tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post3912270568227146729..comments2023-10-26T04:53:47.765-04:00Comments on Mutterings of a Mad Bookseller: Summertime Recipe #1Forrest Properhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962708844204376272noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post-978721769199233362008-07-17T11:23:00.000-04:002008-07-17T11:23:00.000-04:00Summer corn is the absolute best thing ever. I mi...Summer corn is the absolute best thing ever. I miss being able to pick my own. But we have lots of farmer's markets around here to buy from.<BR/><BR/>I love grilled corn on the cob. Yummy.Kerstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12450043041460358441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post-7076720030966598972008-07-17T08:51:00.000-04:002008-07-17T08:51:00.000-04:00Sweet summer corn is the food of the Gods!Sweet summer corn is the food of the Gods!Malicious Intenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477868628325387881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post-47537301584009314102008-07-17T07:17:00.000-04:002008-07-17T07:17:00.000-04:00>>And please, post away with your recipe. I ...<EM>>>And please, post away with your recipe. I make a mean corn & tomato & red onion salad myself...</EM><BR/><BR/>Hmmm. Sounds suspiciously similar... I will be forthcoming once I've had my way with Polanski.anaglyphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451469127150838252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post-86971291538109739572008-07-17T07:09:00.000-04:002008-07-17T07:09:00.000-04:00Beach: My grandfather always had a garden, and alw...Beach: My grandfather always had a garden, and always had plenty of corn.<BR/><BR/>Mike: we're ok here- the farmer we get our corn from is only a two minute bike ride up the road.<BR/><BR/>Catalyst: Yes, stalk to pot is absolutely the best way, if you're growing it yourself. Man, that's good!<BR/><BR/>Phoebe: Ah, you bring up a controversial point. Almost everyone I know eats it the way you do- typewriter style, back and forth. I eat it the other way, round and round. My wife says that's weird.<BR/> <BR/>Malach: I paid 25 cents for that word, so there!<BR/><BR/>Reverend: I'm not sure- we have plenty of corn, but a distinct shortage of elephants.<BR/><BR/>And please, post away with your recipe. I make a mean corn & tomato & red onion salad myself...Forrest Properhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962708844204376272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post-63935985911950078682008-07-17T05:05:00.000-04:002008-07-17T05:05:00.000-04:00PS: I know that you're talking corn purist-ism her...PS: I know that you're talking corn purist-ism here, but I have a <EM>killer</EM> fresh corn & tomato salsa recipe. You want that I should post about it?anaglyphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451469127150838252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post-64379003266195796402008-07-16T23:06:00.000-04:002008-07-16T23:06:00.000-04:00Is the corn really as high as a elephant's eye? I ...Is the corn really as high as a elephant's eye? I was just, y'know, wonderin'.anaglyphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451469127150838252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post-82837746195233815702008-07-16T22:48:00.000-04:002008-07-16T22:48:00.000-04:00Pedantic?Look Ma, we's got us a college boy here.Pedantic?<BR/><BR/>Look Ma, we's got us a college boy here.Malach the Mercilesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16243258141258465269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post-54134888651514917452008-07-16T22:21:00.000-04:002008-07-16T22:21:00.000-04:00Oh god I love fresh sweet corn! And you're right, ...Oh god I love fresh sweet corn! And you're right, the only way it's worth squat is when it was picked fresh that morning. The last time I was back in the midwest in the summer, I about died and went to heaven with that corn. I rarely get it out here. Colorado just doesn't have the moisture to get that perfect sweetness.<BR/><BR/>So, how do you eat it? I'm typewriter style myself. Left to right and back againPhoebe Fayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425002459681921692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post-79041540786856846882008-07-16T21:36:00.000-04:002008-07-16T21:36:00.000-04:00My late mother-in-law is reported to have prescrib...My late mother-in-law is reported to have prescribed the best way to eat corn: pick it from the stalk yourself and run to the kitchen and pop it in the pot for cooking. Speed (from field to kitchen) is the key.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post-82933262983769441012008-07-16T21:29:00.000-04:002008-07-16T21:29:00.000-04:00We used to dry the corn silk (tassel) and smoke it...We used to dry the corn silk (tassel) and smoke it. God, I was hopeless even back then. <BR/><BR/>As an alternative to all that work, you can buddy up to a farmer and have him drop off some every now and then. <BR/><BR/>Just sayin'......Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12172636036419057286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post-26348000767363542312008-07-16T21:23:00.000-04:002008-07-16T21:23:00.000-04:00Now this post brought back some great memories of ...Now this post brought back some great memories of my grandparent's gardens over the years. They grew corn and a bunch of other things and shared it with the church members. Ain't nothing like an after church summer cookout. Great post Colonel.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.com