Subj : Labour day weekend
To   : JIM WELLER
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Sat Sep 10 2022 12:06:32

Hi Jim,

 SH> corn on the cob

 JW> I can't get truly fresh corn here; we're too far away from where it
 JW> grows and it's at least five days old by the time it gets here. I
 JW> grew up on corn that was picked less than an hour before the meal,
 JW> so I'm picky. These days I settle for canned; it's better than fresh.

My dad wouldn't pick corn until the pot of water was on the stove,
heating. We'd then go out and he'd pick, we'd (mom and kids) shuck. By
the time we got enough corn ready for 7 people to each have a couple of
ears, the water would be boiling so the corn would go in. Less than half
an hour, supper would be on the table with fresh corn piled on a
platter, ready for us to dig in to. These days corn is a rare treat
since Steve is allergic to it. I've had an occaisional ear, here &
there, but probably not 5 in 15 years.

A side note--the summer after we got married (the previous fall), we
stopped at a roadside stand to get some fresh corn. I asked when it was
picked; they said something like "yesterday afternoon". Not as fresh as
I'd had it growing up, but we still bought some. (G)

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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