Thanksgiving Corn????

What says summer more than fresh corn on the cob?!?!? And this year there was an abundance of corn! Last week we picked all of our corn (after eating it nightly for about two weeks) to freeze for the winter. Corn is a great summer crop to put away and enjoy during the colder months. Each year at the beginning of August we freeze our corn for the winter...and especially for Thanksgiving.

Each year while we'd be freezing corn, my dad, aunt, and mom would talk about freezing it for Thanksgiving dinner. Finally, one year I asked why it had to be saved only for Thanksgiving!?!?! Now it's a running joke each year that we're freezing "Thanksgiving corn." In reality we only use a few bags for Thanksgiving, the rest is up for grabs anytime.

Last year we had to buy corn from a local farmer because our corn crop didn't do as well. Luckily this year was much better! However, if you don't have room to grow corn in your garden, you can usually buy it in bulk from a local farmer! And since it stores so well, I would highly recommend buying some and freezing it!

Steps to freeze corn:

1. Pick and clean the corn


2. Blanch in boiling water for about three minutes (I'm not sure why the water is not boiling in the picture???)


3. Immediately remove the corn from the boiling water and place it in ice water to stop the cooking process. Keep it in there for a few minutes...until it's cool to the touch


4. Remove the corn from the cob. We've tried using the special tool made for taking corn off the cob but we like using knives better. We've also tried to freeze the corn on the cob but found that it was mushy when we cooked it later.


5. Place corn into freezer bags and freeze!

(Notice--another picture with Aunt Mary in it...she was complaining again!)

Final product

Notice the large bag in front...that's the specially designated "Thanksgiving corn"