tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post112766203967292795..comments2024-03-27T03:25:08.267-07:00Comments on Life in the Shoe: CornDorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-1127843672637808412005-09-27T10:54:00.000-07:002005-09-27T10:54:00.000-07:00I haven't put up fruit and vegetables since I've l...I haven't put up fruit and vegetables since I've left home and was helping my mom, but was actually thinking about freezing some corn this year (since I now have a small freezer, and listening to some at work talk about how "easy" it is...). But now I remember why I don't ... of course, I would be doing it all alone, but it is just for me, so I'm not doing that much ... but Thanks Geneva, for the reality check! Now I remember ...!<BR/><BR/>MimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-1127789470883299492005-09-26T19:51:00.000-07:002005-09-26T19:51:00.000-07:00So Geneva when are you going to come visit me?So Geneva when are you going to come visit me?Mrs. Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12911621891840832728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-1127786995547347212005-09-26T19:09:00.000-07:002005-09-26T19:09:00.000-07:00my dad thinks i have truly lost my ability to be a...my dad thinks i have truly lost my ability to be a good wife since i refuse to put up any corn this year. yuck. the whole idea of that stuff spraying all over, covering your glasses with milky ooze and then cutting your thumb and trying to scoop the bloody corn out (i am clumsy!) just is one thing i choose to eliminate as an adult. bless you dorcas, for having courage to do such a gross job to feed your family this winter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-1127750298767222472005-09-26T08:58:00.000-07:002005-09-26T08:58:00.000-07:00I quit doing corn since I had my last two kids. Of...I quit doing corn since I had my last two kids. Of all the things to can or freeze corn is the worst in my book. It's so ghastly sticky and clings to everything. The last time I did it I decided that I would much sooner give up the taste than go to all that work. My sisters are horrified at my decision. LOlMrs. Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12911621891840832728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-1127709304032476322005-09-25T21:35:00.000-07:002005-09-25T21:35:00.000-07:00Dorcas, I bet that many of us readers groaned wist...Dorcas, I bet that many of us readers groaned wistfully as we thought of some of our own scenarios of putting up corn that have been quite different -- like that last bag/box going into the freezer at 1:00 am instead of 1:00 pm. : ) Now why don't you make us young moms feel better by telling us about a crazy time like that for you?! : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com