Aug 22 2016
Yesterday I had cooked down what tomatoes I got from the
garden and set them in the fridge. I filled a quart jar for the freezer and had
enough to use for my supper meal.
As soon as Suter’s Produce Wagon opened at 10:00 AM with
fresh picked sweet corn I went up and got a dozen. That would make me 4 one
pound bags to freeze for this winter. There is nothing better than opening a
vacuum sealed bag of it this winter for some fresh corn taste.
I got the pot of boiling water on my Camp Chef and the wife
helped me shuck it. I do a half doz. 2 to 3 minute blanch then take inside and
run cold water over to stop the cooking. When the wife had the second batch
shucked I said run up and get another dozen. It’s only about 3 minutes away. It
was such a nice 74 deg. day I might as well do another doz. And it would give
me 8 bags of corn.
I cut the kernels off with a serrated boning knife in a
large pie dish, and I scrape the ears to get all the goodies. I do 3 ears then
spoon into a sandwich zip lock bag. The 3 ears make just about a pound and lays
out flat to freeze. In the morning I will just cut the zip off the bag and
vacuum seal all on my Food Saver.
Sure glad the weather turned cooler; not sure I would have
done the corn and this is the last week for Suter’s to be here in Wapakoneta. They
won’t be out of corn but out of help to pick and man all the wagons they have
open. The college kids they hire are starting to return to school. They keep
open what they can and I can always drive to Lima, 18 miles away, if I want
some bad enough.
Set up to par boil
Cutting off the cob
4 bags for the freezer
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