Pickled Baby Corn

September 10, 2004

I reminisced at our local farmers market when I saw cutesy little 5 ounce jars of pickled corn selling for $4 to $5. My mouth watered. Returning home, I searched out Grandma's handwritten recipe card which chronicled:

Ingredients

2 qt. immature field corn ears, picked when only 2-3 inches long
1 cup water
2 cups sugar
2 cups white vinegar
2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. pickling spice tied in a bag.

Directions

Husk and boil the corn for 4 minutes, no longer. Pack it into hot sterilized jars and cover with syrup made by boiling the other ingredients for 5 minutes.

Seal and store in your basement and bring them out when you want to intrigue your most interesting guests. Delicious.

A gallon tin of baby corn ($4.00 from local supermarket) produced 20 - 8 oz jars of this delicacy.

By Sean C

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