Halloween, more than almost any other holiday, is about fun. It’s like New Year’s, but with corn syrup instead of booze. It began with the Gaelic festival Samhain, which celebrated the end of harvest ...

To blanch corn on the cob, bring water to a boil, add the cobs and then begin the timing process when the water begins boiling again. I looked up from my plate and grinned. I had capped most of my ...