Creamy Fresh Corn - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 to 8 ears fresh corn
3 strips bacon
2/3 c. water
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. flour
1/4 c. milk
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 Tbsp. butter

Preparation

Cut and scrape corn from cob (makes 3 cups).
Cook bacon slowly until crisp; remove and reserve.
Stir corn into hot bacon fat.
Add water, salt and sugar; stir and cook for 5 minutes, uncovered.
Stir flour into milk; mix until smooth.
Add to corn and stir constantly until thickened.
Add pepper and butter. Serve hot; garnish with reserved bacon.
Yields 6 servings.