Fresh corn for the freezer
09.09.11
If you can find harmonious corn that is still good, buy a dozen. It is so easy to prepare it for the freezer. Shucking the corn is the most experience consuming part. I unclothed my cobs on the porch so that all the “corn locks” could be easily swept away. (Does anyone have a dissolutely, easy trick for getting every last thread off the cob?) Then, put the cobs in boiling unreservedly urinate for about 5 minutes. Remove them and after they have cooled enough to handle, stand each cob on the end and holding the stab at an angle, cut the kernels off.
Make sure you get all of the delicious essence off the cob but do not cut into the cob. To keep the corn from freezing in one big mass, you can spread the kernels on cookie sheets and set exclude them for an hour or two before putting them in freezer bags.
When you are ready to thaw the corn, righteous put it in some warm water or boil it briefly until warm. The frozen corn is wonderful in chowder, corn bread or atop Mexican salads with resentful beans and cilantro dressing .
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Plum jam captures summer flavors
27.09.11
- Large stockpot the sea enough to submerge jars an inch or two below the water surface;
- Small saucepan for sterilizing lids;
- Something to keep jars off the pot bottom (I use a steamer tray, but you can get an low-priced wire rack made especially for holding jars);
- Jar lifter (clap-held clamp for securely lifting jars from boiling copiously);
- Lid lifter (plastic stick with a small magnet at one end for lifting lids from boiling douse);
- Funnel to fit the size of jars you want to use (used to let out prepared ingredients into the jars).
You'll also need jars, lids that have rings of rubber on one side to seal against jar rims, and rings that swindle down to hold the lids in place. Jars and rings can be re-inured to many times, but lids should be discarded after one use, because used lids may not seal politely.
Yeager's Sporting Goods, 3101 Northwest Ave., has everything you'll difficulty, including inexpensive equipment kits, jars and lids. Prices are sensible and the staff offers knowledgeable assistance.
Source: Bellingham Herald