Submission by David A.: my contribution to The List
My Mom passed away at 83 last year- she was always young at heart and she loved music. We shared many concerts over the years including Willie Nelson, Fleetwood Mac, and Stevie Nicks. I miss her cooking so much but treasure the recipes she shared with me. A summer favorite was fried corn which is kind of a cream-style corn. Not sure if she called it fried corn because she fried the bacon before she made the corn or because she used her cast iron skillet to make it. Anyway, the recipe follows, so share a bit of my Mom, she was a great lady. Recipe Introduction My mom always made this in the summer when fresh corn was readily available. Serve with sliced tomatoes, sliced cucumbers in vinegar, and fresh jalapenos. List of Ingredients 24 ears of corn ½ package bacon 1 stick butter 1 small carton whipping cream salt & pepper to taste Instructions Cut corn off cob (see note below). Not too deep as you don’t want to get many whole kernels. Run knife down cob after scraping to get the ‘milk’ from the cob. Fry bacon in skillet, remove, saving the grease. Add corn to grease and let simmer. Add 1 stick butter, and slowly add the whipping cream (you don’t want it to be too soupy). Add salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste. Final Comments The thing she always used to cut the corn off of the cob is wonderful if you haven’t heard of it- it is called Lee’s Corn Cutter and Creamer. It can be purchased online at http://www.leemfgco.com/ corn.asp. The company is called Lee’s Manufacturing and is located in Dallas.
