Photo: Dragne Marius
Ingredients
- Corn from the cob
- Coarse sea salt
- Butter
- Cream
- Sugar
- Pepper
Directions
1
Cut the corn from the cob.
2
Layer the corn in an earthen jar, adding ½ cup of coarse sea salt for every 6 cups of corn.
3
Cover the corn with the inside leaves of the husk.
4
Boil a large kettle of water.
5
Squeeze the brine from the corn and add it to the boiling water without washing.
6
Boil until the water is quite salty.
7
Have a kettle of boiling water ready to pour over the corn after draining the salt water.
8
Change the water until the corn is sufficiently freshened.
9
Season with butter, cream, a little sugar, and pepper.