No summer gathering would be complete without hot cobs of corn dripping with butter.  Sweet corn is a great source of vitamin A, B3, folic acid and dietary fible.  In contrast to field corn, sweet corn is harvested when the cobs reach milk stage.  It is eaten as a vegetable instead of a grain.

No summer gathering would be complete without hot cobs of corn dripping with butter. Sweet corn is a great source of vitamin A, B3, folic acid and dietary fibre. In contrast to field corn, sweet corn is harvested when the cobs reach milk stage. It is eaten as a vegetable instead of a grain.

Corn Field and Sky

At harvest, sweet corn is delivered to a local processing plant. Kernels are removed from the cob and flash frozen.