When it comes to Absinthe preferences, it is not drunk straight, but usually consumed after a fairly elaborate ritual in which a specially designed, slotted spoon with a sugar cube inside its bowl is placed over a glass, then water is poured over the sugar until the drink is diluted in a ratio of 3:1 to 5:1.
Cooking fresh sweet corn in boiling water is simple: Shuck the corn. Bring water to a boil in a large pot and boil the corn for five to 10 minutes, depending on how soft you like your corn. You can cook fresh sweet corn in the microwave in just minutes. Shuck the ears and wrap them in plastic cling wrap. Microwave them for 90 seconds per ear.
Fresh Corn on the Cob. 1. Wrap corn in a damp paper towel and place in the microwave. 2. Cook on high for a minute and a half for one ear of corn. If you cook two ears, cook for three to four minutes; three ears for five to six minutes; four ears for seven to eight minutes; and six ears for eight to nine minutes. 3. Remove paper towel when the corn is too hot to touch.