Roasted Green Corn

Original Recipe

Strip off all the husk from green corn and roast it on a gridiron over a bright fire of coals, turning it as one side is done. Or, if a wood fire is used, make a place clean in front of the fire, lay the corn down, turn it when one side is done; serve with salt and butter.

Ingredients

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  • 1 gridiron over a bright fire of coals
  • 1 side is done
  • 1 wood fire is used
  • 1 place clean in front of the fire

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Strip off all the husk from green corn and roast it on a gridiron over a bright fire of coals, turning it as one side is done.

  2. 2

    Or, if a wood fire is used, make a place clean in front of the fire, lay the corn down, turn it when one side is done; serve with salt and butter.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)