Sweet (corn) dreams

[Dave C.]

I keep having this not-so-strange dream about having "fresh" husk-on sweet corn on the smoker or grill while we have a foot of snow on the ground around December to February. I think that any type of smoked or BBQ'ed meat would be "kicked up a notch" just by the fact of having some at that time of year. Does anyone have any ideas on how to keep the corn "fresh" for 4 to 6 months? Regular freezing, blanching, vac-pac, boiling first, whatever? Thanx in advance,
Dave

[StarsfaninCO]

I've only frozen them with the same hopes that you have. I did it last year to some very good corn (ate some, froze some), and thawed them out for Christmas. They were good to very good, but not as good as they were fresh. I bought a vac-pac this weekend and might try it with some this week. If I do, I'll post and try to reopen the post in Dec or so :)

KE

[Dave C.]

Did you do anything to 'em B4 freezing, like boiling, blanching or whatever? What did you wrap 'em in, foil, plastic cling-wrap, newspaper? Not trying to be nosey, but if we can learn from the mistakes of others, that leaves more time to make new mistakes, right? :D

[StarsfaninCO]

I put 4 ears, husks on, in one of those large double bag freezer bags. Nothing special done, just tried to get all the extra air out. I put 12 ears all together into the deep freeze. Like I said nothing really special done.

KE

[Mingo]

I'd try vaccum packin' the ears husks, silk and all, then freezing them. Seems every thing I've ever sealed has turned out "almost" as fresh as when I packed 'em!

Good luck, and let us know the results!

Mingo

[karstdiver]

From: http://www.dentalplans.com/Dental-Health-Articles/Corn-How-to-Buy-It-Prepare-It,-and-Enjoy-It.asp
"After selecting a good ear, cook and serve the corn that same day or keep refrigerated until ready to eat. As soon as corn is picked, the sugar gradually begins to convert to starch, reducing the crop’s natural sweetness.
If you have purchased your corn at the supermarket, or you are not going to prepare it immediately, adding one teaspoon of sugar for each quart of water used in cooking can replace the lost sweetness"

[karstdiver]

Here is more info on freezing corn: http://www.extension.umn.edu/info-u/nutrition/BJ647.html

And this one has step-by-step with pictures: http://www.pickyourown.org/freezingcornonthecob.htm

[Dave C.]

Hey, karstdiver---
How do you keep coming up with all this info that I need? I need to borrow your crystal ball sometime! lmao :D