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N2RJ
08-08-2007, 09:30 AM
Yesterday I had some nice sweet corn grown by a local farmer.

Man, was it GOOD. Really nice and sweet, and nice full kernels. Not small, starved kernels like the corn you get from the grocery store.

I roasted one and boiled two others.

Anyone had good corn lately?
kc2orw
08-08-2007, 09:43 AM
Sure and it was great I love when the summer corn arrives...
Years ago, when they actually grew em in NJ, we used to go nuts when the Jersey Tomatoes came in. Ummmm tomato salad, ummmmm. When they come in the tomato's are still pretty good yum :D
N2RJ
08-08-2007, 09:52 AM
They still grow them here, just not in the parts of the state that have been paved over.
N3ATS
08-08-2007, 10:13 AM
Mmmm, corn on the cob. Covered in butter and salt!
kc2orw
08-08-2007, 10:23 AM
They still grow them here, just not in the parts of the state that have been paved over.
Maybe south of the Pine Barrens? :lol:
I would have suggested the almost Poconos but I think they killed off most of the northern New Jersey farms by now.
N2RJ
08-08-2007, 10:41 AM
Well I live not far from PA (close to high point.)

There are farms around here, lots of farms. Many of them are trying to sell their land as developers are offering lots of money for them. But the towns are fighting them and trying to block development.

One that is a big controversy right now is the one at Ross' Corner in Frankford twp. They want to put up a mall there, but the residents want to block it.

Even in other places like Wayne there are farms. Just not close to the highway (23) but drive through town and you'll see some farms.
kc2orw
08-08-2007, 10:54 AM
Ah so you live in the almost Poconos

Well I wish them luck on blocking random urbanization otherwise it could end up looking like northern Westchester, bad urban planning...
What they have to do is come up with a comprehensive development plan so they can plan for capacity, drainage, maintaining watersheds. Something they failed to do here and are struggling to resolve?
al2n
08-08-2007, 01:03 PM
Hard to find good corn up here.

Every time my mother comes up for a visit, she comments on the corn in the stores. Calls it pig feed. Expensive pig feed.

When I go down to the lower 48 to visit friends or family, I always take a cooler with me. Goes down full of fish, comes back full of produce.
kc7jty
08-08-2007, 08:28 PM
The best way to prepare the really good elote is to remove all but a single layer of husk, wrap it tight in alum foil, and place on a moderate to low heat charcoal grill. Turn 1/3 turn every couple mins to cook evenly. Don't overcook. Yum!
kc2orw
08-08-2007, 09:59 PM
Ahh I just burl em like I always done, works :)
N2RJ
08-08-2007, 10:36 PM
The best way to prepare the really good elote is to remove all but a single layer of husk, wrap it tight in alum foil, and place on a moderate to low heat charcoal grill. Turn 1/3 turn every couple mins to cook evenly. Don't overcook. Yum!

In Trinidad we used something called a coal pot.

It's a pot with charcoal and some vent holes.

Put the corn in the coal pot with the husk, and then when it's steamed, take out the husk and put it on a grill over the coals with the coal pot open.

Best roasted corn I've ever tasted.

My aunt had a variation with an outdoor sort of fire pit (we called it a chulha). Put the corn in the husk in the hot coals. Let it steam. Then when it's steamed for a few minutes, remove the husk and let it roast on a grill over the heat. Almost the same effect as the coal pot.

With really dry corn, we would roast it, scrape off the dry kernels, mix it with sugar then grind it. YOu get a nice powder that is just yummy!! We called it chilli bibbi. I think it has its origins in Africa.
kc7jty
08-09-2007, 01:30 AM
It all sounds good to me. Boiling or steaming dilutes some of the flavor away.
N2RJ
08-31-2007, 09:57 AM
We had some of their "bicolor" corn. basically white and yellow kernels.

It was better than the regular white corn, sweeter and fuller.

I have to go the roadside stand early now, because the corn sells out FAST!
M0GLO
08-31-2007, 10:10 AM
Sorry to say the produce for the most part totally sucks in New England.

We have good blueberries and cranberries, and the maple syrup is heavenly but the rest is marginal at best.
And cheese, can't forget the cheese. Vermont cheese kicks CA cheese to the curb and spits on it.
kr4uq
08-31-2007, 10:34 AM
They still grow them here, just not in the parts of the state that have been paved over.
Maybe south of the Pine Barrens? :lol:
I would have suggested the almost Poconos but I think they killed off most of the northern New Jersey farms by now.

Speaking of NJ Beefsteak Tomatoes and Summer Corn, has anyone seen the NJ Devil lately?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Nj_devil_notgreyscale.png