This year we have had some of the freshest corn on the cob, How can we frozen the cob with the hush on?

Answer 1

When freezing any fruit or vegetable, and this, of course, includes freezing corn on the cob, you must begin with the best and the freshest produce possible. If you buy your corn from a market, be ready, as soon as you get home, to immediately begin preparing it for freezing. One bushel of corn, still in husks, weighs about 35 pounds and you will have the equivalent of 16 frozen pints of corn when you are through.



You will need to husk the ears, remove the silk and trim the ends of the corn. Remember, when freezing corn on the cob, to always keep the corn as cold as possible during preparation so quality will not be diminished.



To freeze a bushel of corn on the cob, you will need a large kettle that can hold 3 to 4 gallons of water. The water must be boiling as you put the prepared ears of corn into the kettle. This is the scalding process. Keep the kettle covered as you scald the ears of corn. Freezing corn on the cob is not just throwing ears of corn in a plastic bag and putting them in the freezer. The scalding process destroys enzymes present in the corn. If the enzymes are not broken down, they will continue to work, changing the texture and the taste of your frozen corn.



The scalding time needed will depend upon the size of the ears of corn you have for freezing corn on the cob. Check the large end of the corn for size and put those of the same approximate diameter in one pile, and so on.



The scalding times for freezing corn on the cob are as follows:

1-inch to1 1/2-inch diameter at the large end, scald for 8 minutes.

1 ½-inch or larger, scald for 11 minutes.



As soon as the scalding process for freezing corn on the cob has been completed, remove the corn from the boiling water and quickly chill in cold water. Drain the corn and place on a baking sheet. Slip the pans of corn into the freezer and let freeze. As soon as the freezing is complete, seal the ears of corn in bags or containers.

Answer 2

I just bundle it up in garbage bag and freeze. When I'm ready to eat, I take it out put on grill with husk on.The corn steams it's self and the silks come off cleanly.Nothing better.

Answer 3

You need to blanch the corn first. I don't think the husk is actually freezable, so remove it first.

Answer 4

take off the leaves of it and boil it for about 10 mins and then put it in bags and thats all you do

Answer 5

We freeze ours fresh, just the way it is and it's still perfect when we thaw it in cool water :)