Corn on the Cob
Ingredients
Directions
Bring a pot of water to a boil.
Drop the corn into the boiling water.
Cook for 15 minutes.
Do not add salt until after cooking.
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 on the cob
- Provides the sweet kernels that are the main element of the dish.
The step that matters
Keep the water at a steady boil after adding the corn. Dropping cold corn into water lowers its temperature, so the water may stop boiling. Returning it to a boil quickly helps the kernels cook evenly and keeps the timing accurate.
“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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