When do you know Corn on the cob is ready to eat?!
When do you know Corn on the cob is ready to eat?
I am for the first time growning my own Corn, and was wondering when do i know its ready to be picked from the stalks?
Answers:
Are you preparing the ears with the leaves on or off?
Fresh whole ears with leaves on only need to be boiled for 5 minutes. Add the ears to a pot of boiling water and let boil for five minutes, remove the ears and shuck them. The leaves and the silks will fall away easily. Season them or enjoy plain. The better, higher quality varieties will only need 5 minutes, the lesser varieties may take a few minutes more. The very best, found in Pennsylvania takes 3 to 5 minutes. We have a lot of Silver Queen around here and % minutes is fine.
If you have shucked the ears, 3 to 5 minutes should cook almost every variety. Next time, try cooking them unschucked.
Bon Appetite.