Topic: sweetcorn

[Duke Ellington]

I have always found sweetcorn easy to grow too ...I used to grow it in large containers before I had an allotment.
I am about to eat my first one of the year tonight......I  hope it tastes okay:)

Duke

[saddad]

You manage to sow direct Flighty... I am in awe...  :o

[Flighty]

Saddad thanks! I sowed 20 seeds, of which 19 germinated.  All except 2 are around 7 feet high with cobs on!  Never grown it before so perhaps beginner's luck? 8)

[Tulipa]

Norfolklass, just trim them and freeze them as they are, no need to cook, just wrap in clingfilm and freeze.  They can then be zapped in the microwave from frozen for exactly the same time as if they were fresh, too long and they will dry out.

Enjoy...  I am hoping mine are going to be ready this weekend... :)

T.

[ceres]

You manage to sow direct Flighty... I am in awe...  :o

Why?  I sowed direct too.  Just checked diary, it was 1 June.  North/south divide again?

[cornykev]

Like Flighty I grew mine direct, they just wouldn't germinate indoors. I sowed the 1st of June and resowed some more on the 20th.       ;D ;D ;D

[tricia]

Norfolklass - I just removed the outer leaves, topped and tailed them neatly, wrapped them firmly in cling foil and froze them individually. I copied this method from another thread - can't remember which. Also for cooking them fresh I just remove the outer leaves, top and tail them and nuke them individually on high in the microwave for 3 minutes. The rest of the husk is then easy to remove before slathering with butter, salt and pepper! Had two for my supper tonight - yum!

Tricia

[telboy]

Interesting to note that peeps freeze direct!
As, I understand that, as soon as the cobs are picked the sugers start to turn to starch.
With this in mind, I always blanch. Our cobs last at least 6 months this way.
Comments welcome.

[Ninnyscrops.]

Owning up Telboy, I'm a blancher  :)

Linda

[Tulipa]

I am just finishing last year's and they have been wonderful just frozen direct, I blanch most things but got the instructions for corn off A4all - there have been several threads in the past all saying to freeze the same way.  It is such a busy time I am all for anything that saves time at the moment.  Like Tricia says just pop them in the microwave for about 3 mins (I have an old 650w one so mine take a bit longer).

T.

[Duke Ellington]

My name is Duke I am a BLANCHAHOLIC!!

Duke :P

ps ate my first sweetcorn this year this  evening and it was really good  ;D

[Ninnyscrops.]

Duchess you mean to tell us you've not eaten one straight off the plant like me ???

Shame on you gal  ;D

Ninnys

[Duke Ellington]

Ha Ninnyssssssss  ;D

Ninnyssssssssss ~ I can only manage to eat the peas and french beans and of course fruits on the plot :-[...Next year I may progress to chomping into a whole corn on the cob!!. I bet you can turn your spuds into mash potatoes just by looking at them!!  :o

Duke ;D

[norfolklass]

thanks tulipa and tricia for the freezing instructions.
as we don't have a microwave... would I be OK to cook them in boiling water from frozen as if they were fresh? has anyone tried this and does it ruin the flavour? still a bit of a novice at all this ::) but loving learning :)

[telboy]

norfolklass,
Pop them straight from the freezer into a large flying pan full of 'rolling boiling' water.
Give them 6 minutes from reboil & turn them as they cook.
Butter & pepper - enjoy!