Green Corn Plain
Ingredients
Directions
Leave the inside husk on the corn.
Add a pinch of salt to each ear.
Place the corn in a bag with 1 cup of water.
Cook for 40 minutes.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Corn
- Its kernels soften and turn tender and sweet as the heat breaks down their starches and sugars.
The step that matters
Leave the inside husk on. The husk traps steam around the ear, so the kernels cook gently in their own moisture. Removing it first lets the corn dry out and turn tough.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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