What does raw corn taste like? Isn't it pretty tough?

[El Supremo]

[Bluebear]

1. I stand corrected

lol

[Feanorcurufinwe]

35. If it is fresh, it is delicious, sweet and tender.

The day it's picked, especially, right away, fantastic. Once a day has gone by I think it is better to cook it.

[wicket]

2. It's actually really good

Growing up on the farm we used to it that way a lot.

[pop goes the weasel]

3. no, it's sweet and tender

when it's ripe. I usually eat it that way.

[Richardo]

4. Y'know, that's what *I* thought it looked like, too...

Green, unshucked. Holding it with his bare hands.

Looks like someone was having a "Gerald Ford meets the tamale" moment. :D

[trotsky]

5. That's some Silver Queen - probably first of the season in Iowa.

Tender young kernels, light color, .... mmmmmmmmmm

[democratreformed]

6. Only if it's starting to get dry

and ready to cut.

[Raven]

7. Ouch!

He's gonna spend a few hours in the John, I think. :eyes:

[Karenina]

23. METHANE ALERT!!!

x( x( x(

[k in IA]

8. Yeah, who cooks corn before shucking it . Must be raw.

God, I live in Iowa and you can drive by a lot of corn on the highway or see it at the grocery store (anywhere in the country) but both Kerry and * have pictures today waving around corn.

Really, I swear, we don't carry friggin ears of corn around with us everywhere we go.

[El Supremo]

11. He seems to be making a "corny" statement

[SheepyMcSheepster]

13. wow, he can even look like a jerk holding corn

he has an awfully serious face there. lighten up buddy, it is just corn.

[k in IA]

15. Who is he saying "shove it" to?

[AlCzervik]

16. Is there one picture of him anywhere

that he doesn't look stupid in?

[Gruenemann]

17. I am the Great Cornholio!

[Lisa]

19. yeah, he doesn't even have to speak to utter a Bushism ...

This is an incident from the 2000 campaign.

http://www.bushisms.com/index2.html

"The following appeared in a story in today's (8/3) Boston Globe describing president wannabe Bush's campaign appearance at a picnic near Chicago yesterday:
"Then Bush responded to questions about whether he would drop out of the race by holding up a half-eaten ear of corn to the questioners, a gesture he did not explain.""

[maxsolomon]

18. i GRILL it before shucking it - don't you?

after soaking the husk in water for a while.

its delicious!

we don't get the primo stuff in seattle that you can eat raw.

[trof]

26. Yeah. I think it's cooked.

In spite of how dumb he is.
Raw corn can give you a hell of a belly ache.

[burrowowl]

29. If you cook it on

embers, you don't shuck it, thereby not wasting aluminum foil. In Mexico, street vendors cook it in husks and sell it, husk acts as dish, with red chili powder and lime juice. The husks are also used to wrap tamales. They should know, corn is native to the Americas.

[Fridays Child]

9. Depends. Good sweet corn is great raw. But Junior better watch those...

...dentures of his.

[Lisa]

20. I suppose we can look forward to a close-up of corn in his teeth

Another good reason to leave the TV off tonight.

[wicket]

34. he has dentures?

Never knew that.

[smirkymonkey]

10. Not after warming it in your ass for a few hours...

Also helps with Chimpy's incontinence.

[DemoTex]

12. He looks like he has a screaming case of the munchies.

It was the hash he did on the bus.

[Bluebear]

14. It looks like a DentuGrip ad... he's aging beyond his years

[smirkymonkey]

21. I.....am.....Cornholio...heh heh...

I need tp for my bunghole...heh,heh...heh

[tridim]

22. Ok Bush, we get it.. You like Iowa corn

Put the ear away and get on your fucking plane.

[Lisa]

24. I can't believe that's a real photo!

Okay, it is ... but I'm laughing anyway. Priceless! "Lookit me, a plain everyday rural guy ... boarding my private 747!"

[Swamp Rat]

32. I'll bet he threw that corn across the plane right after he went in.

"These fucking peasants are making me sick! Andy, remind me to cut their federal subsidies!"

[lapfog_1]

25. My caption

"Hey! Did Cheney just come out of the john with this one?"

[burrowowl]

27. Corn grown for cattle feed

is rather hard. Good alote (white corn) is very good raw as well as white sweet corn. Break your cob and suck on it, it is very sweet.

[grasswire]

28. mmm, raw sweet corn is really good

But I have no idea why he left the husks on. There never was a greater dork.

[Swamp Rat]

30. Well, this one probably tastes like K-Y and Bush's ass.

[DoNotRefill]

31. raw fresh corn....

is excellent. Overcooked corn is nasty. If you want to cook corn, you should just blanche it. Cooking destroys a lot of vitamins, et cetera.

[CatWoman]

33. apparently, only REAL men eat raw corn

:eyes:

DAVENPORT, Iowa (Reuters) - Competing for votes in corn-growing Iowa, John Kerry (news - web sites) waved to crowds with one ear in each hand. Not to be outdone by his Democratic rival, President Bush (news - web sites) ate one raw.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=615&ncid=703&e=7&u=/nm/20040804/pl_nm/campaign_corn_dc