FREEZING CORN - winter prep

METHOD:
Husk corn. Boil 2-3 minutes. Cool in ice bath 5 minutes, until not hot. Cut from cob. Measure into quart size airtight bags. Freeze.
We did 12 ears and ended up with 5 bags containing 1.5 Cups, and 1 bag containing 2 Cups.

[@barbrichards6229]

My mother used a angel food cake pan or bunt pan to cut the corn. Place ear in the center of the pan and cut into the pan. We cut hundreds of ears this way.

[@stevesgardeningadventures2153]

@@barbrichards6229 Hi can you explain exactly how you did the corn ? Did you use the inside hole 🕳️ of the Cake pan and just scrape the corn 🌽 off that way? I'm trying to find a better way to do it as I will blanch and freeze about two of those big bens they use on the veggie boy's and by the time I get done I'm wore completely out. I'm disabled myself so it's hard on me to do all that corn . I have cancer as well so that doesn't help matters none either . So I am having to find better ways of doing things that is easier on me.

[@johnbeam-d3v]

So funny to see how many different ways everybody freezes corn. I have been doing it for 50 plus years. Do it on how your family taught you. Do not worry about how other people do it. You are doing your best and that's what counts. Keep up the good work. Love the video. Thanks for letting me come along. Enjoyed.

[@tonileigh8660]

I just did a lot of that for winter. And Sadie is so darn adorable. Her reaction to the big worm had me laughing so hard. Yes, definitely, more winter prep videos!

[@fannybuster]

i Like she tried to pick corn,Maybe cabbage would be better or tomatoes..I like see more gals in the fields

[@Sunjoy1]

You're adorable.. Asking and learning all these things from the family is so important..very proud of you!! Saw the boys picking corn for Grammy the other day...I'm sure she could tell you all these things too..learn from the BEST

[@kenthorsen4558]

We cut the corn off raw with an electric knife, for every eight cups of corn add to one stick of butter. Bring it to a simmer while stirring, pour on a big cookie sheet and put it in the freezer to cool. Then package in quart bags and freeze. We've been doing it this way for more than thirty years. Great job guys and keep up the food preservation... it's fun to do it together.

[@peggypeters6676]

Your way sounds like a real mess man

[@Ladydia1971]

I actually just bought a 50lb bag today. I husk it and put it in baggies the freeze it. I only cook it when I take it out of the freezer for a meal.

[@savedsole3848]

❤I love this couple and the Ochs Farm Fam and friends! God Bless all of our PA Farmers! I watch Andrew every day! Hard working Family. Maybe Sadie could learn how to make cream corn with the cobs before feeding the livestock!? Have a blessed evening

[@lenalyles2712]

Until I downsized, I had an Amish corn cutter that was older than me. It had been my Grandmother's and made fast work of cutting the corn off the cob. You guys did a good job.

[@andreamorrison8419]

Daniel you must tell Joel and Andrew to mention your channel I just by chance found it

[@WonderlyRitchea]

I lost all of my corn this year due to heat and severe high temperatures. So I think tomorrow I’m going to go to local farmers market pick up some corn and do exactly what you guys did. Thanks for the idea. Have a blessed night.

[@redeyedmongoose2963]

Thanks for helping to show just how easy it is to prepare and preserve food for yourself

[@bobdogg509]

The natural enzymes in corn need to be inactivated before freezing to prevent both loss of color and nutrients, and flavor and texture changes. These enzymes are inactivated by a hot blanch treatment. The chilling process prevents the corn from becoming mushy due to overcooking the starch.

[@JohnEnserfud]

I like to can my corn. If I freeze corn I have to worry about power failure because here there are quite a few power outages and there goes my food. With canning I don't have to worry about the canned goods going bad with power outages. You guys and gals do have some very nice corn. enjoy.🤣

[@patriciaruppert201]

The worm by Sadie was hilarious and then she hurts herself with the ear and hits herself 😂😂😂😂. Love watching winter prep. You guys are adorable. ❤❤❤❤

[@anounimouse]

.It's SOOOooo nice to see you two working together, side-by-side!! THX! EDIT: We were hoping you'd tell us about Grammie freezing corn this past week, after she sent the 'harvesters' out to pick 'mature' corn for her.

[@CurrentChoices]

She requested BIG Ears! LOL

[@suziqbrown7073]

I was so surprised to see you skip a step in freezing corn that I was taught. We always turned our knife around a scraped the husk to remove the rest of the corn

[@MaryStevens-tb2dz]

You are both so cute working together. Love your channel.

[@tony-thefiglovinstargazer]

I’ll tell Andrew - the deers did it😂❣️

[@dm7852]

Haha, God bless you both! You are so cute! There is nothing better than learning together!!! Life is…together love.

[@bscrimbitt9359]

You're not cooking the corn , you're only blanching it. Freezes better when blanched. You put in ice/cold water to stop the cooking process when you're blanching. You two are doing well. 😊

[@hummerfan9360]

The kingtroll, I live in Mass. and I pay seven fifty a dozen for corn, and am very happy to do it. It is the best corn you can have.

[@candacecarlson3587]

I do the same. Nothing better than beautiful summer corn in the winter.

[@marybethbowers5620]

Blanching the corn holds in the flavor,nutrients and color;ice /cold shocks the corn to stop cooking I’m sure you all know this

[@margaretfiggs2606]

I can't tell you how much I love your videos. 😊

[@a.p.5429]

If you take smaller pieces at a time of the husk, when you pull down you can grab the silks and it is waaaay less messy. 😂 however, so much fun to watch yall having fun. I used to help my grandma freeze corn. She had a totally different method. She cut the corn off first then cooked it in a white enamel pan over low heat. Silver Queen only. More than one way...ya all know. Such good memories. You can also use a big knife to whack the end off before husking if you suspect worms.

[@bellerose3861]

We are the 3rd generation in our family freezing corn. Our family used to grow Silver Queen but we have to buy our corn at the farmers market. Thanks for showing us how you do it

[@marybaque323]

Great video ty I’m going to freeze corn this year 👍💕

[@Jane-k5d]

Also the green in the kitchen is wonderful

[@michaelkeefer8093]

When I was younger we grew corn and when it was time to freeze corn, we husked the corn on the garden. Mess left in the corn patch.

[@Gardendreamsforme]

I love to fry my fresh corn in butter in a cast iron skillet . So Good!

[@joansteckelberg994]

Yes please show more winter prep

[@sandrasinclair01]

Oh man talk about fresh corn Bring on the recipes!!

[@elizabethharrell8707]

You guys are too funny..cute that pot way too small for corn

[@CurrentChoices]

Spaghetti pot usually

[@PeggyStentzCasey]

So glad you all did this! I need to freeze corn that I get from the farmer's market!!!

[@pamalvestad3848]

So so good on a cold winters day

[@davidhudman7144]

Give this a try saves so much time. Pick 4 more ears and just put them in the freezer with the husk on. Just cut off but leave corn covered the top and some of the bottom. Give it a try I found that is the best way.

[@beadwright]

Do you put the whole cobs in a ziploc bag?

[@peggypeters6676]

Thats ridiculous!! Some of you have really dumb ways to freeze corn!

[@roseargetsinger2217]

​@@peggypeters6676Not if you steam your corn in the microwave in the husk. . Try it sometime. Especially helpful when cooking for one or two people.

[@davidhudman7144]

@@peggypeters6676 Maybe try it. There are many good ways to do it.

[@davidhudman7144]

@@beadwright If talking about leaving the husk on the answer is no. If without husk the answer is Yes.

[@EdwardNY8]

Hi Daniel & Sadie 👋

[@leesnow343]

You put corn in cold water to stop the cooking,I love what you do on you channel❤

[@bethperez3081]

The corn with the worm is the best that what I was always told they say it sweeter

[@wayneculley5239]

You guys are the greatest,,,lo e the video,,keep them comming.

[@terilee7629]

We like winter prep, summer prep, spring prep, fall prep or no prep. Whatever, we like it.

[@MaxfromKs]

Good job 👏👍😮😊!!!!! See you on the next video!!!!!

[@snuffelbuf]

Yes please to winter prep ❤❤❤

[@rigger314]

Im not a really big fan of corn but my parrots love it.

[@fayeeaton4149]

I am currently watching this video and decided to get online and tell you why you are boiling the corn. You are Blanching it. Look up how to Blanch vegetables for canning or freezing. It stops the vegetable from growing and also helps it maintain the color and flavor of the vegetable, while the ice bath stops the cooking process. You should get yourself an electric knife. It is great for carving meats and many uses actually. Glad you see you are working together and hope you have a wonderful life together on the farm. Don't forget to learn something new every day and you gotta have some fun every day as well. I love watching the Veggie Boys and Stable Life so had to add your channel to my Subscriptions. /Faye from Texas. I do have to tell you I really think your veggies are bigger and prettier than any I've seen in Texas lately. I also paid $4.59 for 1 dozen eggs at the grocery store. We don't even have sweet corn in the store. My mouth waters when I see those beautiful veggies. Enjoy!!

[@candymckinnon8554]

Love seeing anything you make , cook or preserve The corn looked delicious. I love it raw or cooked

[@marthab255]

We always just throw the corn into brown paper bags and then freeze. Take out, let thaw and cut ends off. Put into microwave for a short while. The husks and silks just slip off. I am in Georgia where we grow sweet and field corn to eat fresh. You can just grate the corn and freeze. You don’t have to blanch. I think it sets the starch and makes it too starch tasting. A lady near me has people grate and she bags and sells in stores. Has a license to do and she certainly doesn’t blanch. Put heavy cream and butter in the corn when you cook it. Delicious.

[@constanceprokop3136]

I love your videos!!! Keep them coming ! ❤ y’all

[@debbiebarnett2338]

You need to scrape the milk out of the cob after you cut the corn off

[@nobillclinton]

winter prep is a good thing.

[@joeyfngrs8188]

leave it in the husk and freeze .

[@yvonnerobinson8937]

Next time use freezer bags the ones you have are sandwich bags

[@a.p.5429]

They aren't as durable but it works ok.

[@Ginger-sm5ed]

I put my corn in baggies. 10 x 1.5cups baggies go in a freezer bag. We package what we need per meal

[@JanGrowsVeg]

Good job guys !

[@georgecypher4568]

We can start calling you two ...The Two Preppers ! lol Nah its a good thing to prep for the cold weather when certain veggies are not available ...... Gotta Love that sweet corn !

[@CuriousEarthMan]

I liked this! Thank you!

[@mindysworld7675]

You’re learning ❤

[@scottiewhite8762]

Good one

[@rickpetrie3119]

With your large supply of sweet corn. Try freezing a few un blanched (raw) whole cobs in zip lock bag with butter (if that's how you like it) and freeze. My ex wife always did this and worked well

[@nathanrobinson7715]

First time viewing your channel. Very nice and interesting.

[@chrisn2363]

yes more prepping please

[@marymiller2398]

I really enjoyed this video. Cant wait for more

[@Rylee-l5k]

More prep please! I’ve just started getting the winter garden started.

[@trudybundy9552]

I love the winter prepping! Sadie could have cut herself with the corn husk! I have been cut by one before, similar to a paper cut. And you cook the corn to seal in the sweetness! Also really like the video where you two were riding out in the field. Keep up the good work!

[@GinaKayLandis]

Very nice!! I haven't frozen cut corn, but last year blanched and froze full ears! I want to do that again but freeze ears cut in half. I had to laugh about the big fat juicy worms! Big fat juicy worms Long slim slimy worms Oh see how they squirm! 😂 See you in the next one!

[@a.p.5429]

You must be an educator. I know the whole song, we sang it in Kindergarten. 😂

[@Jane-k5d]

Love the blue in your kitchen. This is a great video today.

[@Tonetwisters]

AHHH! THAT'S why "Grammie" needed sweetcorn for freezing! 🙂

[@danielandsadiebeyondthefarm]

she froze her own too!

[@xPr1m3]

Love it, only thing I was hollering about was to eat that bit of corn on the end that didn't get cut. Sure looked yummy.

[@marcialamr6746]

That is going to taste so good about February, when snow is up to your knees. I did this with my Mom and loved doing it. If you scrap the cob you get corn juice and it’s yummy.

[@bscrimbitt9359]

Also, those bags don't look like freezer bags. You really need to use freezer bags rather than just zip locks. The corn will get freezer burnt if put in plain bags rather than freezer bags.

[@turtlerose4718]

I usually put everything in sandwich bags, flat it out, freeze them, then I put them in a bigger freezer bags. Otherwise, those small bags get lost in the freezer. 😊

[@turtlerose4718]

Also I then wash the larger freezer bags to use elsewhere.

[@karenpruitt6833]

I'm so old I remember before plastic bags. Had to buy freezer containers. Nice memory, 1963, Grandma, Mom, and aunts picking & freezing corn all day. The whole house smelled like corn. Same method you kids used.😊

[@wilmabaker4500]

You didn't scrap the cream from the corn after cutting?

[@roseargetsinger2217]

Exactly what I was thinking. Probably should have Grammy show you how & why. The Corn cream is so sweet.

[@wilmabaker4500]

@@roseargetsinger2217 Put it down to bring young and inexperienced,they will learn.

[@terrykunst3883]

We scrape the ears too❤❤❤. Best corn ever!🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽

[@wilmabaker4500]

@@terrykunst3883 Good we didn't see you do it so assumed that you didn't.I am glad you did that's the best part.Sorry❤️❤️

[@debbienielsen368]

Sadie, you’re learning how to properly pop those ears off the stocks! Daniel needs to give you some more lessons! Y’all are so cute! Yes Daniel, y’all. It’s a southern thing! (I’m in Arkansas)

[@jetman258]

Oh you'll silly. Put corn pointy end down in the hole of a bundt pan. Then cut corn off cob. Corn goes in pan and cob stays in place. Try it you'll love it.

[@MagsNeu]

Thank you! That was easy….

[@marybethbowers5620]

I hate husking corn ,but I love corn 🌽

[@OnlyInTexasEst1850]

Love winter prep!

[@tomzink9015]

After you cut it scrape the cob with the back of the knife it gets the milk of the corn

[@calistarlim3242]

I really enjoy these farm to table videos. And the phone recording looks great on my phone😂. Y’all may have to do that a few hundred times, cause like Daniel, I too could eat that in one sitting.

[@dugel3]

I always use an electric knife to cut the kernels off the cob. Much faster, easier, and get some nice smooth cut. I enjoy watching you two no matter what you cook, prepare, or otherwise do. You're just a pleasant young couple

[@highlyblessed2389]

Gosh I need ya'll to send me a box of corn 😂😂😂I wish we had this where I'm from I ❤ 🌽

[@Legend-gi3zz]

You should save some corn husk dry them out and save for tamales also!

[@Budvb]

Good stuff,

[@stevesgardeningadventures2153]

Hey Daniel and Sattie my first time on your channel this is awesome. I have subbed and I will join your channel. You guys have a beautiful home. I love seeing Sattie with Callie you can tell Callie really loves her Aunt Sattie. Okay I need to stop writing I will talk you to death lol. By the way I just finished putting up my green beans and my corn and I made 250 quarts of my salsa . It will be all gone before Christmas 🎄 I give it to homeless people older disabled people and people on low income. I absolutely love doing it for them.

[@bobbygreen2291]

Sadie the reason you boil the corn two minutes is to kill the worms that you can’t see lol

[@johnr3603]

Blanch is the word

[@thekingtroll2]

The only sad part of this is that huge growers grow their corn and sometimes pack it on site. You can get a 15 ounce can of corn for .50 cents on sale and a freezer bag of corn is .88 cents on sale. Most consumers don't bother to freeze or can anymore since you can just pick it up in the stores. In Ohio, sweet corn was selling for $8 a dozen ears. A lot of people complained about the price and I saw some farmers said they just fed it to their cows since the 400 ears picked daily sat out on a picnic table and no one bought them for $8. What do you think?

[@shodson314]

I would and do pay a higher price to get farm fresh corn once a year to put in my freezer. Store bought frozen or canned corn can’t even come close to the taste of what our local farmer grows!

[@kens.3729]

My Guess is the Corn 🌽 you Ripped Off the Stalk is going to be Noticed by Andrew and is going to be Blamed either on the Deer 🦌 and/or the Bears. 🐻 😬👍

[@Nine2Five-mr1pz]

That's Andrew's 1st go to, "The bears did it!"

[@johnr3603]

Sshhh…

[@theveggieboys]

LOL

[@douglasmoore8632]

Good idea to write CORN on each bag so you don't confuse it with something else 😉

[@a.p.5429]

😂 yep. You tell yourself you'll recognize what you freeze, but nope.

[@karenpruitt6833]

We always dated everything in freezer too.😊

[@norbertdecell3776]

We used to slice the middle. With razor blade, then use dinner knife to scrape corn off then freeze. How Buttercup squash for winter prep

[@ritasnider2998]

You two need to learn why you blanch food. Lol

[@jeanettecook8891]

I'd be eating too much as I prepare!!! 😅 Seriously though, I am quite sure that the ice bath is to stop the cooking process. Enjoy your corn🌽🌽🌽 So wish I could come and get some from your farm market, but I live in Australia! ❤

[@nocturnaldaisy6181]

❤❤❤ Dilly beans please 😊

[@janetpirlot8329]

Use a bunt pan to hold the cob while cutting the corn off it stops the cob from slipping around

[@rebeccadeane2774]

In the 80s I learned the best way is dont shuck them neatin the husk up and wrap them im a paper bag the plastic it should last about a year...

[@patriciacunningham6839]

Looks good

[@kens.3729]

GOD knows your Family knows a Lot about Corn 🌽 and it’s a Commodity you have More of than maybe Tomatoes. 🍅

[@mikef9966]

use the corn cob to make jelly

[@forest6227]

another great thing to make is corn relish

[@LR-xx5ig]

Try freezing pumpkin and zucchini for making bread during the fall and winter months

[@twodogs184]

Been There, And Still Doing That. LOL, 65 ,This year will be the 4TH year Following Veggie Boys.

[@breheaton4758]

Now you take empty cob.slice them up like pickles Let them dry.you got them to burn ,cooking out side .use for art project..bless autumn..love ya video,s.blessings an Jesus love you..peace

[@adventure7434]

Its called blanching cooking corn in water 4 mins

[@kellyharbaugh9391]

Those don’t look like freezer bags, though not the kind of keep something long-term in the freezer you little whippersnappers you’ll learn.😊