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    Sweet corn season: How to choose, cook and preserve the newest varieties

    by Robin Mather, Chicago Tribune Aug 05, 2019 5 minutes

    Finding sweet corn at a roadside stand or farmers market is one of the best treats of summer. Every year, growers try new hybrid varieties to tempt their shoppers to buy more.

    This year, you might see sweet corn with unfamiliar names:

    Temptress: Promises exceptionally tender kernels and great sweet corn flavor.

    Supersweet Jubilee: Sometimes said to be the best-tasting supersweet variety available.

    Gotta Have It: A Gurney's hybrid that is fantastic for freezing (and we have tips for that).

    Kate: A new bicolor supersweet that also boasts excellent eating quality.

    Super Surprise: Another bicolor sweet corn that does well at farmers markets and roadside stands.

    Caliber: Best for eating fresh with superb flavor.

    I look hard for older, sometimes heirloom varieties of corn, like Country Gentleman, Golden Bantam and the venerable Trucker's Delight. But they are the very devil to

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