PICKLED CORN 
fresh corn
salt
water

Shuck, silk and wash ears of fresh corn. Corn may be pickled on the cob or cut from the cob. Boil corn, either whole or cut, for about 10 minutes. Rinse with cold water and pack in a crock. Cover corn with a solution of 1/2 cup salt to a gallon of water or if you are pickling whole ears, sprinkle each layer with salt and then add cold water. Cover with a plate and weight down with a heavy rock. Allow to stand for about 2 weeks in a dark cool place. As the corn pickles, a scum will form; you will need to skim this off periodically. Pickled corn can be eaten as corn-on-the-cob or cut off and fried. No need to can as it can be eaten from the crock.

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Pickled Corn
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 T. Weaver (Ohio) says:
OMG, I love it!!! I want some! Haven't had any in years. Just the way my grandmother made it back in the 1950-60's. I like it much better on the cob (it is eaten cold this way) than fried though.
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 Pamela Richardson (Ohio) replies:
Have been looking for this recipe for years. Neighbor used to make it and we would have it as a treat when I was a kid. Left West Virginia over 50 yrs ago and was never able to connect with any of the Cowen family. Wonderful good people. We also ate it on the cob. Live near Sunbury Ohio, about 20 miles north of Columbus. Never move when you marry a farmer! Phone 740-524-4212.
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 Nancy (United States) replies:
I use 1 cup pickling salt to 1 gallon of spring water, it has been 2 weeks and it is pretty fermented. I remember just reaching in through scum and all, rinsing ears off and just eating it, or even better, cut it off, fry in a little bit of bacon grease and a bit of sugar, oh my!!! I've read you can just leave in cool cellar in crock for months on end as long as corn is covered in salt water.

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