I come up the great black-backed gull light to remove the milky juice and germ from the part of the heart and soul that is go away on the cob . The juice and seed add to the eating and keeping qualities of the frozen edible corn .

I smooch both Zea mays and juice into freezer container or bags and right away place them in the coldest part of the freezer to “ show off ” freeze the corn . I always label the package with the date and content . When solidly stock-still , corn will keep longer than a year , but it ’s best if used within a year of processing .

Which corn sort suspend best?Nearly as important as the freezing proficiency is the variety of clavus you apply , whether it ’s homegrown or from a market . Interestingly , older varieties of edible corn freeze down much better than the new carbohydrate - enhance assortment . novel varieties retain their bouquet longer , but lack the complex flavor and safe grain of senior varieties , fresh or quick-frozen . see for the sometime shoe pin corn call ‘ Country Gentleman ’ , the good sensationalistic heirloom ‘ Golden Bantam ’ , the old favorite clean ‘ Silver Queen ’ , and another yellow variety , ‘ Lucius Annaeus Seneca Chief ’ . Almost any heirloom or major seeded player companionship will carry at least one of these older assortment . Some newfangled varieties , such as ‘ How Sweet It Is ’ , mimic the smell of older varieties and freeze down well . Whether you freeze erstwhile style or kale - enhanced , the method acting I ’ve distinguish will make the most of your corn .

Finally , if you may not originate corn , search for a market place or stand that sells “ pick today ” raise . select only those ears with stem ends that are still moist and green , not dry out . Keep picked or purchase corn whisky as fresh as possible by placing the stem ends in water during transport .

by Sylvia GatzyOctober 1999from issue # 22

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