valincal
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Post by valincal on Aug 26, 2017 19:28:21 GMT
No, I don't.
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Country Ham
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Post by Country Ham on Aug 26, 2017 19:32:38 GMT
I think it's rude and somewhat improper to leave an open ear of corn for the next guy. Kind of like opening a box of chocolates, sticking your finger in one, then deciding you don't like it, and put it back. Like Gravity said, if there's a bad spot, eh, just cut it off and proceed. I rarely buy my corn at the grocery store, usually from a farmer's market by the dozens, and can't get all excited about an undeveloped ear of corn. But you would only be leaving it after opening it if it was a bad ear - so it's not rude for the next guy but actually a helpful public service! When I come across bad groceries be it fruit, a open box etc i usually remove them and bring it to a worker. Why would someone leave bad corn and not tell someone at least?
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Post by CarolT on Aug 26, 2017 19:38:30 GMT
My store is one with a giant trash can for husks - shuck my corn at the store. I only leave an ear behind if there's something wrong wit it. My store leaves a little basket for duds, and the produce guy keeps up with it.
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Post by kate on Aug 26, 2017 19:46:47 GMT
I'll peek in one ear if none can be seen in the whole stand, but if I can see what type of corn it is and I'm okay with it, I'm far too lazy to peek in every ear. When I was growing up (and in corn country), it seemed everyone peeked in the top of the ears before buying. I always felt a bit like a lazy slob for NOT checking. Now I can feel all virtuous instead.
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Post by gypsymama on Aug 26, 2017 19:59:01 GMT
i don't understand why so many are pointing out that they buy from a local guy or their store does, do worms only get into corn from a long distance?? weird
yes i do check the top and i also buy one extra
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Post by Really Red on Aug 26, 2017 20:13:26 GMT
I think the problem is that some people are wasteful. I view opening corn as similar to ordering a bottle of wine at a restaurant. Once the bottle has been opened, you taste it to see whether it's spoiled or not. If the wine is not spoiled, you are obligated to pay for the bottle. You can't send it back just because you don't like the taste. I think if you open an ear of corn and it's not wormy or spoiled and the kernels have properly developed, you are obligated to buy it. Some people open the husks and examine multiple pieces of corn because they want to find the pieces that have the absolute most kernels. They might reject perfectly good pieces of corn because they are looking for the very best pieces. The problem is that no one else is going to buy the pieces that have been opened and rejected by someone else. It sounds like the girl at the market had a bad attitude. I think she should have said something like "it's fine to open the corn but we do ask that you purchase the corn you open unless you find that something is wrong w/ a piece you've opened." This exactly. As long as you don't throw away the good ones, then you're fine.
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on Aug 26, 2017 20:17:48 GMT
Yes, of course! Every ear of corn every time!
I also check my eggs. Every single egg in the carton every single time. I'm not trying to be OCD about it, but I've gotten home after not checking and found cracked eggs and had to discard them.
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Post by melanell on Aug 26, 2017 20:39:30 GMT
But you would only be leaving it after opening it if it was a bad ear - so it's not rude for the next guy but actually a helpful public service! When I come across bad groceries be it fruit, a open box etc i usually remove them and bring it to a worker. Why would someone leave bad corn and not tell someone at least?Because people often don't think beyond themselves. That's why when you're grocery shopping you may find a box of cereal abandoned in the tissue aisle, or worse, a pint of ice cream dripping all over a shelf elsewhere. The time it takes to tell someone about it is too much of their time. Everyone's time is suddenly more valuable than it used to be. We don't have time for kindness, patience, or taking an extra step to make someone else's day easier. Save
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Post by FrozenPea on Aug 26, 2017 20:45:44 GMT
Yes, I was taught that as a child. I also do it because corn on the cob is expensive here. Sometimes as much as $1.25 an ear.
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Post by Mystie on Aug 26, 2017 21:06:01 GMT
I look at the tip and feel the weight and firmness of it. I don't like to peel back the husk because I know I don't want to buy half-peeled corn, so it seems to me it wouldn't sell if I did that.
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Post by PLurker on Aug 26, 2017 21:25:22 GMT
I look at the tip and feel the weight and firmness of it. I don't like to peel back the husk because I know I don't want to buy half-peeled corn, so it seems to me it wouldn't sell if I did that. "Back in the day..." (said in old lady voice) I used to check more. Now it seems there are less and less 'bad' ears so I just go buy feel. And then **gasp** I most often cook my corn on the cob in the microwave. Yes, I nuke it. I just break off the stem end if left on/large, trim any loose or long tip ends and zap. Steams in the husk perfectly. If i want some charred, I do it after cooking and removing husks. Then some is then cut off the cob for salads and much just munched off cob. Yum
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Post by txdancermom on Aug 26, 2017 21:44:32 GMT
I always do. there have been some ears I picked up that looked and felt good, but opened and the kernels were not fully formed, or it was moldy
I'd do without if that was her attitude.
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Post by anonrefugee on Aug 26, 2017 21:46:31 GMT
I buy corn from a reputable store. I never peel it and I've never gotten a bad ear. I remember years ago my mom used to peel and check -- but I think the corn they are growing these days is so much better. It lasts longer and is sweeter with more even rows. Thank you Monsanto? Jk
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2017 21:58:19 GMT
When I come across bad groceries be it fruit, a open box etc i usually remove them and bring it to a worker. Why would someone leave bad corn and not tell someone at least?Because people often don't think beyond themselves. That's why when you're grocery shopping you may find a box of cereal abandoned in the tissue aisle, or worse, a pint of ice cream dripping all over a shelf elsewhere. The time it takes to tell someone about it is too much of their time. Everyone's time is suddenly more valuable than it used to be. We don't have time for kindness, patience, or taking an extra step to make someone else's day easier. SaveI used to bring the expired/bad products to the cashier or seek out a stock clerk to tell them to remove the items, but at my grocery store, I find expired items on their shelves all the time. I've reached a point where I'm tired of doing their jobs for them and just try to set the item aside on the shelf so no other unsuspecting person grabs them.
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Post by chrispeas on Aug 26, 2017 22:06:48 GMT
I always check the top.
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Post by Basket1lady on Aug 26, 2017 22:07:40 GMT
I check. Here, there are big bins for peeling the corn when you buy it. If I'm not using it that day, I will leave the husks on the corn. But it's pretty common here to check. The store also sells husked corn for about triple the price, so I'm guessing that if they have partially husked corn that no one is buying, they just finish peeling it and mark it up. Win-win for everyone!
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Post by littlemama on Aug 26, 2017 22:54:45 GMT
At the store, I always do. For whatever reason, at the farmers market, I don't.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 26, 2017 23:17:16 GMT
Always.
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Post by buddysmom on Aug 26, 2017 23:22:26 GMT
I only buy corn from the local grocery store and they keep a trash can next to the corn so you can shuck them there. Same here.
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Post by anniefb on Aug 26, 2017 23:34:34 GMT
No. I feel it through the husk and look at the silk at the top. Never had a cob with worms and if there's one of 2 kernels that aren't that great, I just cut them out.
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Post by Skellinton on Aug 26, 2017 23:39:11 GMT
I grew up on a farm. I just grab and go when buying corn on the cob. If there's a worm, cut that spot off and cook as usual. No, if there is a worm you squeal and run outside with the ear of corn (holding it by the littlest amount you can possibly hold it) and throw it away in the outside garbage as fast as your little legs will carry you. I don't mind creepy crawlies and worms any other time, but if they are on my food - fuggedaboutit. Out the food goes! I always check the tips of our corn.
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Post by *sprout* on Aug 26, 2017 23:43:34 GMT
I always check the top but I don't make a big mess out of the ear by tearing it all apart. Just reveal a little of the top to makes sure there are no worms or rot and that the kernels go all the way to the end. If it is good corn I take all that I open. I don't think I would purchase ears that I couldn't check. This.
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Post by marianne on Aug 26, 2017 23:54:12 GMT
But you would only be leaving it after opening it if it was a bad ear - so it's not rude for the next guy but actually a helpful public service! You might be surprised by how many people leave perfectly good ears of corn behind because of a few dark kernels or bald tip.
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Post by #notLauren on Aug 27, 2017 0:29:48 GMT
Always. I always pull the husk down in order to see the first few kernels. I've found bad ones or worms numerous times. It doesn't matter if the corn comes from local farmers; when you plant millions of stalks of corn, there are going to be a few bad ones and I'm not going to buy them.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Aug 27, 2017 0:32:27 GMT
uhhh- yeah. How else are you supposed to know whether it's all the way mature, and whether it's okay, moldy, have insects, etc.?
rude. I'd take my business elsewhere, too.
ETA: it's not like opening a jug of milk, for gosh sakes- peeling back the very tip of the husks doesn't ruin the ear of corn.
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Post by jayfab on Aug 27, 2017 0:59:05 GMT
I used to but it was so rare I found a bad one I quit years ago. I can't remember when I had a bad one.
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Post by gale w on Aug 27, 2017 1:22:09 GMT
No, and I don't buy any that look like someone else opened the top and put it back either.
eta: worms don't bother me at all. I pick them off or they come off on their own when I cook the corn. I've never seen any other problems on corn.
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Post by beachbum on Aug 27, 2017 1:33:59 GMT
I peek. I don't pull the husk all the way down, just open enough to see the first couple of rows. I want to see how big the kernels are, and what color the corn is. Where I buy groceries they pile all the corn in one bin. I like the bi-color corn best, so I peek to find that kind. If I find a worm I won't buy that one either, and that happens sometimes too. If it's rude to be able to buy what I want, I'm rude.
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Post by IAmUnoriginal on Aug 27, 2017 1:46:42 GMT
I pick mine fresh from a client's farm near my house. He knows which rows of the field are ready and tells me where to head. I think he'd lose his mind if I was out there popping open the ends of the ears. I'm pretty good at feeling up the corn on the plant and picking decent ones. I pick a couple extra ears just in case.
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 27, 2017 2:04:18 GMT
I think it's rude and somewhat improper to leave an open ear of corn for the next guy. Kind of like opening a box of chocolates, sticking your finger in one, then deciding you don't like it, and put it back. Like Gravity said, if there's a bad spot, eh, just cut it off and proceed. I rarely buy my corn at the grocery store, usually from a farmer's market by the dozens, and can't get all excited about an undeveloped ear of corn. But you would only be leaving it after opening it if it was a bad ear - so it's not rude for the next guy but actually a helpful public service! Yes, that's just what I was thinking. I always open them up a bit to check because my grocery store has some awful produce sometimes. (I'm one of "those" people who will take back fruit if I get home and discover it's no good inside....like cutting into an apple and finding it mealy, or a peach and finding it dry). But if the ear of corn isn't good enough for me to buy then leaving the end open saves someone else the trouble of checking. And if someone doesn't care and just wants to grab a few ears they can still grab the one I've left opened. Anyway...my store now provides a large trash can so you can shuck the whole ear if you want.
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