Are You A Shucker?

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voodoopenguin wrote:
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An old farmer once told me the best time to pick corn is 15 minutes before you sit down to eat.

Absolutely. Tonight we will be having the first of our crop from the garden, I don't go out to pick it until the water is boiling.
You have to go further than that, Paul:

http://www.realbakingwithrose.com/2006/0...AYA9Ut0VMA
"Uncle Nat's philosophy on corn was that you start the water boiling before you go out into the field to cut the corn. He became ever more eccentric, often bringing the heating device and pot of water to the field and setting it right under the corn stalk so that the moment it was cut it could drop in, husk and all!"

http://beniciaherald.wordpress.com/2011/...ion-gravy/
"When the corn ripens and is ready to pick, start the water boiling in a large pot. Prop the back porch screen door open so as to not get in the way during the next step…

"Quietly walk over to the cornfield and focus on three to four ears of great-looking corn, just sunbathing and swaying in the wind. Rip ’em off their stalks, shucking them as you are running to the kitchen. Drop the ears in the boiling water, then cook them like you normally would…

"The secret to this is, the corn hasn’t had time to figure out it’s been picked."

I remember seeing a segment on PBS's "Victory Garden" show in which the protagonist did exactly as suggested in the first quote. It was hilarious! That man was one crazy shucker…