Is it too early for corn?

Andy said:

My corner produce market had lots of white sweet corn for sale, but they
looked smallish and weren't as fragrant as I'd expect.

I don't know where the corn is grown but if it's grown in year-round
seasonal weather, it's not fresh, here.

I remember spending summers in the cornfields eating sugar corn right off
the stalks. We were worse pests than the crows. 😉

I should've bought a few ears I guess,

Andy

Don't know about where you are, but I bought some corn in Houston (TX) a
couple of weeks ago and it was wonderful. Small, but mighty tasty.

--Charlene

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Andy said:

My corner produce market had lots of white sweet corn for sale, but they
looked smallish and weren't as fragrant as I'd expect.

I don't know where the corn is grown but if it's grown in year-round
seasonal weather, it's not fresh, here.

I remember spending summers in the cornfields eating sugar corn right off
the stalks. We were worse pests than the crows. 😉

I should've bought a few ears I guess,

Andy

Don't know about where you are, but I bought some corn in Houston (TX) a
couple of weeks ago and it was wonderful. Small, but mighty tasty.

--Charlene

Charlene,

Which grocery store did you find the good tasting corn? We usually wait
for the Olathe (Colorado) corn to come in. Hope it appears in Kroger again
this year.

Chris in Pearland, TX (burb of Houston)

Andy said:

My corner produce market had lots of white sweet corn for sale, but they
looked smallish and weren't as fragrant as I'd expect.

I don't know where the corn is grown but if it's grown in year-round
seasonal weather, it's not fresh, here.

I remember spending summers in the cornfields eating sugar corn right off
the stalks. We were worse pests than the crows. 😉

I should've bought a few ears I guess,

Andy

Depends on where you are. Here in North Carolina corn was just
planted within the last couple of weeks. August is usually the month
for fresh corn.

--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

Andy said:

My corner produce market had lots of white sweet corn for sale, but they
looked smallish and weren't as fragrant as I'd expect.

I don't know where the corn is grown but if it's grown in year-round
seasonal weather, it's not fresh, here.

I remember spending summers in the cornfields eating sugar corn right off
the stalks. We were worse pests than the crows. 😉

I should've bought a few ears I guess,

It's barely time to plant corn here. Some say that corn should be planted
when the leaves on the elm trees are as big as a mouse's ear.
IMO, fresh corn is not worth buying unless you get it from the farm market
the day it is picked.

The Cook said:

Andy said:

My corner produce market had lots of white sweet corn for sale, but
they looked smallish and weren't as fragrant as I'd expect.

I don't know where the corn is grown but if it's grown in year-round
seasonal weather, it's not fresh, here.

I remember spending summers in the cornfields eating sugar corn
right off the stalks. We were worse pests than the crows. 😉

I should've bought a few ears I guess,

Andy

Depends on where you are. Here in North Carolina corn was just
planted within the last couple of weeks. August is usually the month
for fresh corn.

Yep, I haven't seen any good fresh corn in west TN for a few months. There
are some "wannabee" ears of corn for next to nothing, but not like the good
fresh picked stuff that comes at the end of summer.

Jill

jmcquown said:

Yep, I haven't seen any good fresh corn in west TN for a few months. There
are some "wannabee" ears of corn for next to nothing, but not like the good
fresh picked stuff that comes at the end of summer.

Jill

I was visiting in Atlanta this weekend and heard a radio ad for early FL
corn, at 8/$1.00
Goomba

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Andy said:

My corner produce market had lots of white sweet corn for sale, but they
looked smallish and weren't as fragrant as I'd expect.

I don't know where the corn is grown but if it's grown in year-round
seasonal weather, it's not fresh, here.

I remember spending summers in the cornfields eating sugar corn right off
the stalks. We were worse pests than the crows. 😉

I should've bought a few ears I guess,

Andy

Don't know about where you are, but I bought some corn in Houston (TX) a
couple of weeks ago and it was wonderful. Small, but mighty tasty.

--Charlene

--
To die for an idea is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would
be if men died for ideas that were true! -- H.L. Mencken

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Here in Minnesota, it is a tad early. It hasn't sprouted yet. :-(

On Sun 15 May 2005 05:44:36p, Del Cecchi wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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Andy said:

My corner produce market had lots of white sweet corn for sale, but
they looked smallish and weren't as fragrant as I'd expect.

I don't know where the corn is grown but if it's grown in year-round
seasonal weather, it's not fresh, here.

I remember spending summers in the cornfields eating sugar corn right
off the stalks. We were worse pests than the crows. 😉

I should've bought a few ears I guess,

Andy

Don't know about where you are, but I bought some corn in Houston (TX)
a couple of weeks ago and it was wonderful. Small, but mighty tasty.

--Charlene

--
To die for an idea is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it
would be if men died for ideas that were true! -- H.L. Mencken

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Here in Minnesota, it is a tad early. It hasn't sprouted yet. :-(

Well, most of the time, you can count on a lot of corn around here! <G>

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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Wayne Boatwright said:

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Andy wrote:

Here in Minnesota, it is a tad early. It hasn't sprouted yet. :-(

Well, most of the time, you can count on a lot of corn around here!
<G>

G R O A N.................... <g>

kili

Wayne Boatwright said:

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Andy wrote:

Here in Minnesota, it is a tad early. It hasn't sprouted yet. :-(

Well, most of the time, you can count on a lot of corn around here!
<G>

G R O A N.................... <g>

kili

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Quoted message said:

My corner produce market had lots of white sweet corn for sale, but they
looked smallish and weren't as fragrant as I'd expect.

I don't know where the corn is grown but if it's grown in year-round
seasonal weather, it's not fresh, here.

I remember spending summers in the cornfields eating sugar corn right off
the stalks. We were worse pests than the crows. 😉

I should've bought a few ears I guess,

Andy

Young corn is my favourite - so tender and tasty, unless the corn is [censored]
stuff anyway!

Shaun aRe

Andy said:

My corner produce market had lots of white sweet corn for sale, but they
looked smallish and weren't as fragrant as I'd expect.

I never buy corn-on-the-cob (I assume this is what you're
referring to) except at a roadside farm stand. Corn season
is mid-July through August. I would never buy corn in the
supermarket.

Quoted message said:

I don't know where the corn is grown but if it's grown in year-round
seasonal weather, it's not fresh, here.

They ship it in from Florida or Arizone or someplace.

Quoted message said:

I remember spending summers in the cornfields eating sugar corn right off
the stalks. We were worse pests than the crows. 😉

I should've bought a few ears I guess,

No, wait for summer. Where are you anyway? I'm in the
northeast (Pittsburgh). Here it's July and August. When
it comes we eat as much as we can while it's fresh.

Kate

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Until you bite their heads off.”
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No, wait for summer. Where are you anyway? I'm in the
northeast (Pittsburgh). Here it's July and August. When
it comes we eat as much as we can while it's fresh.

Kate

Kate,

Hi, neighbor! I'm near Philly. The other wait is for Jersey tomatos!!!

Andy

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- Ed Sullivan (1964)

Andy said:

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No, wait for summer. Where are you anyway? I'm in the
northeast (Pittsburgh). Here it's July and August. When
it comes we eat as much as we can while it's fresh.

Kate

Kate,

Hi, neighbor! I'm near Philly. The other wait is for Jersey tomatos!!!

Great, then you can drive out to Amish country and
find some really great freshly picked corn.
Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
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