This is a tradition that Jim had growing up, only it was in the basement of the homestead in Colden. He remembers it being messy and crowded. So we put a new twist on the freezing corn process. Husking and boiling in the turkey cooker with a barrel around it to keep the wind down.
Do you think he likes corn? Well, in the middle of winter we ALL do.
EVERYONE gets into the fun. We started out with a tote of corn (appox. 60 dozen ears).
Jake, Jan and Grandma Pat are the first to start the cutting. There is regular cut and cream corn. The cream corn is AMAZING. 
Mike needs a rest and is keeping Sarah going? LOL Can you read her mind? I hope not. :)
The next shift of help was Lori and Molly...thanks girls!
Hey, we can see the bottom of the tote!
Our "go to" guy and supervisor was Papa Pete and he went to Bill Russell. The corn is so sweet and tender, perfect for freezing.
Jim came up with this system that includes custom made (by him) cutting boards that fit into a 4 inch deep pan and all the knives are EXTRA sharp.
Jim's special lesson on cream corn. Each kernel is sliced and then gently he pushes the meat and juice out. Sweet and yummy stuff it is.
Next shift is Jenny & Greg. Greg is a BIG fan of the freezer corn and wanted to be sure to join in the fun. :)
I think we ended up with over 80 quarts of corn for the freezer. Yeah!
Clean up is a breeze and the day was a BIG SUCCESS! Thanks everyone, enjoy the corn this winter!!
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