On Aug 15, 2:53*pm, Chemo the Clown > wrote:
> On Aug 15, 2:27*pm, James Silverton >
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> > On 8/15/2011 5:15 PM, Chemo the Clown wrote:
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> > > On Aug 15, 2:02 pm, Nancy Young<email@replyto> *wrote:
> > >> On 8/15/2011 1:22 PM, Kate Connally wrote:
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> > >>> My aunt picked up a dozen ears for me at a local farm
> > >>> stand that we always patronize. The only corn I will buy
> > >>> is from a farm stand or one farm market I frequent. I will
> > >>> not buy corn from the supermarket under any circumstances.
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> > >> Last year the corn never did come through due to the
> > >> extremely hot and dry weather. *That made the first corn
> > >> of the year that much sweeter a few weeks ago. The farm
> > >> stand didn't have any corn, darn! but just then the truck
> > >> pulled up from the fields and it was all good.
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> > >>> Boy was this stuff good. Maybe it was mostly that it's been
> > >>> a year since I had any but I wanted to eat the whole dozen
> > >>> ears at one sitting. Luckily I had only cooked 2 ears, so that's
> > >>> all I ate. Now I'll have some for other meals. ;-)
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> > >> Fresh corn on the cob is only around for a relatively short
> > >> amount of time, I say eat it while you got it! *Hee.
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> > >>> I cooked it in the microwaves and rolled each ear in butter and
> > >>> then sprinkled lightly with salt and then lots of smoked paprika.
> > >>> Yum!
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> > >> I'm going to have to try that next time.
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> > >> nancy
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> > > We always do it on the bbq. Pull the husk back on one half, smear on
> > > some butter and mexican pepper. Shoot, I may just have to do that
> > > tonight!
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> > Where do you live? I've been eating good sweet corn (mostly white) for a
> > month. I usually microwave it in the husk; 1 min 30 per ear. Serve with
> > butter or butter substitute and a sprinkle of hot paprika or chili.
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> > James Silverton, Potomac
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> > I'm *not*
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> Southern Oregon and we bbq year around.

***Hey Chemo, any truth to the rumor that everyone in Oregon is a
"Duck"...*smirk*