Comments on: Husker do? http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/06/30/husker-do/ Parenting, Politics and News for the Perfectly Challenged Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:33:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jonathan http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/06/30/husker-do/#comment-97009 Jonathan Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:13:36 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/06/30/husker-do/#comment-97009 I guess it saves the mess of having to do it at home. But here is why I don't husk at the store. 1. I want out of the store as fast as possible, husking adds more time. 2. (Most Importantly) The sugars in corn start breaking down the moment it is picked from the stalk. The longer you wait to eat it the less sweet it is. Keeping the husk on the corn helps to slow the process down and keep in the sweetness. Since, stores are purchasing the corn from further away the process is already well under way. I am willing to purchase a couple of less than desirable ears if it means the rest of them taste better. I guess it saves the mess of having to do it at home. But here is why I don’t husk at the store.

1. I want out of the store as fast as possible, husking adds more time.

2. (Most Importantly) The sugars in corn start breaking down the moment it is picked from the stalk. The longer you wait to eat it the less sweet it is. Keeping the husk on the corn helps to slow the process down and keep in the sweetness. Since, stores are purchasing the corn from further away the process is already well under way. I am willing to purchase a couple of less than desirable ears if it means the rest of them taste better.

]]> By: Beta Mum http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/06/30/husker-do/#comment-94877 Beta Mum Sun, 01 Jul 2007 21:47:56 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/06/30/husker-do/#comment-94877 Perhaps it's a form of direct action, but a little misguided. They should be taking off all the unnecessary plastic packaging and leaving it in the shop. Corn husks are biodegradable. Corn on the cob in Britain is about ten times more expensive than that... Perhaps it’s a form of direct action, but a little misguided.
They should be taking off all the unnecessary plastic packaging and leaving it in the shop. Corn husks are biodegradable.
Corn on the cob in Britain is about ten times more expensive than that…

]]> By: Petulant Pixie http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/06/30/husker-do/#comment-94765 Petulant Pixie Sun, 01 Jul 2007 13:10:19 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/06/30/husker-do/#comment-94765 Yeah, right after posting that, I Googled it too, and found that southern corn is planted earlier and therefore harvested earlier than the corn here on the Canadian border (April first, we were still waist deep in snow!). So, there ya go. Guess it's not suspicious afterall. But, I'll still bring mine home to husk. Yeah, right after posting that, I Googled it too, and found that southern corn is planted earlier and therefore harvested earlier than the corn here on the Canadian border (April first, we were still waist deep in snow!). So, there ya go. Guess it’s not suspicious afterall. But, I’ll still bring mine home to husk.

]]> By: Prescott http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/06/30/husker-do/#comment-94680 Prescott Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:11:58 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/06/30/husker-do/#comment-94680 I just ran across the receipt on the counter and they were actually .29, not .10, BUT STILL. As for the early season corn, a quick google search would indicate that more corn production is going on in Georgia nowadays, and they are able to plant/harvest earlier. But I'm a city boy so what the hell do I know. I just ran across the receipt on the counter and they were actually .29, not .10, BUT STILL.

As for the early season corn, a quick google search would indicate that more corn production is going on in Georgia nowadays, and they are able to plant/harvest earlier. But I’m a city boy so what the hell do I know.

]]> By: Kristen http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/06/30/husker-do/#comment-94664 Kristen Sun, 01 Jul 2007 03:03:54 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/06/30/husker-do/#comment-94664 I nearly fell over when I saw it in MS. First time I'd ever seen anyone husk their corn IN the store. I could never partake. It just seemed a little bit odd. Reasoning (I've heard): 1) The mess 2) They pick the good ones... I nearly fell over when I saw it in MS. First time I’d ever seen anyone husk their corn IN the store.

I could never partake. It just seemed a little bit odd.

Reasoning (I’ve heard):

1) The mess
2) They pick the good ones…

]]> By: Petulant Pixie http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/06/30/husker-do/#comment-94604 Petulant Pixie Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:31:50 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/06/30/husker-do/#comment-94604 I thought it was just here that people did that. I only noticed it in this area, and they've done it here for as long as we've lived here (5 summers now). And, yeah, they have big garbage cans and people stand there and husk their corn before buying it. I have bought a few "funky" ears over the years, but yeah, it's easy to compensate at ten cents an ear (just buy a few extra!). I don't get it. But, I became suspicious of the cheap corn because I don't understand how corn is ten cents an ear the end of June. Where is this corn from? Because like, I live in corn central and I SEE that the corn (for miles and miles, east, west, north, and south of my immediate space) isn't near harvest-ready yet. Corn here is harvested towards the end of summer, early fall, and that's when I buy it in season at the Farmer's Market. Is that different corn? I don't understand!!!! I thought it was just here that people did that. I only noticed it in this area, and they’ve done it here for as long as we’ve lived here (5 summers now). And, yeah, they have big garbage cans and people stand there and husk their corn before buying it. I have bought a few “funky” ears over the years, but yeah, it’s easy to compensate at ten cents an ear (just buy a few extra!). I don’t get it.

But, I became suspicious of the cheap corn because I don’t understand how corn is ten cents an ear the end of June. Where is this corn from? Because like, I live in corn central and I SEE that the corn (for miles and miles, east, west, north, and south of my immediate space) isn’t near harvest-ready yet. Corn here is harvested towards the end of summer, early fall, and that’s when I buy it in season at the Farmer’s Market. Is that different corn? I don’t understand!!!!

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