Corn Day at The CLub

CLub Members "shuckin"

Sunday was sweet corn pickin, shuckin, cookin, freezin day at The CLub. Several of the charter members got togeather for a productive work afternoon and froze up 44.5 dozen (thats 534 ears) of sweet corn. The day started as Bob, Bob and Dave met to pick the corn, fresh from the field, generously provided by a member of the Fishing Team. After some grumbling about being a lot of work, my allergies are bothering me, etc they managed to pick 5 large burlap sacks of succulent sweet corn.

Upon returning to the Club everyone except Digger Dave (he convienetly had to go get propane) pitched in to start shucking. In the mean time the water was heating and the garbage cans were filling!

Once the water got to a rolling boil the ladies relocated to the kitchen to set up the cutting and packaging station. First batch into the pot was 6 dozen, water was returned to a boil, the corn removed to an ice water bath and transferred to the girls cutting station.

Subsequent batches came out of the pot right on time to keep the girls busy. The boys also had their hands full trying to consume 1 adult beverage for each dozen............more on that later.

After about 3 pots full (16 dozen) it was apparent that the one beverage per dozen was not going to work. After an emergency telephone consultation with "The Developer" it was determined that the rationing should be modified to 1 beverage per potful. Now thats do-able!

All told we cooked 9 pots = 44.5 dozen = 534 ears = 106 bags @ 3 cups per bag.