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Freezing Corn

Whole Cobs. Blanching is not necessary to successfully freeze corn. This is the easiest and quickest method if you have room in your freezer. Shuck the corn and place the cobs in large freezer bags and freeze The best way to cook frozen whole cobs: Bring a large pot of water to boil. Drop frozen ears of corn into boiling water. Cook for 5 minutes or until done to your liking.

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How To Freeze Sweet Corn Without It Getting Mushy!

Today’s post is all about how to freeze sweet corn without it getting mushy when you serve it. There’s nothing better in the dead of winter than corn that was picked fresh and frozen quickly. It practically bursts with the flavors of summer. On the other hand, there’s nothing worse than badly frozen corn. I live in a very rural farming community in Eastern North Carolina. While I love to garden,…

Earlier this summer while picking up some canning jars at a garage sale I decided to look around at the other treasures for sale.  One of my favorite type of items to look through are the boxes of silverware and granny gadgets that are a standard at most garage/yard sales.  It’s amazing what you can find for pennies in these boxes and the unique finds that await.

While I was digging through the…

FREEZE THAT CORN!!!!

I found some AMAZING sweet corn!  Let’s face it, you cannot buy this in the stores at Christmas if you live in my neck of the woods… and nothing tastes better than home grown sweet corn!  Let me show you how freezing sweet corn is well worth the time….

I bought 10 dozen ears of sweet corn from a local farmer.  My goal is to have plenty to last us through a predicted looooong…

I am not finished with the series on different herbs and their value but I wanted to interject a post in here on my best tip for freezing corn before it is too late to freeze any this year.

Every year I try and freeze 100 ears of sweet corn.  I am very concerned about GMO's and much corn is modified in this way.  I don't buy sweet corn in the store so I have to freeze what I can.  I make it a point to buy from our local farmer who is one of the most knowledgeable people I know about agriculture and he makes sure I get corn that is not genetically modified even if he doesn't grow corn that particular year.

Freezing corn is a rather messy business and a few years ago I picked up a tip that has really helped me.  I cut the corn off with a knife and the corn cob propped up in the middle of a bundle pan.  Then the corn flies off into the pan and not all over my kitchen.  Let me demonstrate with the photos below.

Corn blanching in the pot.

Cutting off the corn.

A full pan and then I bag it up and pop it in the freezer for the winter.

Jennifer

freezing corn Delicious Illinois grown sweet corn is often frozen to enjoy later in the year. According Jeannine Fink, University of Illinois Extension nutrition and wellness educator, Springfield Center, sweet corn gel is easy to do, but requires a few key steps to maintain quality. National Clearinghouse for the dairy house (CHP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) suggests that sweet corn is frozen within 2-6 hours after harvest.freezing corn CHP University of Illinois and recommend laundering corn inactivate enzymes, which leads to a better quality of frozen foods. Bleach cleans dirt and area agencies, brightens the color, reduces the activity of the enzyme that causes changes in color and flavor, remove the air and softens the texture of the vegetables are easier to pack in containers.freezing corn freezing corn To blanch corn, bring a gallon of water to a boil in a large pot with a basket insert and lid. Place the corn in the basket of money, and lower into the boiling water. Cover with a lid. The water should return to boiling for 1 minute, freezing corn or if you count the blanching time as soon as the water starts to boil. Blanch whole kernel corn for 4 minutes. Cool quickly by placing the corn in ice water. Drain and cut the kernels from the cob 2/3 of its depth (not scratch the ear).freezing corn For the creamed corn, blanch the ears 4 minutes, cool quickly and drain. Cut kernel tips and scrape the cobs with the back of the blade to remove the juice and the heart of the kernel. (Another option for the style of the cut corn chowder, and corn Police unbleached rub Place cut corn in a water bath,freezing corn and heat with constant stirring for about 10 minutes or until thickened, .. costs place the pan in ice water) freezing corn Corn on the cob is also bleached. USDA recommends laundering small ears (4 to 6 inches long, 1 1/4-inch diameter or less) for 7 minutes,freezing corn medium ears (6-8 cm long, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 INCHES diameter ) for 9 minutes and large ears (8 to 12 inches long, more than 1 1/2 inches in diameter) for 11 minutes. To condition to freeze, wrap corn in plastic freezer containers, leaving 1 inch head space in rigid containers or flexible squeeze the air out, seal, label and freeze. Corn should be packed in quantities that can be used during a meal. freezing corn When the gel corn, no more than 2 to 3 pounds per foot freezing capacity over a period of 24 hours per cubic meter. This allows the freezer to freeze food quickly enough food spoilage and / or food borne pathogens do not have time to develop.freezing corn