I'm going up to check ours out today. I soooo want some fresh sweet corn, but hubby said be patient not enough time has passed from the tasseling yet. Maybe every few years down here we would get some decent sweet corn. This is the first year he has been home to plow that land at our duplex. We have an acre there and only use the front 1/3, we kept the back clean and mowed. The other half of it back there used to be a septic field but that's been long ago, we now have city sewer. We didn't use that part, probably wouldn't hurt, but just the idea. I could raise corn for the chickens on that side and grind it for them. So much of what you get now is just cobs ground up. I've had chicks refuse to eat it.
Here is how mom used to fix corn that was past its prime. When I was growing up we would just go in the field behind us or in front of us and pick corn, we ate plain old field corn, not sure you can do that now. anyway when the corn gets to mature for sweet corn on the cob, cut it off, scrape the cob for milk. Put butter in a skillet and the corn, then start frying it, add some milk, salt, and pepper to taste. You may have to fry it for 20 minutes or so on low, stir it frequently or it will burn. You can taste some and see if its tender enough. We would prolong the corn season that way and it was delicious. Fried corn, can't wait.
