Remove the outer husks and strip back the inner, so that the silk may be removed; this should be very carefully done and the husks replaced. Put in boiling water and boil for twenty minutes and serve hot, first removing the husks. The object of the husks on is that corn, cooked in this way, is much sweeter than when the husks are removed.
Ida D. Bennett
Tha Vegtable Garden, 1908
I found this in 1,001 Old-Time Garden Tips Edited by Roger Yepsen.
