Corn Feed

Who says there aren't rednecks in Minnesota? I guarantee it took a few rednecks to come up with this scheme. It's worthy of making people down South jealous.

Minnesotans are crazy about their sweet corn, and for good reason. It's good stuff. There are roadside stands galore and several "corn feed" fundraisers by local charitable groups, like the Lions who sponsored this corn feed.

Hundreds of people waited on hot blacktop for sometimes up to an hour to get a plate of fresh, hot corn made in this contraption. The club claims it's their own invention.

Each can will cook up 7-dozen ears. There's a rack at the bottom. The can is filled up with corn still in their husks. Then, a pressure washer with the pressure valve removed is inserted in the top of the can. The other end is located below the rack. So, the hot steam cooks a can of corn in about 20 minutes.

The hot corn is taken over to a group of people who shuck it and dip it into a big vat of melted butter. I wished I'd gotten a picture of the guys who were shucking--they had to wear gloves because the corn was so hot. They were pouring out sweat, as you can imagine. It's a hot job, and I think I'd much rather be serving up the beer on the other end.

I wouldn't try this one at home, folks, but I laughed about it a great deal. The corn must've been good because people came out and ate it for about three hours straight.