I've Gone Country A blog about a city girl learning a whole new world

Is your family like ours?   If you make a dish and it ends up being a “keeper” then you start getting asked to bring it to the next family function.  I like that.  It sure makes it easier to know what to take….and it makes you happy that everyone likes it that much.  This is a recipe I first made about 15 years ago.  All of my family…except me…love foods with a “bite”.    So if you want something super easy to make and yummy to the tummy, then you will want to try this.  I can almost guarantee that you will get asked for the recipe or asked ….as we country folks say….”fix it”….again.  It is spicy…but you can control how much heat you want by adjusting amount of the jalepenoes

This is what you will need.

4-Cans of White Corn (Shoe Peg)

1 -Stick of butter

1 -8 oz package of Cream Cheese

1/4 Cup Milk

2-Tablespoons Jalepenoes – chopped

If using canned corn, drain the juice.  I usually cook my corn in a crock pot.  But if you want to cook  it in the oven you can do that too.   (If using oven pre-heat to 350 degrees and cook until bubbly.  approx 25-30 minutes)

Next:

Melt Butter and Cream Cheese in a medium saucepan.  Add 1/4 Cup  milk.  Stir well and bring to a slow boil.  (Just watch it carefully, you do not want it to scortch)

This is when I put it in the crockpot and stir it all together.  (I know….the pot doesn’t even look full…but this usually feeds about 12 people or so.)  You can always double the recipe if you like….I never have, everyone seems to eat enough.

I often Amaze …and amuse…myself.  I have learned to “rig” the lid like this.  A rubberband around the handle on one side and over the top knob.  Then do the same on the other side….then I tuck the cord up under the rubber band and —-Woo-hoo!  It travels well in the floor board…it arrives safely -usually no spills– to wherever it is you are going…and you won’t smell corn in your car for a month!

A side note to this is:  The original recipe called for 3 small cans of shoe peg corn.  This is sometimes hard to find…a lot smaller can….but more than that….they are expensive.  So, I look for white corn (The white corn does taste different than the yellow).  I use 4 regular sized cans, however, they still cost more than yellow corn does.  I was able to find frozen white corn and it was shoe peg  this time.  It did just fine and was about half the cost, believe it of not of the cans.   So I will be using that whenever I can find it.  I did put the corn in the crock pot and let it get warm first, then I poured off most of the juices that came from it being frozen.  Then I proceeded as usual.

One more thing…..Be sure to tell people that it is “HOT CORN” ( It will be too hot more than likely for a child and adults who do not like spicy foods).