Old-Fashioned Creamed Corn - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 medium ears fresh corn
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1/4 c. water
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 c. water
2 Tbsp. flour

Preparation

Remove husks and silks from corn.
Rinse corn and pat dry.
Cut corn from cobs (about 3 cups); to cut corn from cob:
with very sharp knife, first cut, just barely take the top of the kernels, second cut, take about half-way of kernels and third cut, use blade of knife and scrape down to cob.
This gets the milk out of corn. Place butter in 2-quart casserole; microwave at High for 55 seconds, until butter melts.
Add corn, 1/4 cup water and sugar, stirring well.
Cover with heavy-duty plastic wrap.
Cook on High 8 to 9 minutes or until corn is tender, stirring after 4 minutes. Shake 1/2 cup water, salt, pepper and flour in pan until flour is blended smooth.
Stir into corn, mixing well.
Cook on High 3 minutes or until mixture slightly thickens.