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Show The Best Corn THERE are no two ways about it corn on the cob, fresh from the Held, is the best corn. Because corn Is an all-American all-American food and perhaps the greatest favorite of any o our native foods, science has sought tor years the best way to make It an all-year-round food. The question ques-tion of how to stop changes which normally take place so rapidly In sweet corn after it has been gathered gath-ered is an important one. It is well known that city dwellers dwell-ers seldom get good corn from the markets because the sugars In corn begin to change into starch just as soon as the corn Is removed re-moved from the stalk. Its taste only faintly resembles the sweet juicy flavor of corn which is gathered, gath-ered, husked, boiled and eaten all within, say half an hour. f Yankees Demand Good Corn However. Americans have seen to it that they get this "best corn" even during the winter months. The demand for good corn has stimulated canners to use every known method of science to pack corn that retains its natural sugars and freshness. It can be gathered, husked, and boiled in an amazingly brief space of time but it does not need to be eaten within the same half hour. Fortunately For-tunately it can be stocked away on your shelves for those cold days when a good corn dish made with the "best corn" Is unsurpassable. unsur-passable. Two Good Recipe Be sure that you know the best way to prepare these dishes. Here are two good suggestions: Dixie Corn Fritters: Beat one esg well, and add to one cup of i canned corn. Mix together one-hu'.f one-hu'.f cup flour, one teaspoon baking bak-ing pov.der and one-fourth teaspoon tea-spoon salt. Add to the corn. Drop by spoonfuls into hot deep fat. 375 degrees, and fry rntll brown. This makes fifteen fritters. frit-ters. Serve with syrup. Corn and Carrot Salad: Marinate Mari-nate corn from a 12-ounce can with one-half cup grated raw carrot car-rot in' one-third cup of French dressing for an hour or so In the refrigerator. Add one-third cup shredded ripe olives, and serve in a nest of crisp lettuce. This serve eight persons. - |