Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
Some people eat corn on the cob by biting along a row 0r rows of kernels along the length of the ear. Others bite a ring of kernels around the ear. No big deal.
I do the latter but with a purpose. Biting along a row the length of the cob allows time for the melted butter to run to the bottom of the ear and drip off. Butter on the plate is a bad thing.
I eat around the cob in rings and the constant rotation of the ear provides a re-basting of the ear with the melted butter. Butter on the corn is a good thing.
When my girls were young - pre-teens - we shopped at a local market. The deli counter had two huge glass jars of whole cucumber pickles. One was old fashioned dill and the other sour.
They both would sit with their pickles and bite off an end then spend the rest of the day just sucking the juice and seeds out of the pickles. They could make them last for hours.
I do the latter but with a purpose. Biting along a row the length of the cob allows time for the melted butter to run to the bottom of the ear and drip off. Butter on the plate is a bad thing.
I eat around the cob in rings and the constant rotation of the ear provides a re-basting of the ear with the melted butter. Butter on the corn is a good thing.
When my girls were young - pre-teens - we shopped at a local market. The deli counter had two huge glass jars of whole cucumber pickles. One was old fashioned dill and the other sour.
They both would sit with their pickles and bite off an end then spend the rest of the day just sucking the juice and seeds out of the pickles. They could make them last for hours.