Corn is a valuable and tasty grain crop. It was grown 7 thousand years ago. Harvest the corn from the fields when it becomes mature. If you do not hurry with harvesting, corn kernels can become moldy, get sick or simply eat birds. There are a lot of ways how to keep this culture longer, it's about them that we will now tell you.
How to store corn?
- corn on the cob;
- water;
- ice;
- salt;
- lemon juice;
- salt.
Preparation
In order to keep the corn as long as possible in the fridge, remove the husks from the corn cobs and remove the brush. In a large deep container, pour water, ice cubes and one teaspoon of salt and lemon juice for each liter of water. We spread the corn into our water with additives and leave for 20 minutes. After the cobs remove the grain, drain the water through a colander. Corn grain is stored in a sealed package. Thus, the grain can be stored for up to three weeks. In the same way, you can store corn cobs without separating the corn.
How to store cooked corn
Ingredients:
- boiled corn ;
- boiling water - 1 l;
- sugar - 3 tsp.
- salt - 3 teaspoons;
- spices - to taste.
Preparation
Cooked corn can be stored both in the cob and in separate grains. Chilled corn is placed in dry enameled dishes, covered with a lid and sent to the refrigerator. In this way, maize can be stored for 2 to 3 days, and if you try to keep it longer, then it is better to use the conservation method. Prepare a pickle to conserve boiled corn, for this, add the sugar to the boiling water, and boil the salt for another 5 minutes. Pre-sterilize the cans, we put in them cobs or individual corn kernels and fill with brine. Add spices and spices to your liking. We roll the cans with lids. Canned corn can be stored for a very long time.
How to store corn for the winter?
Ingredients:
- corn;
- packages for freezing;
- water;
- pan;
- freezer.
In order to preserve this valuable product in winter, maize can be frozen. At this type of storage, it does not lose vitamins and useful properties. For freezing, we better choose a good sugar grade of corn and prepare it for freezing. We clean the corn and put the whole cob into a saucepan, fill it with water, bring it to a boil, and cook after 5 minutes. While corn is in the process of cooking, prepare a container with ice and add chilled water to it. When the cobs are ready, remove them from the boiling water and transfer it into a container with ice. It is important that the corn does not get digested. It is necessary to place it in ice as soon as possible. This process will save us from wrinkling corn and help to separate grain more easily. Separate them into a separate bowl. We prepare the packages for freezing, fill them with corn, remove the air from the package. And put our bags in the freezer. You can freeze and whole corn cobs for this just clean, my corn and
How to store corn in fresh form?
Fresh corn can be stored in many ways. To start, we sort the corn, open it, but we do not remove the cobs. We connect the corn in "braids" and hang it in a well-ventilated, dry place. If the corn is small - we hang the cob per piece.