tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post5256658951340048935..comments2024-02-15T02:46:48.670-05:00Comments on Erin O'Brien: Rainy Day Woman gets cornyErin O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-48962999954201751012007-09-06T22:51:00.000-04:002007-09-06T22:51:00.000-04:00For the best ears of fresh corn, wait until the ha...For the best ears of fresh corn, wait until the hair at the top of the ear starts to turn brown, this is normally considered the sign of ripeness but it's really on one of several indicators, squeeze the very tip of the leaves just below where the hair emerges. <BR/><BR/>An inch or so below, the shuck should swell just a bit. This indicates that the protective leaves have kept a tight seal around the corn and the ear is unlikely to have rotted, dried or been eaten by beasties. <BR/><BR/>Presuming that you're picking through recently harvested corn and that the farmer was attentive in keeping pests at bay, you should get this result in a third to a half of the ears you examine. <BR/><BR/>Best of luck with the soup.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-33466384310302615482007-09-05T20:28:00.000-04:002007-09-05T20:28:00.000-04:00*effin' drooling**effin' drooling*Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547335123551743459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-7532648711274605212007-09-05T17:29:00.000-04:002007-09-05T17:29:00.000-04:00I noticed the lack of "eff's" too. But maybe that'...I noticed the lack of "eff's" too. But maybe that's because chowder is a calming and soothing comfort food, and this was a calming and soothing recipe. You don't want to *eff* up your chowder. Maybe? Or maybe it's just too hot out to eff. At least it is here...90 degrees in the shade!<BR/><BR/>~DogsDontPurrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-27151449705841394482007-09-05T10:53:00.000-04:002007-09-05T10:53:00.000-04:00where's the "eff"s??? its not an erin recipe witho...where's the "eff"s??? its not an erin recipe without some crudeness! :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-39904738497376373962007-09-05T09:53:00.000-04:002007-09-05T09:53:00.000-04:00You're making me hungry too...and not just for the...You're making me hungry too...and not just for the chowder! Heh. ;-)Elissonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06299361897381169534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-15817485046525506722007-09-05T08:35:00.000-04:002007-09-05T08:35:00.000-04:00You are making me hungry, and it's only 5:30 in th...You are making me hungry, and it's only 5:30 in the morning.deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07410064795682939760noreply@blogger.com