"They say" that you should develop a pattern for a party -
For this we choose twelve jovial guests with appetites most hearty -
We ask them simply to come at seven and "help us cook cor" -
Most of them find they've never eaten so many ears since the day they were born -
The corn should be fresh-picked the day of the feast -
And we've learned to allow upwards to six a piece.
Keep the handle, the silk, and all of the shuck -
Tender and young without worms is our good luck.*
Soak in a tub of icy water til later when the charcoal's hot
And the guests their second drink have got -
We put the ears on the grate to cook.
Keep turning them over till right charred they look.
The husk and silk come off with each other
And everyone brushes them generously with butter.
Each guest is supplied with a dish towel bib
Which is handy later, too, with the barbecued rib!
It is good to have other food in store,
Though they often exclaim "Do you mean there's more!"
*Wash thoroughly, but disturb the silk as little as possible in checking for worms.
from Recipes'____________ Collected by the Junior League of Columbus, Georgia, 1957. p. 25
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