Corn on the cob is such a summer staple. Most people associate big ears of corn served with the husk intact with festivals or carnivals. I actually think the last time I ate an ear of corn in that fashion, I was at my hometown’s annual summer festival. While those summertime corn memories are all good, my favorite memories of eating ears of corn are from childhood. My brothers and I would be out swimming in our above ground pool all day. Some of our favorite pool related activities were dumping half of the pool’s water out while creating racing rapids, swimming and walking very quickly in a circle around the pool to create a strong whirlpool so we could float in circles around the pool, and just generally creating a lot of noise and commotion which echoed throughout the neighborhood. My mom said that it was when we weren’t being loud that she knew we were really up to no good. While we were creating havoc in the pool, my dad would be grilling the meat and potatoes while my mom was inside making salads and sides. She also boiled the corn, still in the husk, so that when …

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