Canned Corn
From Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide, 1882
Serves 8
This method preserves the corn for later use.
Presented as published in 1882. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
Method
As published
This recipe was extracted from Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide (1882) by M'Millan, Alexander M. D., page 143. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Make a salt brine, strong enough to bear up an eggy put it in a half barrel or large crock, then put in the whole ears of corn, without cooking, just as you husk them; when the vessel is full put a clean white cloth next to the corn, then a piece of board fitted to the vessel inside, with a stone on it for a weight
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