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Boiled Green Corn

From Every-day dishes and every-day work, 1897

Green corn is said to be sweeter if boiled with the inner husks on.

Presented as published in 1897. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from Every-day dishes and every-day work (1897) by E. E. Kellogg, page 56. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Boiled Green Corn. — Remove the husks and every thread of the silk fiber. Place in a kettle, the larger ears at the bottom, with sufficient boiling water to nearly cover

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