My DIL & I put up 13 dozen from a local farmer in about 55 minutes. I used the wooden cutter, with the creamer. Loved the cutter, as I have arthritis in my hands. The last time we did it, I made it about halfway before needing to stop. Also, so much quicker than knives. We cut the corn raw, then (add a little water if needed) bring the whole pot to a simmer and when it turns bright yellow it's ready. You can cool the pot by placing in sink of cold water. Then bag and freeze. Like you, we don't add salt or anything. We typically use for a holiday dinner or family get together. Seems like 13 doz is good for us a year. Mom used to put up 100s and 100s because we didn't supplement with grocery corn. Great video. My job when I was a kid was to shuck and clean it. And the jobs except cooking were always done outside.
I live in a small village in Western New York state and don't have enough space to grow large crops. I mostly grow in containers for fresh eating. When I can I go to my local farm market and buy large quantities. They give me a discount because of this. I find buying at the farm market allows me to acquire vegetables and fruits in smaller quantities that I can work through in a one day to be less stressful than having a garden where it's all ready at once.
I have a tip for you! A good way to blanch your corn prior to freezing and an easy way to husk it is to get yourself a big cooler (it can be a cheap one, I really like a drain hole at the bottom) and put your corn, husk intact, in the cooler and cover it with boiling water and close the lid. It takes a few minutes... but once the husks are yellow they're done and you can drain and cool! Then just cut off the ends, squeeze out the cobs (much easier to get the hairs off), cut off any bad sections, and stack them in your zip lock bags and toss them in the freezer. If you leave them for about an hour they're fully cooked and hydrated and you can throw them on the grill from that stage and get the same flavor without drying out and it's super quick! Hope this helps!
Have y’all seen the bundt cake pan trick for corn? No blades so not cut fingers and it works like a charm! Push your cobs through the top and the pan collects the kernels!
Fun tip that I learned from my high school math teacher. If you have a metal Bundt pan, you can balance the cobb on the hole in the middle and when you cut it off the kernels, they fall into the pan. 🤯
Nothing better than a family day or two putting up corn. Grilled corn is a must when it’s fresh! The harvest looked amazing and I can’t imagine the flavor
I love ❤ your channel. It's so nice to see a family work and play together. Your content is spot on. I would encourage you to use a white garden hose when filling up your bins with cold water to cool the corn. Apparently, they are safer for food stuff. It's just something that I remembered from days going out in the RV.
Cody I feel like your editing skills have improved so much! I really appreciate all the effort you put in to it, these are top notch homestead videos. Keep up the good work! Also, good to see you blur the kiddos faces now! ❤
It's so cute when the kids get involved. Important to make them feel involved in the process I think Great video, I envy you for the work you do on the Homestead and the rewards you get from with fresh everything
If using knife to remove kernels, put cob on upside down cup in large bowl. As kernels are cut they fall into the bowl so it falls in one bowl, not scooping up. Nice and tidy, any spills on porch are for the dog lol
This is why I love my vacuum saver. we would blanch all of the corn but we would leave half of our harvest on the cob put enough in a bag (1 cob per family member) and 1 pat of butter per cob seal and freeze. When we wanted corn on the cob we could just throw a bag or 2 in boiling water cut open and enjoy. I'm not sure where my wife found it but we had a gadget for taking the kernels off the cob it was basically a lag screw you put in a power drill screwed it into the cob then there was a hand held piece with a hole and a knife blade and you control the depth by how hard you squeeze essentially making the hole smaller . cut hours of our corn day.
All that sweet corn looks so good. I've personally never been a fan of blanching. I just cut all the corn off the cob and freeze it straight. It defrosts and cooks up beautifully.
My only issue is that i wish your videos get longer.i cant get enough of you guys i suffer from anxiety and your videos are so relaxing for me whenever i get anxious i rewatch all your videos and helps a lot god bless your family and your land ❤❤❤ lots of luv from puerto rico
Lovely tribute to MOM! I love that you carry on the traditions and honor her. Also, I don't have room to grow corn, my son's family are not "yard people" but they love good food. I make them a deal to pay the water bill and I grow corn and squash on their half-acre and share the reward. Look to your community to see if you can find someone willing to do that too.
Bringing me back to all the years of picking 30-60 DOZEN corn out of the soggy dew-drenched corn fields multiple days a week for our corn stand and to put up for winter. Sitting on the edge of our pickup truck with my sisters husking tens of dozens of cobs of corn then putting it up inside. You can’t buy memories like that. 🏡 I’ve tried all the gadgets over the years and in the end, the knife always works best.
Your dedication to harvesting and preserving sweet corn for the winter truly embodies the spirit of summer abundance. Your commitment to ensuring a bountiful supply through thoughtful preparation shows remarkable foresight and appreciation for nature's gifts. And I am Floating Village Life.
I was taught by forever atanding corn growers.... Put the corn in cold water, bring it just to a few bubbles tyen turn it off. It can sit in the water for a long time and wont overcook. Ive been doing this for years and its always perfect, never starchy!
A long time ago, when I was a kid, the males of the family were outside blanching the corn cobs using their lead-melting propane heaters. It kept the kitchen cooler where we females used knives to cut the corn from the cobs and then bag it up for freezing. A trick I learned was to elevate the cob on a small glass or bowl when cutting off the corn. Thanks for awakening that memory for me!
I have a great tip, put one end in the hole in the middle of an angle food pan, it not only holds the ear study, but catches the kernels when you cut it off. I use a knife too.
I'm always looking forward to the email from the farmer signaling that the season will start for fresh picking. It's an hour drive..We go as family, picking bags and bags full while eating a few fresh ones in between the picking, that instant sweetness can only be tasted while you stand next to the plant😋. Going home with a car full of sweet corn to surprise many elders, families and friends with kids and ofcourse putting a bunch to freezerland..
Use plastic rolls of table cloth or newspaper on the counters and floor so that you don't have to carry heavy pots of boiling water. I use a bug bag of ice for each bushel of corn. I use an electric knife and a bundt pan to cut the corn off the cob.
I love your videos! As a fellow ohio resident it’s nice seeing someone close to home to compare to. I hope to have a garden and harvest like yours someday. Like you say you gotta start somewhere so year by year I’m getting better. Also that lunch you made looked good so I tried it for the first time and have ate it everyday since lol. Keep up the good content!!
I cut my corn off the cob, put in a roaster pan with some water and a little sugar and roast in the oven for an hour or hour and a half. Let it cool down them put in containers measured out to our needs. No blanching! IT TASTES LIKE FRESH CORN FOR A YEAR! Recipe is from my friend from a farm in Saskatchewan, Canada. We use a knife also.
Wonderful video! I love watching your sweet family all work together. You give such great advice about processing your produce plus what homesteading is really all about! Thank you!
Y’all are so inspiring! Never stop ❤❤ thank you for your content❤ I’m a single mom if 3 and this simple life and hands in the dirt is what it’s all about in my eyes
Something that we found helpful, is to take 5 gallon buckets in the rows with us, to put the corn in. It saves having to keep going in and out of the itchey corn to dump them.😊
Such fun seeing the whole family involved with it all and enjoying it for dinner around a fun campfire! They were so excited. Excellent content and video as always!
Love your videos, and love to see the kids helping and making memories! I use a knife too. It works best for me. One thing we do different, that you might want to try, is we set the but end of the cob on the center of a bundt pan when cutting. The kernels then fall into the bundt pan, and are easy to scoop into the bags. Less mess. Find a couple of bundt pans ( or angel food cake pans) at the Sal. Val. or garage sales just for corn season!
Thank you, truly enjoyed this little window into your homesteading life. It looks like a lot of hard work, but so satisfying to know you're eating the food you've grown.
Team work makes the Dream Work!! Handing off and keeping the corn moving is a great way to get it all done in one day!!! God bless y'all and keep growing
I grew sweetcorn for the first time this year. The first batch looks ready, but much smaller than yours and the one ear I took to look at was milky, sweet, but a lot of the individual corns (?) were very small and unripe. I don't blanch many things before freezing as frozen veg ends up in stews, sauces and soup anyway, but if I get enough corn I will do that for sure!
Lots and lots of corn 🌽 It looks so delicious!!! A great time to teach and everyone was having a blast except for the cut finger....... thanks so much.
I'm with you - a knife works the best! I picked some up from a local farmer and since it is just my husband and I at home now, I measure out 2 cups worth and put into freezer bags.
Corn days were always the days that my gram would pull out her electric knife. She'd clean cobs so fast!!! And like Michelle said, those chunks coming off were always the best. She'd freeze her corn keeping those in tact as much as possible so we'd have them for Sunday suppers as well.
We just did our corn day 2 weeks ago. 800 ears yielded 164 quarts for 3 families. We do everything outside thankfully it wasn't scorching hot day & we were done by 1:00! We have different opinions on how to cut the corn lol. Some use a knife, some the wooden cutter & I bought one of those black & yellow things for a younger child to try so they wouldn't get cut.
really interesting watching you guys , i also grow a ton of corn here in France, but my freezer prep method is very different , all good cobs get cut into 3 to give me cobettes, i freeze these without any blanching and they are really good not mushy etc, i think the main stem of the cob helps with this, but yes any cobs with damage i also blanche before freezing as loose corn
Hi Guys, I'm following your channel from Sydney Australia. Corn planting season is just around the corner for us in September. I've been growing corn for about 5 years now and like you I tend to freeze it for the winter. I usually just give it a good wash and cut the cobs in half. Then put them in freezer bags until needed. We had a really good season last year and I still got half of my crop in the freezer. Cheers
I knew the knife would win in the end! I'm not a gadget person either since so many I've tried just don't work. Really nice looking corn. I live in BC Canada and Walmart has been selling Washington corn for the last week and really cheap too so I tried it and man, that's the BEST corn I've had in years!! Sweetest of the sweet. I've been eating it every day since. Gotta pig out on fruit and veggies in season while you can. Sorry Canadian farmers.....this time Washington beat you.
Just something my dad used to do before roasting corn on the grill was soak it in the husks for a couple hours, it steam cooked. Delicious. Love your videos.
I always enjoy your videos! Love seeing your kiddos working with you! This made me tired…we used to freeze corn this way too. But I will share a very easy, delicious, quick recipe with you. All of my friends do it this way now, it is known around here as “the corn recipe”! You are absolutely right that it has to be completely cold before freezing. I leave it in fridge over night. Freezer Corn 6 cups corn cut off 1 cup water 1 1/2 teas salt 1 Tab sugar Boil together 1 minute Cool completely! Put in freezer bags No need to add anything else when serving, just heat through. It is delicious and so easy. You can make larger batches at a time. Please give it a try…
My husband and I live in an rv so our garden is very small so I’ve bought frozen corn from Azure and I plan on ziploc bagging quart size corn for us. I know it’s not the fresh from the garden, but we do what we can.
Love this corn video! Question about your back patio set up where gravel and firepit is...do you put landscaping tarp down first and then the rocks on top? How do you keep weeds/grass from growing through your gravel?
Hi. Wow !! Ihr seid eine tolle Familie! Es ist schön anzusehen wie ihr euer Essen zusammen für den Winter haltbar macht ! Ihr habt eine super super tolle Ernte !! Herzlichen Glückwunsch ! Grüße von einer Alleinerziehenden Mama von dreien.. 🌞🍀👋
I freeze sweet corn every year because it tastes so much better than store bought! Like you, I used to do it the way my mother did and blanche them on the cob. The last few years I have followed a new recipe and now I cut it off the cob first and then cook, cool and bag for freezer. It is so much easier and takes up less space. I highly recommend it!
Corn looks really good. Love your videos and feel like your videos are very informative and you tell us what works for you and what doesn't. I really like that.
Right on! I am hoping to get some corn this year. Like peas, I prefer it not blanched when freezing - I find it maintains flavor and stays tender. I simply cut off the cob raw (with a knife) - there is corn juice spray though. If freezing, it goes right into the bag. However, I have taken to canning now instead. I prefer it over frozen. To BBQ the cobs, I leave husks on and soak it in water for a couple hours or more before putting on the grill. Great job! Liked the editing extra's...good job!
I just love your videos, what else can I say. It teaches me so many things and I see your joy in being serious and having fun. This convinces me to plant sweet corn in Bavaria next year. It's not that popular here, but I love it and always look forward to eating it often when I'm in the US or Canada. Thank you again for your authentic videos, so professionally done and without a lot of unnecessary stuff. Even though I have so much work in my practice and a large family, I look forward to seeing you every week. Have a good week and best wishes
I was wondering if you guys have ever planted Bent Corn? That Sweet corn looks amazing. Reminds me of Sunday dinners after church with my grandma. Because it was only the 2 of us sometimes she would Sweet Corn and we would have Tomato and Biscuits with it. I miss those days. She passed away in 2016 but the memories are still alive. Thank you guys for all you are doing.
Are you thinking of Dent Corn? That is the hard corn, that's typical for feed or grinding for cornmeal. Named dent, because it gets a little hollow dent at the edge of each piece once it hardens.
Good memories 😊 We have grown dent corn. It was fun to make our own cornbread! Not really any different to grow it except you just leave it out on the stalk until it’s dry.
@@morethanfarmers oh ok so you would just leave it like you do your popcorn. Also did you have to do anything different in making cornbread with your own corn? Like when you buy it you don’t have to add anything but water or milk. I hope this makes sense. Lol
Your corn is amazing !! Do you put salt in the water before you blanche your corn in boiling water ? Yay for great advice from your mom in the corn process . It is awesome to see parents teaching the art of home-steading and working as a family to harvest the fruits of the labor. Fun family video, thanks.
Such great teachers! I am weird & worry about walking in corn to possibly get ticks. Tick phobia lady! You all are always an inspiration! Had to pause making my fruit leather to comment. Thank you for sharing. Take care, Fran
We would prep ice in advance for the cooling process. Freeze milk jubs and 2 liters bottles, anything will work. That hot corn will constantly get the water hot. Such good memories from my childhood doing it as a family
The corn looks amazing! We don’t have the abundance of corn here in the U.K. like the States. However, we had a kale, chard and cabbage day yesterday…harvesting, blanching and storing in the freezer yesterday. So much work, but it’s so worth it throughout the winter ❤ Thank you again for your videos. I wish I could ‘join’ but that doesn’t seem to be an option here. Bless you guys 😊
I can my corn. Then the only cooking is the pressure canning part. I found a corn shucker that is a circle. Stuck the corn in a twist the cuff. Afterwards, I use the peeler on the cobs to get the rest for creamed corn. Put 5he corn in jars, add salt and water, then pressure can.
Few days before doing corn, just freeze containers or milk jugs full of water. Then put frozen jugs in tubs with cool water. Cool down of blanched corn goes much faster and not wasting so much water.
Nice harvest you guys! Michelle is right, I would rather use a knife! I peal potatoes, carrots and apples with a knife! I feef you waste more with the gadget then the knife! I love when Michelle laughs, its infectious! Makes me giggle too! Blessings! Ps, I know that it is not only cream and peaches all the time but that is part of life! Enjoy your family! Priceless!
I am from Durban South Africa. When I freeze sweet corn I cut the kernels off first, then blanch etc the kernels. Much easier. Just as tasty and juicy. Try it and see.
I love how the kids help y'all! ❤❤
Really good quality videos… yours are always so much better than the homesteaders who just walk around narrating their day… thank you
Absolutely true, unfortunately you find homesteaders videoing themselves with little bit of gardening in the background
I agree- Exceptional quality. Please keep it going!
That is because Codi is a story teller. Both auditory and visual.
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"Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. My vegetable garden is thriving thanks to the tips from your channel!"
You’re so welcome! That’s awesome!
My DIL & I put up 13 dozen from a local farmer in about 55 minutes. I used the wooden cutter, with the creamer. Loved the cutter, as I have arthritis in my hands. The last time we did it, I made it about halfway before needing to stop. Also, so much quicker than knives. We cut the corn raw, then (add a little water if needed) bring the whole pot to a simmer and when it turns bright yellow it's ready. You can cool the pot by placing in sink of cold water. Then bag and freeze. Like you, we don't add salt or anything. We typically use for a holiday dinner or family get together. Seems like 13 doz is good for us a year. Mom used to put up 100s and 100s because we didn't supplement with grocery corn. Great video. My job when I was a kid was to shuck and clean it. And the jobs except cooking were always done outside.
I live in a small village in Western New York state and don't have enough space to grow large crops.
I mostly grow in containers for fresh eating.
When I can I go to my local farm market and buy large quantities.
They give me a discount because of this.
I find buying at the farm market allows me to acquire vegetables and fruits in smaller quantities that I can work through in a one day to be less stressful than having a garden where it's all ready at once.
I have a tip for you! A good way to blanch your corn prior to freezing and an easy way to husk it is to get yourself a big cooler (it can be a cheap one, I really like a drain hole at the bottom) and put your corn, husk intact, in the cooler and cover it with boiling water and close the lid. It takes a few minutes... but once the husks are yellow they're done and you can drain and cool! Then just cut off the ends, squeeze out the cobs (much easier to get the hairs off), cut off any bad sections, and stack them in your zip lock bags and toss them in the freezer. If you leave them for about an hour they're fully cooked and hydrated and you can throw them on the grill from that stage and get the same flavor without drying out and it's super quick! Hope this helps!
I'll try that next year!!
Have y’all seen the bundt cake pan trick for corn? No blades so not cut fingers and it works like a charm! Push your cobs through the top and the pan collects the kernels!
I enjoy seeing you work together on these big projects. The kids learn that specific jobs aren't mom-jobs and dad-jobs. Thanks for your fine efforts.
Thanks for sharing your life, your farm and your dream work.
Fun tip that I learned from my high school math teacher. If you have a metal Bundt pan, you can balance the cobb on the hole in the middle and when you cut it off the kernels, they fall into the pan. 🤯
I was going to say the same thing
Nothing better than a family day or two putting up corn. Grilled corn is a must when it’s fresh! The harvest looked amazing and I can’t imagine the flavor
Yes it’s the best! 😊
I’ve been addicted to y’all’s harvesting videos and your commentary. Wish harvesting never ends 😂😂
Haha glad you’ve been enjoying them! 😄
I too😂
I love ❤ your channel. It's so nice to see a family work and play together. Your content is spot on.
I would encourage you to use a white garden hose when filling up your bins with cold water to cool the corn. Apparently, they are safer for food stuff. It's just something that I remembered from days going out in the RV.
Cody I feel like your editing skills have improved so much! I really appreciate all the effort you put in to it, these are top notch homestead videos. Keep up the good work! Also, good to see you blur the kiddos faces now! ❤
So kind, thank you so much! 😊
It's so cute when the kids get involved. Important to make them feel involved in the process I think Great video, I envy you for the work you do on the Homestead and the rewards you get from with fresh everything
If using knife to remove kernels, put cob on upside down cup in large bowl. As kernels are cut they fall into the bowl so it falls in one bowl, not scooping up. Nice and tidy, any spills on porch are for the dog lol
This is why I love my vacuum saver. we would blanch all of the corn but we would leave half of our harvest on the cob put enough in a bag (1 cob per family member) and 1 pat of butter per cob seal and freeze. When we wanted corn on the cob we could just throw a bag or 2 in boiling water cut open and enjoy. I'm not sure where my wife found it but we had a gadget for taking the kernels off the cob it was basically a lag screw you put in a power drill screwed it into the cob then there was a hand held piece with a hole and a knife blade and you control the depth by how hard you squeeze essentially making the hole smaller . cut hours of our corn day.
All that sweet corn looks so good. I've personally never been a fan of blanching. I just cut all the corn off the cob and freeze it straight. It defrosts and cooks up beautifully.
My only issue is that i wish your videos get longer.i cant get enough of you guys i suffer from anxiety and your videos are so relaxing for me whenever i get anxious i rewatch all your videos and helps a lot god bless your family and your land ❤❤❤ lots of luv from puerto rico
Glad you enjoy them!😊
Thank you for sharing your life. Involving your children is key. 🙂
Absolutely!
Lovely tribute to MOM! I love that you carry on the traditions and honor her. Also, I don't have room to grow corn, my son's family are not "yard people" but they love good food. I make them a deal to pay the water bill and I grow corn and squash on their half-acre and share the reward. Look to your community to see if you can find someone willing to do that too.
Bringing me back to all the years of picking 30-60 DOZEN corn out of the soggy dew-drenched corn fields multiple days a week for our corn stand and to put up for winter. Sitting on the edge of our pickup truck with my sisters husking tens of dozens of cobs of corn then putting it up inside. You can’t buy memories like that. 🏡 I’ve tried all the gadgets over the years and in the end, the knife always works best.
Your dedication to harvesting and preserving sweet corn for the winter truly embodies the spirit of summer abundance. Your commitment to ensuring a bountiful supply through thoughtful preparation shows remarkable foresight and appreciation for nature's gifts. And I am Floating Village Life.
Wonderfully put ❤
Michele the way to stop the bugs from getting in the corn ears is one drop of vegetable oil on the silk when it first starts to brown.
The very best homestead blog on line. Look forward each week. ❤️
Thank you very much! ☺️
I was taught by forever atanding corn growers....
Put the corn in cold water, bring it just to a few bubbles tyen turn it off. It can sit in the water for a long time and wont overcook.
Ive been doing this for years and its always perfect, never starchy!
A long time ago, when I was a kid, the males of the family were outside blanching the corn cobs using their lead-melting propane heaters. It kept the kitchen cooler where we females used knives to cut the corn from the cobs and then bag it up for freezing. A trick I learned was to elevate the cob on a small glass or bowl when cutting off the corn. Thanks for awakening that memory for me!
I have a great tip, put one end in the hole in the middle of an angle food pan, it not only holds the ear study, but catches the kernels when you cut it off. I use a knife too.
I'm always looking forward to the email from the farmer signaling that the season will start for fresh picking. It's an hour drive..We go as family, picking bags and bags full while eating a few fresh ones in between the picking, that instant sweetness can only be tasted while you stand next to the plant😋. Going home with a car full of sweet corn to surprise many elders, families and friends with kids and ofcourse putting a bunch to freezerland..
Use plastic rolls of table cloth or newspaper on the counters and floor so that you don't have to carry heavy pots of boiling water. I use a bug bag of ice for each bushel of corn. I use an electric knife and a bundt pan to cut the corn off the cob.
My favorite homestead family back at it making the farm life beautiful 🥰 We as always so much appreciate your time and knowledge! Happy farming!
Thank you for mentioning the things you don't share ❤
Didn't realise how much I needed to hear it. 😊 thanks MTF's
I love your videos! As a fellow ohio resident it’s nice seeing someone close to home to compare to. I hope to have a garden and harvest like yours someday. Like you say you gotta start somewhere so year by year I’m getting better. Also that lunch you made looked good so I tried it for the first time and have ate it everyday since lol. Keep up the good content!!
That’s great!! Best of luck on your gardening journey!😊
I cut my corn off the cob, put in a roaster pan with some water and a little sugar and roast in the oven for an hour or hour and a half. Let it cool down them put in containers measured out to our needs. No blanching! IT TASTES LIKE FRESH CORN FOR A YEAR! Recipe is from my friend from a farm in Saskatchewan, Canada. We use a knife also.
You do put out good content. Love the editing.
It is nice to see a family getting the kids involved early in life.
Thank you!
Wonderful video! I love watching your sweet family all work together. You give such great advice about processing your produce plus what homesteading is really all about! Thank you!
Thank you!!☺️
i love how you keep your kids privacy and yet can share such a special bound moment like this 🥲🥺
Y’all are so inspiring! Never stop ❤❤ thank you for your content❤ I’m a single mom if 3 and this simple life and hands in the dirt is what it’s all about in my eyes
You’re welcome! And yes it’s the best! ❤️
Something that we found helpful, is to take 5 gallon buckets in the rows with us, to put the corn in. It saves having to keep going in and out of the itchey corn to dump them.😊
Such fun seeing the whole family involved with it all and enjoying it for dinner around a fun campfire! They were so excited. Excellent content and video as always!
Thank you so much!
Love your videos, and love to see the kids helping and making memories! I use a knife too. It works best for me. One thing we do different, that you might want to try, is we set the but end of the cob on the center of a bundt pan when cutting. The kernels then fall into the bundt pan, and are easy to scoop into the bags. Less mess. Find a couple of bundt pans ( or angel food cake pans) at the Sal. Val. or garage sales just for corn season!
Use a Bundt cake pan! Push the corn through the hole. The corn goes in the Bundt pan and the cobs go into the bucket! Easy peasy!
Olá muito bom, milho é delicioso!! 🌽😋🌽😋
Thank you, truly enjoyed this little window into your homesteading life. It looks like a lot of hard work, but so satisfying to know you're eating the food you've grown.
We have corn day with family every year. So much fun, and corn in the freezer for the year. 😊
I love how you guys explain every single detail! learned a lot from you on every video. Thank you!
You’re welcome! Glad it was helpful!
I cut my corn with a knife, but I stand the ear up in the hole of a bunt cake pan. All the kernels fall in the pan. Sure helps with the mess.
Team work makes the Dream Work!! Handing off and keeping the corn moving is a great way to get it all done in one day!!! God bless y'all and keep growing
Wonderful episode!!! Seeing the whole family work together is amazing!!!
One of my favorite channels !! Can’t wait to get home to watch when I get off work
I grew sweetcorn for the first time this year. The first batch looks ready, but much smaller than yours and the one ear I took to look at was milky, sweet, but a lot of the individual corns (?) were very small and unripe.
I don't blanch many things before freezing as frozen veg ends up in stews, sauces and soup anyway, but if I get enough corn I will do that for sure!
I bought 2 bushels of sweet corn from a local farmer and put it in the freezer. We will enjoy it this winter!
FANTASTIC Corn harvest!!!
Lots and lots of corn 🌽 It looks so delicious!!! A great time to teach and everyone was having a blast except for the cut finger....... thanks so much.
I'm with you - a knife works the best! I picked some up from a local farmer and since it is just my husband and I at home now, I measure out 2 cups worth and put into freezer bags.
Corn days were always the days that my gram would pull out her electric knife. She'd clean cobs so fast!!! And like Michelle said, those chunks coming off were always the best. She'd freeze her corn keeping those in tact as much as possible so we'd have them for Sunday suppers as well.
We just did our corn day 2 weeks ago. 800 ears yielded 164 quarts for 3 families. We do everything outside thankfully it wasn't scorching hot day & we were done by 1:00! We have different opinions on how to cut the corn lol. Some use a knife, some the wooden cutter & I bought one of those black & yellow things for a younger child to try so they wouldn't get cut.
really interesting watching you guys , i also grow a ton of corn here in France, but my freezer prep method is very different , all good cobs get cut into 3 to give me cobettes, i freeze these without any blanching and they are really good not mushy etc, i think the main stem of the cob helps with this, but yes any cobs with damage i also blanche before freezing as loose corn
Hose water when blanching is genius
Hi Guys, I'm following your channel from Sydney Australia. Corn planting season is just around the corner for us in September. I've been growing corn for about 5 years now and like you I tend to freeze it for the winter. I usually just give it a good wash and cut the cobs in half. Then put them in freezer bags until needed. We had a really good season last year and I still got half of my crop in the freezer. Cheers
I knew the knife would win in the end! I'm not a gadget person either since so many I've tried just don't work. Really nice looking corn. I live in BC Canada and Walmart has been selling Washington corn for the last week and really cheap too so I tried it and man, that's the BEST corn I've had in years!! Sweetest of the sweet. I've been eating it every day since. Gotta pig out on fruit and veggies in season while you can. Sorry Canadian farmers.....this time Washington beat you.
Grew up using angel food cake pan for taking corn off the cob works amazingly. Cob fits through the hole and corn collects in bowl underneath
I use a Bundt cake pan. I stick the point of cob in the hole and cut downward. Corn falls in cake pan….it works great!
Just something my dad used to do before roasting corn on the grill was soak it in the husks for a couple hours, it steam cooked. Delicious. Love your videos.
I always enjoy your videos! Love seeing your kiddos working with you!
This made me tired…we used to freeze corn this way too. But I will share a very easy, delicious, quick recipe with you. All of my friends do it this way now, it is known around here as “the corn recipe”!
You are absolutely right that it has to be completely cold before freezing. I leave it in fridge over night.
Freezer Corn
6 cups corn cut off
1 cup water
1 1/2 teas salt
1 Tab sugar
Boil together 1 minute
Cool completely!
Put in freezer bags
No need to add anything else when serving, just heat through.
It is delicious and so easy.
You can make larger batches at a time.
Please give it a try…
My husband and I live in an rv so our garden is very small so I’ve bought frozen corn from Azure and I plan on ziploc bagging quart size corn for us. I know it’s not the fresh from the garden, but we do what we can.
We never blanched our corn growing up. We cut it off the cob and just froze it.
Tasted amazing when we cooked it for dinner.
Thanks
😂 i grew up in that ferel outside world! Where we drank from the hose and even played in mud puddles. ❤
The best! ☺️
Wonderful ❗Woonderful video, love the family involved in the corn process❗beautiful corn~~ Happy Harvesting💚love all your videos👌💯
Thank you!😊
Love this corn video! Question about your back patio set up where gravel and firepit is...do you put landscaping tarp down first and then the rocks on top? How do you keep weeds/grass from growing through your gravel?
Love this! I parboiled my corn and then used a bundt pan to cut them down to freeze in quart bags
Love watching y’all’s harvests! It’s so satisfying seeing what y’all come away with! 😊😊. Please show the 2nd harvest, if you can! ❤❤
Hi. Wow !! Ihr seid eine tolle Familie! Es ist schön anzusehen wie ihr euer Essen zusammen für den Winter haltbar macht ! Ihr habt eine super super tolle Ernte !! Herzlichen Glückwunsch !
Grüße von einer Alleinerziehenden Mama von dreien.. 🌞🍀👋
I freeze sweet corn every year because it tastes so much better than store bought! Like you, I used to do it the way my mother did and blanche them on the cob. The last few years I have followed a new recipe and now I cut it off the cob first and then cook, cool and bag for freezer. It is so much easier and takes up less space. I highly recommend it!
Corn looks really good. Love your videos and feel like your videos are very informative and you tell us what works for you and what doesn't. I really like that.
You guys make a great team! Great job!
Right on! I am hoping to get some corn this year. Like peas, I prefer it not blanched when freezing - I find it maintains flavor and stays tender. I simply cut off the cob raw (with a knife) - there is corn juice spray though. If freezing, it goes right into the bag. However, I have taken to canning now instead. I prefer it over frozen. To BBQ the cobs, I leave husks on and soak it in water for a couple hours or more before putting on the grill. Great job! Liked the editing extra's...good job!
I just love your videos, what else can I say. It teaches me so many things and I see your joy in being serious and having fun. This convinces me to plant sweet corn in Bavaria next year. It's not that popular here, but I love it and always look forward to eating it often when I'm in the US or Canada. Thank you again for your authentic videos, so professionally done and without a lot of unnecessary stuff. Even though I have so much work in my practice and a large family, I look forward to seeing you every week. Have a good week and best wishes
Yes go for it! It’s delicious!😊
Appreciate the support and kind words.😊 Have a great week!
Дв, они такие молодые, но такие опытные в фермерском хозяйстве ❤❤❤
I was wondering if you guys have ever planted Bent Corn? That Sweet corn looks amazing. Reminds me of Sunday dinners after church with my grandma. Because it was only the 2 of us sometimes she would Sweet Corn and we would have Tomato and Biscuits with it. I miss those days. She passed away in 2016 but the memories are still alive. Thank you guys for all you are doing.
Are you thinking of Dent Corn? That is the hard corn, that's typical for feed or grinding for cornmeal. Named dent, because it gets a little hollow dent at the edge of each piece once it hardens.
@@heathernotzdaniels6350 I am looking to grow it so I can make my own meal. I wasn’t sure if they had tried to grow some for the chickens?
Good memories 😊 We have grown dent corn. It was fun to make our own cornbread! Not really any different to grow it except you just leave it out on the stalk until it’s dry.
It would be a fun idea, but it just wouldn’t be feasible to use up the amount of space to grow enough for the chickens.
@@morethanfarmers oh ok so you would just leave it like you do your popcorn. Also did you have to do anything different in making cornbread with your own corn? Like when you buy it you don’t have to add anything but water or milk. I hope this makes sense. Lol
Your corn is amazing !! Do you put salt in the water before you blanche your corn in boiling water ? Yay for great advice from your mom in the corn process . It is awesome to see parents teaching the art of home-steading and working as a family to harvest the fruits of the labor. Fun family video, thanks.
My favorite way to cook corn is in husk..the buttery color and oh so flavorful..New Englanders got it right..blessings🕊♥
Such great teachers! I am weird & worry about walking in corn to possibly get ticks. Tick phobia lady! You all are always an inspiration! Had to pause making my fruit leather to comment. Thank you for sharing. Take care, Fran
You guys are so fun and so real.
Thank you! 😄
We would prep ice in advance for the cooling process. Freeze milk jubs and 2 liters bottles, anything will work. That hot corn will constantly get the water hot. Such good memories from my childhood doing it as a family
*milk jugs
The corn looks amazing! We don’t have the abundance of corn here in the U.K. like the States. However, we had a kale, chard and cabbage day yesterday…harvesting, blanching and storing in the freezer yesterday. So much work, but it’s so worth it throughout the winter ❤ Thank you again for your videos. I wish I could ‘join’ but that doesn’t seem to be an option here. Bless you guys 😊
That’s awesome! Definitely worth it! ☺️
I can my corn. Then the only cooking is the pressure canning part. I found a corn shucker that is a circle. Stuck the corn in a twist the cuff. Afterwards, I use the peeler on the cobs to get the rest for creamed corn. Put 5he corn in jars, add salt and water, then pressure can.
It keeps my freezer space for other things.
Those toasted cheese sandwiches with tomatoes in top have always been my favorite lunch in the summers!
Good to see all yall. Congrats on the corn harvest. Thank you so much for the video!!
Thanks for watching!
I have never blanched my corn prior to cutting it off the cob and freezing it and it is still crunchy and sweet.
We use a drill and.a round ring corn cutter for corn...total game changer!
I also put up sweet corn this weekend. I then boil the empty cobs in my large stock pot for a beautiful stock.
We used to take bottle like handsoap comes in. Put mineral oil in squirt couple drops in silks earlier to keep varmints out
Kiwis are pretty fuzzy, too. 🥝😆 7:50
Keep your window air conditioning on. We don't mind! Stay cool yourselves!❤🎉❤❤❤
Few days before doing corn, just freeze containers or milk jugs full of water. Then put frozen jugs in tubs with cool water. Cool down of blanched corn goes much faster and not wasting so much water.
Thanks for the tip!😊
When we were growing our garden, a few of the corns had bugs, but we did the same as you, just cut it out.
So glad I found you guys
Glad you’re here! 😊
Wow! Nice corn harvest 😊 We grew up roasting a lot.
Nice harvest you guys! Michelle is right, I would rather use a knife! I peal potatoes, carrots and apples with a knife! I feef you waste more with the gadget then the knife!
I love when Michelle laughs, its infectious! Makes me giggle too! Blessings!
Ps, I know that it is not only cream and peaches all the time but that is part of life! Enjoy your family! Priceless!
I am from Durban South Africa. When I freeze sweet corn I cut the kernels off first, then blanch etc the kernels. Much easier. Just as tasty and juicy. Try it and see.