Prairie Fare: Sweet corn and summer flavors — A recipe and a memory

To blanch corn on the cob, bring water to a boil, add the cobs and then begin the timing process when the water begins boiling again. (Pixabay photo)

To blanch corn on the cob, bring water to a boil, add the cobs and then begin the timing process when the water begins boiling again. (Pixabay photo)

“No playing with your food, please,” my mom said… I had been caught.I looked up from my plate and grinned. I had capped most of my teeth with corn kernels, giving myself a golden smile. I was very young at the time, I will add. I think everyone at the table laughed. I quickly swallowed the corn kernels.That day, we had harvested and husked tubs of sweet corn to freeze. The a...

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