How to Freeze Corn on the Cob

While our garden was not the success I dreamed of last winter, we did have enough produce from the garden for canning and storing food. I usually can most of our corn, but this year the farm kids voted for corn on the cob, which I thought was a grand idea. I have had mixed success freezing corn and was determined not to allow my corn to be freezer burnt this year. Here's how we did it:

The farm children and I harvested the corn, then shucked the corn, (the animals love this process because they get all the broken scraps). After the cobs were cleaned of the silk, we blanched the corn. Farm Dad helped by sorting the cobs into neat stacks, matching cobs that we close to the same size. Then we vacuum sealed the corn on the cob for freezing.

This year was the quickest we have ever had this task complete. All the little hands made light work of this job. We gave everyone a task and then rotated jobs every fifteen minutes or so (so nobody should have wearied of their task). As you can imagine, the coveted task was to push new baby around.

A few of us shucked the corn. One child went over each cob to be sure the silk had been thoroughly removed. One child pushed Farm Baby in the stroller while we worked. All this while our giant pot of water was boiling for the blanching. What fun to make what is normally an involved task for me, into a family event that was complete in just a few hours! A job well done and more memories made!

What a treat we will have come winter!