How to Freeze Sweet Corn
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Easy 6 step method for freezing sweet corn, with a printable how to guide.
Harvest time is in full swing in my neck of the woods. Even though my own vegetable garden failed we are not without a veggie supply and I wanted to share with you the 6 simple steps I use to freeze sweet corn. This is one of the easiest things to do and if you are wanting to get started preserving your own food, sweet corn is a good place to start. We are thankful to have friends with large gardens and they are always willing to share. Hubby brought home 4 dozen ears, and we certainly can’t eat that many before they go bad so we decided to freeze them. I wasn’t up for the task of pressure cooking them so freezing was the best choice, and I roped hubby into helping me. It is amazing how fast a project can go when you have two people working at it.
Sweet corn is something you want to process as soon as it is picked, the longer it sits unattended the more nutrients are lost and nobody wants corn that has no nutritional value. Here is how Hubby and work as a team. I shuck all the corn and get it into a large pot filled with water to start boiling. While I do this step Hubby runs to town and grabs 40 pounds of ice. We have the timing down perfectly, as soon a Hubby pulls in the drive I am plunging the corn into a sink full of cold water. We dump the ice on top of the corn and let it cool. This stops the cooking process and leaves the corn tasting so sweet and yummy. Next hubby cuts the corn off the cob and I package it into freezer safe bags. The whole process is fast, but it is a little disappointing that you don’t get much corn. All those empty cobs and only 6 quarts of corn.
I do have to say it is worth it, we got all the corn for free as well as the ice so I can hardly complain. It’s also a few minutes I get to spend with my Hubby alone. I am so thankful for his help and he even does it after he has already worked a full day at his job.
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you are working to hard. just pick it ,clean it, cut it off the cob, put it in freezer bags, fill with milk or water to cover corn, squeeze out air, lay flat on cookie sheet freeze.
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