Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 176, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1911 — COB CORN LOSES ITS TERROR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

COB CORN LOSES ITS TERROR

Choice Morsel Need No Longer Roll From Plate Nor Bmear the Fingers. Through the ingenuity of a New York restaurant men, corn on the cob may now be eaten without annoyance. This man has devised a combination com holder which does not only keep the ear from rolling off one’s plate, hut also enables the diner to manipuit by means of a rod at either end and avoid smearing the fingers. A form of corn holder was several years ago, but it did not meet all

the requirements, as does this latest type, and fell into disuse. The holder described in the cat ‘ consists of a trough a little longer and wider than an ear of com and with slots in its end walls. Two rods, with knobs by which to hold them, are thrust Into the ends of the cob. When eating the com the cob can be held by these handles, and when the ear is laid down it can be placed in the trough without fear that it will roll off the plate and leave a track of salted batter on the hostess’ snowy linen.