Comments on: Another Corny Blog

By: Judy Hall

Judy Hall — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:18:20 +0000

Seeing Linda work so hard, I thought I’d share this tip. Position the ear on the center hole of your angel food cake pan. Use your electric knife to cut downward…and the kernals will fall into the cake pan. This has been an easy process for us. We then cook it and pack it after it cools.

By: ksa

ksa — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 01:14:06 +0000

Yah, there’s nothing like a famiily getting together and picking, shucking,blanching and freezing corn. We froze almost 100 pint bags this year as we do every year. Sure taste GOOD in the middle of a snowstorm in Feb. or March. Nothing like home-grown produce, do alot of canning also and passing the knowledge on to the next generation makes it even more desirable.
HAPPY TUMMY”S!!!!!!!!!

By: Brenda

Brenda — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:03:43 +0000

I chose to try the non-blanching method and just had to try a bag to make sure it is good enough for when Taylor gets back from Afghanistan. IT IS GOOD!! But now am left with only 11 freezer bags to last until November. So…ahhh…..did you already go stand in line??!!! If not, I will PAY YOU DOUBLE to get some for me too. Have been there twice but if you are not there within the first 30 min of them showing you are out of luck. Two fruitless, or should I say cornless trips across town proved discouraging.

By: Erika

Erika — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:12:16 +0000

Our freezer’s are bursting with sweet corn this year. After freezing it for ourselves for the last few years we now have to freeze a little extra (20 quarts or so) for the hunters to take back to Las Vegas. They are small town men who miss the home grown food.

By: grouse

grouse — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:34:53 +0000

Thinking about your mom’s corn in December makes me smile! Lord, I wish I could taste it again. Then there was her lefse……and lot’s of other good things to eat. Thank God she always had an ample supply of “mistake” paper.

By: john mogen

john mogen — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:31:51 +0000

Shucks! Another good story, Doug! Hope we see many familiar faces at the Freedom Stage tomorrow. Probably need to stop for some Forestburg melons, don’t you think? Rumor has it Dustin Evans and Gary Snow will drop by to help us on a tune or two! Maybe Holly Hoffman, too!

By: Sweeps

Sweeps — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:45:23 +0000

Not wanting to be appear too greedy when my neighbor asked how many ears of corn I wanted, I said (hesitantly), “Two dozen?” “Six dozen it is!” Good grief! Now what do I do with it all? Ah, ha! Good thing people like scalloped corn at potlucks and for Sunday dinner! No blanching for me. 21 pint jars of corn later (not enough freezer space), bring on the potluck dinners!

By: Andrea L.

Andrea L. — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:46:38 +0000

I was wondering if the corn had Doug Lund’s approval this year. Cobs started a little small a few weeks ago, but was pleasantly surprised to see they were bigger this week. So, I grabbed another 5 dozen from the corn trailer Monday and froze them Tuesday! ENJOY yours!

By: Mike H

Mike H — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:57:26 +0000

Great stuff Doug! Deb and I went to the Iowa R&R Museum a couple of weeks ago. Very cool, but the SD one is well on it’s way! One thing I learned: Keith Knudsen, another singing drummer, of the Doobie Brothers and Southern Pacific was a native of LeMars. Have fun at the Fair.