SWEET CORN 



There is, of course, in many homes the 

 process of canning corn in glass jars under 

 the old system, and there is another process, 

 which is that of drying corn. This last 

 process is very little known in some sections. 

 In the latter way, the corn is generally 

 cut out from the cob and dried either by 

 fire heat or, as the older people used to do, 

 by the sun's heat. The corn, when fully 

 dried, was then placed in jars or some 

 receptacle where it was retained in that 

 condition. When wanted for use, it was 

 soaked in water, later milk, butter and 

 other ingredients being added. 



Corn on the ear is sometimes canned in 

 salt brine, the brine being of a saturated 

 mixture. It is quite difficult to soak out 

 the briny taste, and therefore the method 

 has not met with great approval. 



The general tendency in canning is to 

 specialize in the commercial side, and it 

 is of interest to know just exactly what is 

 required of farmers who are growing corn 

 as a business for canning. The following 

 are contracts which are taken from the 

 East and the West: 



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