Good freecycle for my client!
By ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (63614)
United States
October 28, 2011 4:34pm CST
I belong the the local freecycle in Austin, and while I'm always looking for something for me, I also look for the roommate, her mother and my client - even the other roommate once in a while.
So, yesterday I saw a posting about some free produce. These people belong to some kind of co-op where they get produce every week or so, and have been posting about stuff they haven't used in a week but are still good.
So, yesterday I spotted it as it came up and put in for it - and got it!
So - YEAH!
This selection was 4 ears of corn, a bag of fresh green beans and 2 kind of oldish looking yellow squash.
Well, its Friday and that means I have to make my client food for the weekend. I picked up this stuff yesterday and took it by her place and put it in her fridge.
Now... I figure I can make green beans and I was going to use the squash in the veggie soup I was making today - but I have NEVER cooked corn.
I mean... why would I? I'm so allergic to the stuff that I'm reluctant to even handle it because I might ingest a tiny bit - and that's all it'd take to make me sick.
So, this morning I was mucking around on my computer and someone had posted on Facebook a link to cooking and husking silk free corn.
!!!
This sounded like something I needed to watch!
And after I got to her place, I pulled those 4 ears out and did it!
Now, I also made her breakfast and got the veggie soup started.
But she's set! 4 bowls of (really good she says) veggie soup, a bowl of fresh cooked green beans and 4 cooked and shucked ears of corn all she has to do is nuke again to warm up.
I think I do pretty good for her - don't you?
You ever nuked and then shucked corn?
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21 responses
@GreenMoo (11834)
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29 Oct 11
I adore corn, so I'm sorry to hear it's something you can't eat. It's certainly best on the BBQ or grilled with tonnes of butter, but I'm happy to eat it however it comes.
I grow it for my animals. Shucking it is a right pain, but I think nuking it first might be a little OTT for animal feed!
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
29 Oct 11
Wow, THANKS!! I never heard of this and I just emailed the link to a lot of my friends and family. I well remember as a child shucking that corn and trying to get all the silk off, picking it out of my teeth because we couldn't get it all. (I also remember sore hands from shelling corn for the cows but they didn't care about any silk on it!) That's a great tip!
Is it fully cooked when you take it out of the microwave or do you need to cook it some more?
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@Maggiepie (7816)
• United States
8 Nov 11
You DO make great soups! This particular round of veggie soup beats the others hands down! Yummm! 
She done GOOOOOOOOOOD, y'all! 
Maggiepie
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, & your government when it deserves it.” ~ Mark Twain 1835-1910
She done GOOOOOOOOOOD, y'all!
Maggiepie
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, & your government when it deserves it.” ~ Mark Twain 1835-1910@Maggiepie (7816)
• United States
11 Nov 11
Oh, you know how I love your soups! Looking forward to the potato one tomorrow! Maybe next week, your great, garlicky split pea one! Yeah! You could also break open another ham to go with.
I'd also murder for a pitcher of your "Killer M. Iced Tea!" 
Maggiepie
"Words are loaded pistols." ~ Jean-Paul Sartre, writer & philosopher 1905-1980
I'd also murder for a pitcher of your "Killer M. Iced Tea!"
Maggiepie
"Words are loaded pistols." ~ Jean-Paul Sartre, writer & philosopher 1905-1980
@yoyo1198 (3641)
• United States
28 Oct 11
You surely lucked out. I'm envious. I love fresh veggies. And yes, I've done the corn in the microwave and the silks come off so slickly.
I'm a member of the freecycle here in my area but have never lucked up on something like this. It would be so nice.
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@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
29 Oct 11
Good on you, you do look after your client very well indeed! I have only ever bought frozen corn on the cob, cooked it in the microwave and consumed it with salt and butter. I do love corn and I would love a serving of two of your delicious veggie soup! Well done Elic!
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@ElicBxn (63614)
• United States
29 Oct 11
If I can make it, you know its easy! About a half a head of cabbage, 3 good sized stalks of celery, 3 carrots, an onion or two (I use only one fair sized one) and what ever else veggie you like, including yellow squash, zucchini, turnips, etc. (The critical thing is the move veggies you put in, the more tomato you will end up needing too.) One large can of whole tomatoes, crushed - not the crushed or diced ones, they just don't taste the same. If you double the recipe, double the tomatoes, maybe even add more tomatoes in the form of vegetable juice or tomato paste, even left over spaghetti sauce. I also throw in a can of green beans cause she likes it.
I have one I call "Quick and Dirty Veggie Soup" that uses mostly canned veggies and fresh onions and canned tomatoes. It does cook a lot faster, but lacks the cabbage... I would make that when she was getting canned veggies with "Food to Go" from Meals on Wheels, but she hasn't had any for a long time.
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@savak03 (6684)
• United States
29 Oct 11
Do you nuke it before you shuck it? I would think that would make the silk harder to get off. Oh well, it has been a long time since I lived on the farm and come to think about it we didn't have microwaves then. Now it is hard to imagine cooking without one.
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@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
29 Oct 11
That is great. I just moved and need to find a fresh food co-op. You did great getting all that food.
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@BarBaraPrz (47468)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
29 Oct 11
I shuck first, nuke second, eat third...
One cob of fresh corn only needs a minute in the nuker.
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@BarBaraPrz (47468)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
30 Oct 11
Well, that's interesting, but I prefer my method-- less nuking, no gloves.
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@jerzgirl (9325)
• United States
9 Nov 11
I was hoping someone would try this and tell me about it. I didn't see this until today. Ya shoulda posted something on the video, too (I'm assuming it was my link you saw). Apparently it worked and I'm glad to hear it. That means I can do it, too. YAY - I hate shucking corn!!!
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
30 Oct 11
Well that's great, you have your client all set, you've cooked her corn and it seems your still doing well after it as well!
I've shucked corn and nuked it too, but never nuked then shucked.
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@mentalward (14690)
• United States
29 Oct 11
WOW!!! I watched the video from the link you posted in one of the comments and all I can say (again) is WOW!!!
I'm not allergic to corn and LOVE corn on the cob. When I see it in the stores from local farms, I get so excited.
Now that I've established how much I love the stuff, put that together with my age (also close to 60... closer than you are by two years), you'd think I would have heard of this method of cooking and cleaning, right? Nope. Everyone I've ever known has always done it the way I have, tear the husk downwards until it comes off, then tackle the silk and hope I can get most of it off before cooking it.
I LOVE this way! Good grief, the time I've spent on that darned silk and this way it all comes off with the husks. AMAZING!
Isn't the internet awesome? Thanks ever so much for posting that link!!!
@burrito88 (2774)
• United States
29 Oct 11
Years ago I learned to cook corn in the microwave. Part of the way to do it is to remove all the leaves except the inner most ones to hold the moisture in. However, in cases where I've succumbed and bought corn that's already shucked, I've done those in the microwave also. I've also gotten away from using butter or salt on corn which should make it more healthy and less messy.
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@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
29 Oct 11
I have used freecycle to give away a few things but never really looked up anything to try and get. I get daily emails and I usually ignore them but I guess I should be looking at them. lol
As for the corn, I usually just boil and or grill them but this past summer was the first time I had it microwaved as this is how my boyfriends mother makes them. They were so sweet, buttery and very yummy. So next time I buy some here I am going to try it the way she told me she does it.
I honestly never did this in the past as somehow I thought it would come out really dry. I see a link above for which I will look at as I really love corn especially in husks with Parmesan cheese and mayonnaise. hehehe I really like them.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
28 Oct 11
hi ElicBxn I never nuked corn then shucked it but growing up o n a farm and helping raise all the different kinds of veggies I did plenty of shucking corn myself and eating fresh ears of sweet corn.Oh thats sad to have an allergy to corn as its so yummy to eat.I love Chinese food but am horribly allergic to MSG the one time I ate a delicious dinner of Chinese food I had an allergic reation to msg and could not breathe. had the paramedics and an IV of histamine plus a shot that helped me to breathe again. but refused to go to the "Er as their treatment had brought me out of it right there in the d rug store where I had fainted. lol. So you were okay to nuke and shuck the corn? I am glad you did not get an allergic
reaction.You really did a great job of leaving her with plenty of good fresh veggies to eat.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
29 Oct 11
Sounds like u did real good. I have always put corn in the freezer as much as a 100 ears at the time. It's a job but it sure is good. I have never fixed it like that but saw some guy on tv doing that this week. Hope u have a good weekend.
@bellis716 (4799)
• United States
29 Oct 11
You did great! I've seen the same directions for cooking corn on the cob. Wish I 'd known about it 60 years ago. The problem is, we didn't have microwaves in which to cook back then.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
28 Oct 11
yummy. i want you for a helper. i would try freecycle. but this place/town is so big, it wouldnt be worth the gas likely. 
sounds good though for people that live closely in town. 
@blue65packer (11826)
• United States
29 Oct 11
I have never done that with corn. I never heard of heating it up iin the microwave then shucking it! At work we roast the corn in the oven with the shucks still on and then when the corn is eaten it is shucked by the person who eats it. I like corn on the corn,fresh off the cob,frozen but not canned! Canned corn is rubbery!
Glad to here you got a great deal! We have farm markets around here but I never go to them! It would not be a bad idea!
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@cerebellum (3863)
• United States
29 Oct 11
I have never cooked corn that way, I meant to a few times and then changed my mind and ended up boiling it. I have nuked it after it was cooked, but never before. I would like to have someone to cook for me! It sounds like you go out of your way to do a very good job for her.
