Lime and Salt

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Dawn Farmer under Photography, food and drink [ Comments: 6 ]
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An ear of corn is quintessentially summer. My favorite is the Silver Queen corn grown in Maryland. I just did a search on Silver Queen only to discover a Washington Post article announcing my royal favorite has been dethroned by two new variants Argent and White Magic. Says who?

A beautiful ripe tomato and an ear of corn are the crown jewels of summer. Our growing season is so short where I live that I seldom get really good versions of either one. Forget the grocery store – these can only be obtained from a Farmer’s Market.

The perfect lunch for August – tomato sandwich and an ear of corn off the grill. Pass the lime and salt please.

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6 Comments

  1. Russ Wellen, August 23, 2009 at 9:57 am :

    I feel like it’s the first time I’ve seen an ear of corn.

  2. Dawn, August 23, 2009 at 11:25 am :

    Thanks Russ :)

    I think corn is really beautiful. The individual kernels are unique yet fit together perfectly. I’m not sure what the silk brings to the party – maybe Lex can tell us.

  3. Dr. Slammy, August 23, 2009 at 11:28 am :

    Damn. You made me hungry. May have to go in search of some Olathe sweet corn for dinner.

  4. Dawn, August 23, 2009 at 11:41 am :

    Sam – I looked up your Olathe sweet corn – right on, you all have an entire corn festival!

    Enjoy your dinner!

  5. Lex, August 23, 2009 at 11:47 am :

    And here i am…

    Corn is monoecious (having male and female flowers separate but on the same plant). The tassel at the top of a corn plant is the male flower, while the silk and husks are the female flower…with the edible kernels being the result of sweet, sweet pollination.

    The roughly two weeks of actual summer we’ve gotten has not been kind to local sweet corn :(

  6. Dawn, August 23, 2009 at 12:07 pm :

    Thank you Lex! It’s wonderful having a resident Botanist in the group. :)

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