{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Our Favorites, Revisited: CORN

https://kfuo-od.streamguys1.com/recast/lutheran-ladies-lounge/20250813164315-LLL_Ep308.mp3
Download Audio File

This riveting episode from August 2024 celebrates America’s love of corn culture, so the Ladies wanted to share it again.

Q: Why shouldn’t you tell secrets in a cornfield?

A: Because the corn has ears!

It’s a “cornival” of craziness as Erin leads Sarah and Rachel in an Iron Ladle Challenge celebrating the joys of “corn culture” (or “corny culture”) in midsummer.

After discussing results from a pair of lively listener polls on how to cook and butter corn-on-the-cob (Facebook group members can find those here ), the Ladies share their own favorite sweet corn recipes. Which will you try? Rachel’s creamy corn chowder? Sarah’s cowboy caviar? Erin’s colorful confetti corn salad? Or all of the above???

Still can’t get enough corny goodness? Check out this adorable music video on YouTube.

Erin’s Confetti Corn Salad

Vegetables:

2 cans corn, drained

1 small green pepper, chopped

2 green onions, sliced

2 stalks celery, chopped

1 large tomato, chopped

Dressing

1 Tablespoon lemon juice

3 Tablespoons mayo

Directions

mix dressing

toss with salad

add pepper to taste

Rachel’s Corn Chowder

(Measurements are all approximate.)

Dice ½ yellow onion and ¼ green pepper. Sautee in 2 T butter in a heavy pot over medium heat until soft.

Peel, wash, and dice 3 or 4 medium potatoes. Add to pot with water or chicken broth to barely cover.

Add *either* 2 cans creamed sweet corn or 1 quart garden corn from the freezer.

Add salt and pepper (and chicken bullion in place of broth) to taste.

Simmer until potatoes are soft.

Add 2-4 cups whole milk and return to low simmer. (Be careful not to boil after this point.)

Thicken in one of two ways (or both together):

Melt ¼ cup butter and 2 T all-purpose flour in a small skillet and stir slowly into chowder.

Use potato masher to mash some of the potatoes to release the starch.

Serve with crusty buttered bread.

Sarah’s Cowboy Salad

Mix together:

Cowboy Caviar Salsa (Trader Joe’s)

Lettuce

Shredded cheese

Taco-spiced beef

Any other fun salad ingredients because there are no rules.

Sarah just loves cornbread

Betty Crocker recipe with lots of variation: bettycrocker.com/recipes/traditional-cornbread-recipe/8990e15c-fc1d-4a8d-b8b3-4b37f45eca49