jmcquown wrote:
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Jean B. wrote:
>>>>> Tracy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> There are few places near me for pick your own strawberries, but it
>>>>>> has been raining non stop for about a month - or at least it seems
>>>>>> so. They won't let you pick when the vines are wet.....I wonder what
>>>>>> it will do to the prices. The last time I called u-pick strawberries
>>>>>> were 5 dollars a quart.
>>>>
>>>>> I gather the strawberry crop has really suffered. Corn too.
>>>>> Hasn't the weather been ghastly? But then I think of folks who
>>>>> don't have water....
>>>>
>>>> I blame myself. I was bound and determined to pick strawberries this
>>>> year ... and the skies opened up and it rained for a month. Like
>>>> 27 days out of 30. I haven't seen any ads for strawberry picking.
>>>>
>>>> nancy
>>>
>>>
>>> Dempsey Farms just to the south of me (on the way to Hilton Head) has
>>> u-pick berries and other produce... but yes, it's been raining a lot
>>> for the last month. I understand they usually have some great
>>> strawberries, unfortunately I can't eat them. Those tiny seeds could
>>> send me back to the hospital.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> You must be very careful, having avoided that fate for a while.
>>
>> --
>> Jean B.
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>
> Yes, I know. I can't eat corn, either, another featured item in this
> thread. I (used to) adore corn on the cob. Can't eat it anymore. Oh
> well. I can eat cornbread! Think I'll make some tomorrow
>
> Jill

Would that be ungritty cornbread? I love my homemade cornbread.
It is a very rare store-bought one that I find the least bit
worthwhile, so I rarely bother to try it now.

An aside, and not particularly summer-related... I have finally
amassed a sufficient number of large, tall custard cups to make
popovers in them. I gather they come out better when made in the
cups than they do when made in popover pans. And that might
explain my memories of Mom's as vs. my own attempts. I also
recently read that one should prick their necks to let out steam,
which I never knew....

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Jean B.