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Boiled Corn on the Cob

From: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking Basics
Servings: 6 servings
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Ronnie's Notes

Corn is America’s first choice vegetable. Be sure to buy corn with the husks still on.

Tips: Kitchen Clue Milk is used as a mild sweetener. If you don’t wish to make the corn with milk, you may add a teaspoon of sugar to the cooking water instead.

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

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1

Remove the husks and silk from the ears of corn.

2

Bring a large pan of water (about 4 quarts) to a boil.

3

Add the milk.

4

Let the liquid return to a boil.

5

Immerse the corn and cover the pan.

6

Turn off the heat.

7

Let the corn stand in the milk/water for 5–, or until tender.

8

Use tongs to remove the corn.

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Serve with plain butter or one of the suggested flavored butters.

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Flavored Butters for Cooked Corn (each recipe is enough for 6 ears of corn) Chili butter: 4 TB.

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softened butter 1 tsp.

12

chili powder Curry butter: 4 TB.

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softened butter 1 tsp.

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curry powder Marjoram butter: 4 TB.

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softened butter 1 TB.

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freshly minced marjoram, or 1/2 tsp.

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dried Scallion butter: 4 TB.

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softened butter 2 TB.

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finely minced scallion Zesty butter: 4 TB.

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softened butter 1 TB.

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Dijon mustard 2 tsp.

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prepared white horseradish Lemon-herb butter: 4 TB.

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softened butter 1 TB.

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fresh lemon juice 1/2 tsp.

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freshly grated lemon peel 2 tsp.

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minced fresh chives (or the green part of scallion) 2 tsp.

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minced fresh basil, or 1/2 tsp.

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