I planted Sugar Buns from Johnny's and it was wonderful over a long period of time. I will definitely plant it next year.
I also planted Honey and Cream from Pinetree and it was very disappointing. I never could find a time when it was as flavorful as other "un-named" bi-colors I have purchased at local fruit stands. It was tasteless when it was very young and tasteless when it was too old. I will not plant it again.
I tried an experiment with Ruby Queen from Burpee's. I bought a packet at Wal-Mart for $1.34 just for fun. I picked an ear and cooked it before it was ready. It was only red between the kernels. If you like to eat algae you would have loved it at that point. Yuck. I thought it was a total loss. Later I picked another one. It was dark red all over. The ad says that it retains its red color after it is cooked. I don't know what planet that person is on, but it didn't happen to me. Imagine someone smiling at you with dark red dirt between their teeth. That is what it looks like when boiled. Maybe if you roast it in the husk on a grill it would retain its color but not if you boil it. The water looked like I had cooked beets. Anyway, it tasted pretty darn good. It wasn't as sweet and tasty as Sugar Buns, but very acceptable. Will I plant it again--probably not.
I am going to try and find a bi-color called Trinity that I planted three years ago. I got it from a feed and seed place near Salt Lake. It was early and had short ears but it was fantastic.
My corn crop this season
L_Linda, Interesting experiment. We steam our corn in the husk, ie, we pull the husk back to clean out the silks and then pull the softer, cleaner husk back up over the corn to steam them. Then thery are done, we braid the husks into a pony tail on the "corn maidens".
The husk adds some flavour. It's possible the red colour would have been retained if they were steamed rather than boiled.
I will have to steam them if I plant them next year. I should probably steam the Sugar Buns, too. Thanks for the suggestion.