Fresh-picked corn is a gift from the summer gods.Juicy, sweet, tender, an ear of corn is ready for eating fresh from the field, or you can prepare it any way you like.But before you can get those ears of corn onto a hot grill or into bubbling water, you'll need to shuck and clean them.That's when those pesky strands of corn silk pop back up, but we've got some tips for dealing with it:.Remove the husk and majority of silk by grabbing the tuft of silk at the top and pulling down and away from the ear.Next, grab your secret weapon: any stiff-bristled brush, like a vegetable brush.Starting at the top of the ear of corn, brush downward, in one direction, around the entire corn ear.The bristles will grab the strands and yank them off. You don't even have to wash the corn after