[DOC] [TLE] Harvesting Corn (National Gardening Association) [PAR] Corn is ready to be picked as soon as the ears have completely filled out. ... 
Sweetness is the key, so it helps to understand what makes corn sweet and why 
timing is ... As soon as the kernels are full of sugar, the plant begins to convert it 
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it makes the sugars turn to starch quickly, but is it OK to ... days, some more than 
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should be cooked quickly and not left to sit in the boiling water very long. ... The 
Indians taught settlers how to grown corn, pound corn into meal, and how to ... As 
soon as corn is picked, its sugar begins is gradual conversion to starch, which... [DOC] [TLE] Set the Table | Kids These Days! [PAR] Aug 14, 2012 ... When you have your fruit cut into nice bite-sized pieces, pour the dressing over ... 
refrigerator for about half an hour so that it's not cold going into the pot. ... In a 
small sauce pan combine the sugar, lime juice powder and corn starch, ... Watch 
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drinks, ... as soon as possible after it is picked because the sugars will begin to 
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can be ... the corn to lose its sweet flavor and will cause the kernels to become 
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seed in biodegradable pots so that roots are not disturbed when transplanted. ..... 
Once picked, the sugars in an ear

Question: As soon as corn is picked, its sugar begins to turn into this, so get it into the pot fast!
Answer: starch