Corn Preparation
Tips from the Penn State College of Agriculture
Boil: Place corn in a large kettle of
UNSALTED boiling water. Cover and cook 4-7 minutes. (Salt
may toughen kernels.)Steam:
Put 1 inch of water in a kettle with a steam rack. Bring water to
a boil. Place corn on the rack and steam covered 8-10 minutes.
Microwave: Place 4 husked ears in a
dish with 2-3 Tablespoons of water. Cover with plastic wrap.
Cook 6-8 minutes on high. Let stand 5 minutes to finish cooling.
Grill: Remove silk from ear and pull
husk back over corn. Soak in cold water 10 minutes. Grill 4
inches from heat. Cook 15-20 minutes turning occasionally.
Roast in Foil: Remove husk and silk.
Brush with melted margarine or butter. Wrap in foil and roast on
grill 15-20 minutes.
Hot Bacon Dressing
for Shenot Spinach or Leaf
Lettuce
6 bacon strips
½ cup vinegar
8 cups torn spinach or
leaf lettuce
½ tsp. seasoned salt
2 hard cooked eggs,
chopped (optional) ½ tsp. garlic powder
2 green onions sliced
¼ tsp. ground mustard
½ cup sugar
Cook bacon in skillet
until crisp. Remove bacon, crumble and set aside. Reserve ¼
cup bacon drippings. Place the greens, eggs, onions, and bacon
into a large serving bowl. Add the remaining ingredients to the
bacon drippings, bring to boil. Drizzle over the salad and toss.
Serve immediately. Yield 8 servings.
Sift together:
2 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. pumpkin spice
3 cups sugar
3 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
ADD: 1cup oil
4
eggs
2/3 cups water
2 cups of prepared pumpkin
1 cup nuts or raisins, optional
Mix together until smooth, bake in 2 standard size
bread pans, greased and floured, at 350 degrees for one hour.
To prepare fresh pumpkin for recipes:
Remove the stem and wash a Shenot Pie Pumpkin. Cut
pumpkin in half and remove the seeds. Place cut side down in a glass
microwave dish with a little water to cover the bottom of the dish.
Microwave on high approx. 15 minutes until soft, rotating the dish
occassionally. Cool. Scoop out the pulp and process in a food
processor until smooth. The same insrtuctions apply to oven baking.
Bake at 350 degrees until soft.
