Unh, late in the harvest season, the ears of sweet corn used in making canned corn get infested with larva of a kind of insect that lays its eggs in the silks of the immature ear. As these larva begin to hatch, the harvest is switched from making the simple kernels in a light brine as canned corn, and the cream mix is added to the batches to be canned. Then the larva are not so noticeable, and in fact, get cooked like everything else.
Great info, requires a Barf Alert.
I’d starve before I’d eat creamed corn, larva or not.
You are talking about the corn ear worm. They are good sized and are washed off in any canning process. Maturity of corn in whole kernel vs creamed is simply because more ripe corn is tougher but grades high enough to be creamed.
—ah ha-you, too , worked at the Cobb Canning Company—
I heard that you shouldn’t buy canned cream corn. Thanks for telling me the reason.
But bugs are just protein, right? Eat ze bugs. 🤡