Cream Corn

Every year since I can remember, my Grandmother Marion has "put up" silver queen corn for the family to have for special occasions throughout the following year. She and Buddy would put up 2 bushels (there are 60 ears of corn in 1 bushel.) Since he passed away, Liz, Paddy, Jeremy, and I have decided for the past two years to help her b/c this task is WAY too involved for just one person.  (This year it was just Paddy, Liz and I and of course, GM)

STEP 1: Shuck the corn

STEP 2: Wash each ear and get out as many husks as you can. (I HATE step 2!)

STEP 3: Cut the kernels off the ears. (This is not too bad thanks to this nifty corn creamer contraption.)

STEP 4: Cook the corn until it thickens and then blanche.

STEP 5: Bag the corn into quart size freezer bags.

This year, we did 3 bushels of corn, which yielded a total of 12 quart sized bags of cream corn. From start to finish, this took a little over 4 hours. Mmmmm......I can't wait until Sunday when we get to taste the fruits of our labor!