<P> Corn on the cob (known regionally as "pole corn", "corn stick", "sweet pole", "butter - pop" or "long maize") is a culinary term used for a cooked ear of freshly picked maize from a cultivar of sweet corn . Sweet corn is the most common variety of maize eaten directly off the cob . The ear is picked while the endosperm is in the "milk stage" so that the kernels are still tender . Ears of corn are steamed or boiled, usually without their green husks, or roasted with them . The husk leaves are in any case removed before serving . </P> <P> Corn on the cob is normally eaten while still warm . It is often seasoned with salt and buttered before serving . Some diners use specialized skewers, thrust into the ends of the cob, to hold the ear while eating without touching the hot and sticky kernels . </P>

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