corn on the cob betydelse and definition

Exempel på corn on the cob

• Blanch corn on the cob five minutes. 

• Corn on the cob is taken with the fingers, but is never served at a dinner party. 

• I left Jim because when he ate corn on the cob he always closed his eyes and it drove me wild. 

• In serving sweet corn on the cob, provide finger-bowls, or a small doily to use in holding the ear of corn. 

• Sweet corn on the cob should be cooked as soon as possible after taking it from stalk, as after being removed it soon loses its sweetness. 

• The mill was especially adapted for grinding corn on the cob or shelled, corn and wheat mixed and rye.

• The narrower meaning is usually indicated by some additional word, as in "sweet corn", "sweetcorn", "corn on the cob", "popcorn", "corn flakes", "baby corn".

• A typical meal involves boiling the lobster with some slight seasoning and then serving it with drawn butter, baked potato, and corn on the cob.