CORN

Nowhere do they cook corn as tender as it is usually prepared in the corn belt. Select full, well-shaped ears of corn and remove the husk, leaving just the last layer. Now fold back this layer of husk and remove all the silk from the corn, using a stiff vegetable brush for this purpose. Refold the husk about the corn and cook it. How to cook the corn: Have a large kettle containing plenty of boiling water. Add one teaspoon of sugar, add corn and boil twelve minutes for small ears and fifteen to eighteen minutes for large ears; cover pot closely.