Good summertime corn is a wonderful thing. Growing up in Illinois, “sweet corn” was everywhere, and the taste and scrunchy crunch of corn on the cob held with buttery fingers brings me right back there in my memories. Tastes like summer! All that wonderful Midwestern corn kind of spoiled me, though, and now that I live in the Northeast, good quality fresh corn is a little harder to come by since it doesn’t travel well. The natural sugar in the corn degrades once it is detached from the stalk, and even more so under refrigeration. However, I was fortunate to receive a few ears in my farm share (CSA) box last week — grown in Pennsylvania, just next door. Continue reading