On 8/15/2011 5:27 PM, James Silverton wrote:
> On 8/15/2011 5:15 PM, Chemo the Clown wrote:
>> On Aug 15, 2:02 pm, Nancy Young<email@replyto> wrote:
>>> On 8/15/2011 1:22 PM, Kate Connally wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>> 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. ;-)
>>>
>>> Fresh corn on the cob is only around for a relatively short
>>> amount of time, I say eat it while you got it! Hee.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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!
>>>
>>> I'm going to have to try that next time.
>>>
>>> nancy
>>
>> 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!
>
> 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.

It's not the first corn of the season for the area (sw PA) but it was
*my* first corn of the season, since I had not been anywhere there was
a farm stand. The closest one is at least 8 miles away and I didn't
want to spend the money on gas to get there and back just for the
corn. My car get horrible mileage.

Kate


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Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?