Farm fresh taste
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- August
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I love late summer because it means fresh corn. I grew up in the Philly suburbs & we’d spend vacations at the Jersey shore. I can remember driving across the Garden State, stopping at farm stands along the way to pick up fat red tomatoes; plump blueberries; juicy peaches and, of course, sweet corn on the cob. There’s nothing like taking that first bite of the season and having all those little kernels explode in your mouth. Really good fresh corn doesn’t need butter or salt, but I like to use them sometimes.
We’re fortunate to live close to Stuart’s Fruit Farm in Somers. I stopped by the other day to pick up some corn & it was delicious. I wasn’t the only one who thought so. JD loved it! I’ve given him corn before, and he liked it. But this time was different. He became very focused while eating it; it was as if he didn’t want anything intruding on this treat. No stray kernels were dropped (much to the dogs’ dismay), none were tossed over the side. When he was finished what was on the tray, he looked at me expectantly for more. I was happy to oblige.
It will be many more years before he understands what went into making that corn so special, but it’s times like this that prove the benefits of locally grown is in the taste for anyone to enjoy.
Photo by Stephen Schmitt/The Journal News
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on Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 at 8:30 am by Tracey Princiotta.
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