Nero Wolfe's Roasted Corn in the Husk - Recipes from Literature and Film

When reading a book or watching a film have you ever been tempted to make a recipe as described? In Nero Wolfe, Rex Stout created the ultimate epicurean detective but there are others, Lord Peter Wimsey, Hercule Poirot, Nick and Nora Charles, Jane Marple, Nancy Drew and Perry Mason just to mention the sleuth/PIs who broke out of the bottle of Depression hooch and stale sandwich mode. My plan is to make as many recipes as possible, rewatch all my favourite noirs and great food-based films such as Christmas in Connecticut and revisit novels and plays with gourmet references. Well that's my excuse, when the weather forces me indoors over the Winter. This recipe is really simple, so I'll give it you in Wolfe's own words: “Shucked and boiled in water, sweet corn is edible and nutritious; roasted in the husk in the hottest possible oven for forty minutes, shucked at the table, and buttered and salted, nothing else, it is ambrosia." There are more photos, information and references on my site if you are interested: https://simplyorganicrecipes.blogspot.com/2019/09/roasted-corn-on-cob-la-nero-wolfe.html#.XYi4iFcv6V4 \"..it is ambrosia. No chef's ingenuity and imagination have ever created a finer dish.” submitted by /u/Pavlovafowl [link] [comments]