Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
The only thing that beats having fresh sweet corn in the summer is access to it in the winter. One of my favorite ways to preserve fresh corn is a quick blanching followed by freezing.
Now is the time to make fresh lacto-fermented corn relish while corn is at it's peak. Toss your veggies in a little salt and you have tangy relish in a mater of days with no cooking required.
Fresh corn makes for a tasty chutney, along with yellow wax beans, green tomatoes and golden raisins. And Ball's hot jar mitt and OXO's corn cutter are great tools to have. With a nifty video.