Corn, from field to table

I am happy it is today.

I am glad yesterday is over.
I am thankful for 50 Qt of corn for my freezer.
The Process...
My dad picked the corn from the field and my son brought it to the wash bay.

Here is our pile of corn. It was quite large!
We husked and removed the silk from the ears. This year I found it easiest to rub the ears with a clean, dry cotton cloth to remove the silk. A vegetable brush can also be used.
Then we cut the corn from the cobs.

After all of the corn was cut, we headed inside to cook and prepare the corn for freezing. There are several ways to prepare corn. Our favorite recipe is as follows.
(My kettles hold 8 times the amount of the recipe, in ( ) is the recipe x 8)
8 cups cut corn (64 cups)
2 cups water (16 cups)
1/4 - 1/2 stick butter (2 cups)
*recipe calls for 1/2 I use more like 1/4
2 T sugar (or less) (2/3 - 1 cup)
1 tsp canning salt (3 T)
*Mix all ingredients together. Bring to a boil. Boil for 5-10 minutes.

Cool, put in freezer boxes, jars or bags and freeze.