51. For example, there was corn roasted over an open fire, apple fritters, stew, trap pies, ham, and beans. 52. For example, when she asks Alex what color corn is, he answers yellow, even though there is no corn around. 53. Fresh corn will be slightly damp with tightly wrapped, dark green husks and moist silk. 54. He said the corn may be useful in making natural food colorings. 55. Here, the corn is high, the bean bushes are full, the fields are green, and the animals are fat. 56. How can you tell when corn is ripe? 57. How will I know that corn is ripe? 58. However, because salt toughens the kernels of older cobs, adding salt works only when the corn is very fresh. 59. Huge houses are to suburban Washington what corn is to Iowa. 60. If the juice looks milky, the corn is new and sweet. |