my grandma would be proud.

this has to be how my grandma made corn.

it has to be.

first bite & i thought i was back at her & my grandpa's house with a kitchen full of wonderful aromas that were about to drift into my belly through some delicious food.

it has to be.  & it is now going to be the only way i make corn.

i found the recipe in the latest food network magazine {the same one with the heirloom tomato recipe [here].}  there was a little corn cook-off between one of the fellas & one of the ladies.  the lady's looked better & easier, so i went with it.

did you know you make creamed corn by cooking corn for a {long} while in liquid?  i had no clue.  so i bought 4 fresh corn cobs in husks & went to town.

by the way, this is super easy, as most great cooking is.  so try it.  you'll never go back.

it has to be my grandma's corn

 ears of fresh corn

some oil or butter or bacon grease 

{i bet grandma went with bacon grease.

i chose canola oil.

still delicious.}

salt & pepper

yep, that's it.

1.  chop the tip & bottom.  remove husks & silks.  

{my dad will be super proud.  every 4th of july we pick & shuck his corn.  i really expected a worm to come crawling out of one of these corns.  apparently you only get that joy when it's home grown.}

2. with the stalk standing tall, shave the corn from the cob.  important: only cut about half way down the kernels.  you wont waste - wait until the next step.

3. over a bowl, scrape the cobs with the back of a knife to get the remaining kernel portions & all of the liquid you can.  miss food network chick says you should have equal amounts of corn & liquid here.  unless you have ridiculously moist corn, just add water.

4. heat your fat of choice in a skillet over medium heat.  add the corn + liquid.  season liberally with s&p.   cook until creamy-ish, stirring a lot.  {stirring: my favorite!} about 40 - 45 minutes.  add a little more water if it gets dry.  

{miss food network's recipe called for bacon cooked in the skillet first & then cook the corn in the bacon grease.  i hate frying bacon.  gross!  & messy.  so i microwaved it & used oil.  it really doesn't need the bacon at all, in my opinion.  but bacon does make everything better :)}

so dad, is this how grandma made corn?!  it has to be.

love love,

kjp.