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My neighbor gave us a sack full of corn on the cob. Literally a sackfull. We counted 60 in it! He'd been given it by a friend that's a farmer and didn't want to say he didn't like corn LOL. We love it too so we're delighted. All I need to find out now is how to freeze it. Do I need to blanch it or anything like that first or can I just peel everything away and freeze the corn cob?
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I would blanch the cobs, let them air dry then freeze it. The blanching kills any bacteria and stops the growth enzymes. There's several methods when it comes to corn.
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My seventy year old neighbor picks them and freezes them while they are still in the husk. He said that protects the corn from damage. All he does is wipe any obvious muck or bugs off them first and put them in freezer bags. He swears it makes a difference in sweetness to pick and freeze them very fast.
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My seventy year old neighbor picks them and freezes them while they are still in the husk. He said that protects the corn from damage. All he does is wipe any obvious muck or bugs off them first and put them in freezer bags. He swears it makes a difference in sweetness to pick and freeze them very fast.
I've heard too that you should pick them and store as quickly as possible. I always thought you had to blanch corn too. This from Illinois State University says there's some truth in both those things and explains how to do it.
Information from the National Center for Home Food Preservation (NCHFP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), suggests sweet corn should be frozen within 2 to 6 hours after harvest.
University of Illinois Extension and NCHFP recommend blanching corn to inactivate the enzymes, resulting in better quality frozen food. Blanching also cleans off surface dirt and organisms, brightens the color, reduces enzyme activity that cause color and flavor changes, removes air and softens the texture so vegetables are easier to pack into containers.
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http://web.extension.illinois.edu/state/newsdetail.cfm?NewsID=7148
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Put it in a box and post it all to me. I'll save you the trouble of figuring out how to freeze that corn best. :D
I don't blanch it. I just strip away the husk, trim off both ends and freeze it in freezer bags. I put the freezer bag full in one of those paper sacs they give you at the store for ice-cream. That adds an extra layer of insulation. Works for me! :)
Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.
- Samuel Johnson