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Skriven 2011-08-17 07:41:00 av Dave Drum (53592.cooking)
  Kommentar till text 14774 av Dale Shipp (1:261/1466.0)
Ärende: Corny Stories
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-=> Dale Shipp wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 RH> Grandma said the best corn was picked at the top of the hill, shucked
 RH> while running down the hill, and plopped in the pot at the bottom. Odds
 RH> are she was right.  There were some old eating varieties that were
 RH> supposed to be really good, but the kernels weren't in nice neat rows
 RH> so the supermarkets didn't like them

 DD> Odds are she was pulling your leg - or had a convenient memory to go
 DD> with the stories of 6 miles to school through waist-deep snow, uphill
 DD> both ways. Of course if she was a grandma, that would make her an old
 DD> wife. And that stuff about it's better when eaten right in the field is
 DD> just that ... an old wives tale.

 DS> I will certainly agree that such tales are an exaggeration.  But it
 DS> cannot be denied that the fresher the corn is, the better it tastes --
 DS> unless you happen to like your corn starchy.  If you choose your corn
 DS> in the store carefully, it can be very good -- sweet and crunchy.  If
 DS> you just grab and if the store has not treated it right, it will be
 DS> starchy and have less flavor.  One immediate clue of good treatment is
 DS> when the corn feels cool to the touch.  One immediate indication that
 DS> the store is clueless is when they put the corn into a big bin outside
 DS> the store front in full view of the sun.

Oh, I agree, that fresher is better - but, the question is, "Where do we hit
the point of ridiculosity?" Of course not being a huge fan of sweet (as opposed
to "field") corn I'm not too worried about the sweet corn losing some minuscule
amount of over-sweetness anyway. I do agree that stale is stale.

But, I have this highly honed B.S. detector and do not suffer hyperbole well.  
 Bv)=  Some say that makes me a cynic. I think it just makes me a realist (and
sometimes a tiresome bore).  Bv/=

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Pennsylvania Dutch Corn Fritters
 Categories: Breads, Vegetables
      Yield: 6 servings

      1 lg Egg; separated
      1 ts Granulated sugar
    3/4 c  Whole-kernel corn; thawed
    1/4 c  Canned cream-style corn
      3 tb All-purpose flour
      1 tb Chopped chives
    1/8 ts (ea) salt & pepper
      2 tb Oil
 
  In medium mixing bowl beat together egg yolk and
  sugar.  Using wooden spoon, stir in kernel and
  cream-style corn, flour chives, salt and pepper; mix
  well.

  In small mixing bowl, using electric mixer, beat egg
  white until stiff but not dry; gently fold into corn
  mixture.

  In 10" skillet heat oil over medium-high heat; drop
  batter by 1/4 cup measures into skillet, forming 6
  equal fritters.

  Cook until fritters are golden on bottom, about 1 min;
  using pancake turner, turn fritters over. Cook until
  golden on other side, about 1 minute longer.
   
  Makes 6 servings of 1 fritter each.
   
  Posted by Fred Peters.

  From: http://www.recipesource.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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