Maize, Boiled
INGREDIENTS. - The ears of young and green Indian wheat; to every 1/24 gallon of water allow 1 heaped tablespoonful of salt.
This vegetable, which makes one of the most delicious dishes brought to table, is unfortunately very rarely seen in Britain; and we wonder that it is not more often cultivated. Our sun, it is true, possesses hardly power sufficient to ripen maize; but, with well-prepared ground and favourable position, it might be sufficiently advanced by the beginning of autumn to serve as a vegetable. The outside sheath being taken off and the waving fibres removed, let MAIZE PLANT. in a the ears be placed in boiling water, where they should remain for about 25 minutes (a longer time may be necessary for larger ears than ordinary); and, when sufficiently boiled and well drained, they may be sent to table whole and with a piece of toast underneath them. Melted butter should be served with them.
TIME.-25 to 35 minutes.
SEASONABLE in autumn.