"Women who boil corn should be boiled."
On 9/30/2024 8:58 PM, john larkin wrote:
"Women who boil corn should be boiled."
Had a neighbor many years ago who hated to make corn-on-the-cob for her >family. She said it made the whole house steamy, and nobody ever ate it >anyway. Turns out she thought you had to boil it until the *cob* was
tender! My mom gave her obvious pointers, and the neighbors began
enjoying corn-on-the-cob.
True story.
On Tue, 1 Oct 2024 11:51:23 -0500, Crash Gordon <uucp@crashelex.com>
wrote:
On 9/30/2024 8:58 PM, john larkin wrote:
"Women who boil corn should be boiled."
Had a neighbor many years ago who hated to make corn-on-the-cob for her >>family. She said it made the whole house steamy, and nobody ever ate it >>anyway. Turns out she thought you had to boil it until the *cob* was >>tender! My mom gave her obvious pointers, and the neighbors began
enjoying corn-on-the-cob.
True story.
Seems to be an American thing. Do any other countries eat this stuff
with the same relish?[1]
[1] Relish: in this instance means enjoyment, not the sauce you put on >burgers.
On Tue, 1 Oct 2024 11:51:23 -0500, Crash Gordon <uucp@crashelex.com>
wrote:
On 9/30/2024 8:58 PM, john larkin wrote:
"Women who boil corn should be boiled."
Had a neighbor many years ago who hated to make corn-on-the-cob for her
family. She said it made the whole house steamy, and nobody ever ate it
anyway. Turns out she thought you had to boil it until the *cob* was
tender! My mom gave her obvious pointers, and the neighbors began
enjoying corn-on-the-cob.
True story.
Seems to be an American thing. Do any other countries eat this stuff
with the same relish?[1]
[1] Relish: in this instance means enjoyment, not the sauce you put on burgers.
Sysop: | Keyop |
---|---|
Location: | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK |
Users: | 415 |
Nodes: | 16 (2 / 14) |
Uptime: | 109:08:38 |
Calls: | 8,692 |
Calls today: | 1 |
Files: | 13,259 |
Messages: | 5,948,434 |