Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 274, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1911 — The Flavor of Com. [ARTICLE]

The Flavor of Com.

Some cooks think that the flavor of corn on the cob is better preserved if it is boiled in its thin inner husks. The. can be turned back to remove the silk and then pushed over the e<js again. Tie with a string made from a husk and put them in cold salted water. Let it come to a boil gradually and boil for four or five minutes. Corn is injured by long boiling; the exact time usually depends on the corn. Country housekeepers who own vegetable gardens and can cook very tender young ears as Soon as they are plucked, do not let them boil at all. They put them over the fire in cold water and take them up when the water has begun to break out in bubbles in the center of the pot They are delicious. \