Yep harvested the corn the other day - a very spiritual moment as always, 30 something cobs all up.. So a few in the fridge to eat over the next few days then blanched the rest to freeze.
There’s something about having an abundance of a crop that I like, makes it feel worthwhile like a plan has somehow come through for the future..
So to blanch these suckers: just wash them clean; remove all hairy bits; fill a pot big enough to hold your quantity; get it to a rapid boil; then pop corn in for 7-8 mins; then cool rapidly in bowl (or sink) full of iced water – cool it for the same amount of time that you boiled it for; ziplock in meal quantities then pop into freezer.
Now we have corn to enjoy over the next few months!
Meanwhile in the garden.. I have roughly fenced off the ex-corn crop with chicken wire and made a temporary daytime home for them to clean up the space and add some fertiliser!
This is another spiritual moment - letting the chooks do what they’re designed to do, geez 4 chooks can clean up a concentrated part of vege garden quick - you should try it!
