"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

Marissa Edwards wrote:
> On Jun 30, 8:20 am, Tara > wrote:
>> watermelon
>> perfect ripe tomatoes with salt
>> tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in Italian dressing
>> homemade ice-cream
>>
>> Tara
>
> Agree with all of these, and the idea of corn on the cob. My brother-
> in-law cooks corn with a little butter, salt and pepper, wrapped in
> foil over hot coals. Wonderful.
>
> --
> Marissa Edwards

I like it when the corn gets roasted brown. What I do is remove almost
all of the husk and the silk and put it directly on the grill. The husk
will brown/burn and the corn will get browned and will get a nice smokey
taste.

Tracy wrote:
> Jean B. wrote:
>> Tracy wrote:
>>> Bob Muncie wrote:
>>>> Tracy wrote:
>>>>> Becca wrote:
>>>>>> Tara wrote:
>>>>>>> watermelon
>>>>>>> perfect ripe tomatoes with salt
>>>>>>> tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in Italian dressing
>>>>>>> homemade ice-cream
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tara
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The ones you mentioned, plus strawberries, cantaloupe, yellow squash.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Becca
>>>>>
>>>>> and corn on the cob....
>>>>
>>>> Right on target Tracy... I have 6 perfect corn specimens on my
>>>> kitchen counter, just waiting for the butter love. And love them
>>>> dearly I will :-)
>>>>
>>>> Bob
>>>>
>>>> P.S. I have a strawberry farm 2 miles from my house that opened for
>>>> picking today. If I only had a sweetie of my own right now, I'd be
>>>> in heaven.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Tracy
>>
>> 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....
>>
>
> The weather has been downright awful. I haven't had any corn yet this
> year. I am not a fan of the really sweet white corn. I prefer yellow
> corn. I don't think it exists anymore. I haven't seen it in forever.
>
> -Tracy

Same deal here. There are lots of nearby farms. I haven't seen corn more
than a foot high this year. Farmers had to keep replanting because of
the wet weather.

The yellow/white corn seems to be the most popular here but a few grow
yellow corn. I remember asking at one stand and they said everyone wants
the white or white/yellow.

"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> Ms P wrote:
>>
>> "Tara" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> watermelon
>>> perfect ripe tomatoes with salt
>>> tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in Italian dressing
>>> homemade ice-cream
>>>
>>> Tara
>>
>> Chocolate limeades. I only drink them in the summer.
>>
>> Ms P
>
> ??? Do tell. I am thinking orange though.
>
> --
> Jean B.

I've never had an orangeade. Most places that add flavors to drinks or make
shakes can add chocolate to a limeade. The secret is to stir, a lot. And
put a lid on it, they're weird colored.

In these parts you just roll up to a Sonic or Mr Burger drive thru and order
a chocolate limeade. Most of the time they don't even question you unless
it's some kid that's never eaten past McD's limited menu.

Ms P

Bobo Bonobo® said...

> On Jun 30, 8:20*am, Andy > wrote:
>> Bobo Bonobo® said...
>>
>> > This just got me thinking that we drive over to Illinois because
>> > there's no way to get from the train station to the orchard. *That's
>> > silly. *If the orchard put in a shuttle in Sept. and Oct, it'd save
>> > lots of gasoline. *I'm going to email them.
>>
>> That would be a double good idea, brining customers to the orchard and
>> getting harvest out on freight cars (if allowed on the rails).
>
> Not freight train. Our light rail train. It's a little more than two
> miles from the station to the orchard. Driving from my house is 55
> miles round trip (according to GoogleMaps).
>>
>> Andy
>
> --Bryan


Gotcha! That would be a tough walk loaded down with goods! You'd need
either a pull cart or a Radio Flyer red wagon!

Andy

Jean B. wrote:
> Tracy wrote:
>> Jean B. wrote:
>>> Tracy wrote:
>>>> Bob Muncie wrote:
>>>>> Tracy wrote:
>>>>>> Becca wrote:
>>>>>>> Tara wrote:
>>>>>>>> watermelon
>>>>>>>> perfect ripe tomatoes with salt
>>>>>>>> tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in Italian dressing
>>>>>>>> homemade ice-cream
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Tara
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The ones you mentioned, plus strawberries, cantaloupe, yellow
>>>>>>> squash.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Becca
>>>>>>
>>>>>> and corn on the cob....
>>>>>
>>>>> Right on target Tracy... I have 6 perfect corn specimens on my
>>>>> kitchen counter, just waiting for the butter love. And love them
>>>>> dearly I will :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob
>>>>>
>>>>> P.S. I have a strawberry farm 2 miles from my house that opened for
>>>>> picking today. If I only had a sweetie of my own right now, I'd be
>>>>> in heaven.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> Tracy
>>>
>>> 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....
>>>
>>
>> The weather has been downright awful. I haven't had any corn yet this
>> year. I am not a fan of the really sweet white corn. I prefer yellow
>> corn. I don't think it exists anymore. I haven't seen it in forever.
>>
>> -Tracy
>
> I think that's one of the things we'll have to start trying to grow
> ourselves. Or we need to look for farms that sell "heirloom" corn.
>

I love my new house, but the yard is kinda small and is dwarfed by two
giant maples as well as the neighbor's trees. I really wish I could grow
strawberries! As much as I love corn - I don't have that kind of space.
I do have a small patch which gets a good amount of sun. I have been
trying to monitor the sun to see where exactly I get the most - but
since it's been raining for a month straight.....grrrrr.....
Next year - after we figure out what to do with the yard - I will try a
small garden - tomatoes at the very least.

-Tracy

Andy wrote:
> Bobo Bonobo® said...
>
>
>> This just got me thinking that we drive over to Illinois because
>> there's no way to get from the train station to the orchard. That's
>> silly. If the orchard put in a shuttle in Sept. and Oct, it'd save
>> lots of gasoline. I'm going to email them.
>>
>
>
> That would be a double good idea, brining customers to the orchard and
> getting harvest out on freight cars (if allowed on the rails).
>
> Andy
>

That is excellent, brining would make the customers nice and tender.


Becca (having fun teasing Andy)

Becca said...

> Andy wrote:
>> Bobo Bonobo® said...
>>
>>
>>> This just got me thinking that we drive over to Illinois because
>>> there's no way to get from the train station to the orchard. That's
>>> silly. If the orchard put in a shuttle in Sept. and Oct, it'd save
>>> lots of gasoline. I'm going to email them.
>>>
>>
>>
>> That would be a double good idea, brining customers to the orchard and
>> getting harvest out on freight cars (if allowed on the rails).
>>
>> Andy
>>
>
> That is excellent, brining would make the customers nice and tender.
>
>
> Becca (having fun teasing Andy)


I was hoping that would slip under the rfc radar! :-)

Andy

Jean B. wrote:
> Tracy wrote:
>> Bob Muncie wrote:
>>> Tracy wrote:
>>>> Becca wrote:
>>>>> Tara wrote:
>>>>>> watermelon
>>>>>> perfect ripe tomatoes with salt
>>>>>> tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in Italian dressing
>>>>>> homemade ice-cream
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tara
>>>>>
>>>>> The ones you mentioned, plus strawberries, cantaloupe, yellow squash.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Becca
>>>>
>>>> and corn on the cob....
>>>
>>> Right on target Tracy... I have 6 perfect corn specimens on my
>>> kitchen counter, just waiting for the butter love. And love them
>>> dearly I will :-)
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>> P.S. I have a strawberry farm 2 miles from my house that opened for
>>> picking today. If I only had a sweetie of my own right now, I'd be in
>>> heaven.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Tracy
>
> 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....
>

Jean -

We have had a large amount of rain in the last two weeks, but it was all
good before that, so when I go berry picking (probably this Friday or
the following Monday), the berries should all be small, bright red, and
*very* tasty. Just wish I had the canning skills that Barb has.

Bob

Tara wrote:
> watermelon
> perfect ripe tomatoes with salt
> tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in Italian dressing
> homemade ice-cream
>
> Tara

watermelon
perfect ripe tomatoes *without* salt ;-)
corn on the cob
homemade ice cream

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

peaches, peaches and more peaches

visual: the cobalt blue pitcher my mother used ONLY for lemonade.
She squeezed lemons too - none of that frozen stuff.

Crabs and beer - we used to be able to snag crabs along the river-side
- not a bad free meal.

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:20:58 -0400, Tara >
wrote:

> watermelon
> perfect ripe tomatoes with salt
> tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in Italian dressing
> homemade ice-cream


Strawberries, cherries and an angel's kiss in spring.


Matthew
--
Mail to this account goes to the bit bucket.
In the unlikely event you want to mail me replace usenet with my name

Tara wrote:
>
> watermelon
> perfect ripe tomatoes with salt
> tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in Italian dressing
> homemade ice-cream
>
> Tara

Beautiful ripe apricots that taste as good as they smell
Candy floss/cotton candy eaten by the seaside (just slightly salted from
the spray)
Any perfectly ripe berries with creme fraiche or just heavy cream
Freshly grilled chicken with cucumber salad

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

Whatever you do, don't eat them. We don't need another financial burden
to "share".

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:20:58 -0400, Tara >
wrote:

>watermelon
>perfect ripe tomatoes with salt
>tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in Italian dressing
>homemade ice-cream
>
>Tara

Gin and tonic

koko
--

There is no love more sincere than the love of food
George Bernard Shaw
www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 06/28

koko wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:20:58 -0400, Tara >
> wrote:
>
>> watermelon
>> perfect ripe tomatoes with salt
>> tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in Italian dressing
>> homemade ice-cream
>>
>> Tara
>
> Gin and tonic


Now you are talking :-)

On Jun 30, 7:55*pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> koko wrote:
> > On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:20:58 -0400, Tara >
> > wrote:
>
> >> watermelon
> >> perfect ripe tomatoes with salt
> >> tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in Italian dressing
> >> homemade ice-cream
>
> >> Tara
>
> > Gin and tonic
>
> Now you are talking :-)

But gin is nasty! How about a nice bourbon and water on the rocks
instead?

John Kuthe...

Dave Smith wrote:
> Jean B. wrote:
>>
>>> I am glad that I made my strawberry jam last week when the weather
>>> was nice. The berries were small, dark and sweet and made wonderful
>>> jam. It has rained almost every day since, and it supposed to rain
>>> all week. The local sweet cherries probably won't be very good. The
>>> cherries burst when they have too much rain.
>>
>> Sniff. My daughter really loves cherries.
>>
>> I seem to recall that the overwatered berries taste relatively, er,
>> watery?
>
>
> Yep. They are nice and plum but flavourless. One year I was late making
> my jam and went to a pick your own farm to get the berries. It was hot
> and humid and the ground was wet from several days of rain, but it
> didn't take long to fill four baskets because the berries were so big,
> and few to have to hull. The jam was quite bland because the swollen
> berries had almost no flavour.

That's too bad. I guess I am not missing much by not getting more
berries this week.

--
Jean B.

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.

Ms P wrote:
>
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Ms P wrote:
>>>
>>> "Tara" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> watermelon
>>>> perfect ripe tomatoes with salt
>>>> tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in Italian dressing
>>>> homemade ice-cream
>>>>
>>>> Tara
>>>
>>> Chocolate limeades. I only drink them in the summer.
>>>
>>> Ms P
>>
>> ??? Do tell. I am thinking orange though.
>>
>> --
>> Jean B.
>
> I've never had an orangeade. Most places that add flavors to drinks or
> make shakes can add chocolate to a limeade. The secret is to stir, a
> lot. And put a lid on it, they're weird colored.
>
> In these parts you just roll up to a Sonic or Mr Burger drive thru and
> order a chocolate limeade. Most of the time they don't even question
> you unless it's some kid that's never eaten past McD's limited menu.
>
> Ms P

I had never heard of such a thing before you mentioned them.

--
Jean B.

Tracy wrote:
> Jean B. wrote:
>> Tracy wrote:
>>> Jean B. wrote:
>>>> Tracy wrote:
>>>>> Bob Muncie wrote:
>>>>>> Tracy wrote:
>>>>>>> Becca wrote:
>>>>>>>> Tara wrote:
>>>>>>>>> watermelon
>>>>>>>>> perfect ripe tomatoes with salt
>>>>>>>>> tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in Italian dressing
>>>>>>>>> homemade ice-cream
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Tara
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The ones you mentioned, plus strawberries, cantaloupe, yellow
>>>>>>>> squash.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Becca
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and corn on the cob....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Right on target Tracy... I have 6 perfect corn specimens on my
>>>>>> kitchen counter, just waiting for the butter love. And love them
>>>>>> dearly I will :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bob
>>>>>>
>>>>>> P.S. I have a strawberry farm 2 miles from my house that opened
>>>>>> for picking today. If I only had a sweetie of my own right now,
>>>>>> I'd be in heaven.
>>>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tracy
>>>>
>>>> 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....
>>>>
>>>
>>> The weather has been downright awful. I haven't had any corn yet this
>>> year. I am not a fan of the really sweet white corn. I prefer yellow
>>> corn. I don't think it exists anymore. I haven't seen it in forever.
>>>
>>> -Tracy
>>
>> I think that's one of the things we'll have to start trying to grow
>> ourselves. Or we need to look for farms that sell "heirloom" corn.
>>
>
> I love my new house, but the yard is kinda small and is dwarfed by two
> giant maples as well as the neighbor's trees. I really wish I could grow
> strawberries! As much as I love corn - I don't have that kind of space.
> I do have a small patch which gets a good amount of sun. I have been
> trying to monitor the sun to see where exactly I get the most - but
> since it's been raining for a month straight.....grrrrr.....
> Next year - after we figure out what to do with the yard - I will try a
> small garden - tomatoes at the very least.
>
> -Tracy

I think it is wise to see what the conditions are--and what you
may have growing--for a year before you plant.

--
Jean B.

Bob Muncie wrote:
> Jean B. wrote:
>> Tracy wrote:
>>> Bob Muncie wrote:
>>>> Tracy wrote:
>>>>> Becca wrote:
>>>>>> Tara wrote:
>>>>>>> watermelon
>>>>>>> perfect ripe tomatoes with salt
>>>>>>> tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in Italian dressing
>>>>>>> homemade ice-cream
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tara
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The ones you mentioned, plus strawberries, cantaloupe, yellow squash.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Becca
>>>>>
>>>>> and corn on the cob....
>>>>
>>>> Right on target Tracy... I have 6 perfect corn specimens on my
>>>> kitchen counter, just waiting for the butter love. And love them
>>>> dearly I will :-)
>>>>
>>>> Bob
>>>>
>>>> P.S. I have a strawberry farm 2 miles from my house that opened for
>>>> picking today. If I only had a sweetie of my own right now, I'd be
>>>> in heaven.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Tracy
>>
>> 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....
>>
>
> Jean -
>
> We have had a large amount of rain in the last two weeks, but it was all
> good before that, so when I go berry picking (probably this Friday or
> the following Monday), the berries should all be small, bright red, and
> *very* tasty. Just wish I had the canning skills that Barb has.
>
> Bob

I am thinking of doing some small batches of things one never sees
anymore.

--
Jean B.

"koko" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:20:58 -0400, Tara >
> wrote:
>
>>watermelon
>>perfect ripe tomatoes with salt
>>tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in Italian dressing
>>homemade ice-cream
>>
>>Tara
>
> Gin and tonic
>
>
Finally... now yer tawkin'!

George wrote:

>
> The yellow/white corn seems to be the most popular here but a few grow
> yellow corn. I remember asking at one stand and they said everyone wants
> the white or white/yellow.


The yellow corn of my childhood was very starchy and not nearly as sweet
as today's yellow and white hybrids or plain white corn. IMO, the
yellow, when only slightly over-ripe, tastes very starchy.

The best tasting corn I have ever eaten in my life was a bicolor hybrid
from the San Pascual Valley in northern San Diego County.

gloria p

gloria.p wrote:
> George wrote:
>
>>
>> The yellow/white corn seems to be the most popular here but a few grow
>> yellow corn. I remember asking at one stand and they said everyone
>> wants the white or white/yellow.
>
>
> The yellow corn of my childhood was very starchy and not nearly as sweet
> as today's yellow and white hybrids or plain white corn. IMO, the
> yellow, when only slightly over-ripe, tastes very starchy.
>
> The best tasting corn I have ever eaten in my life was a bicolor hybrid
> from the San Pascual Valley in northern San Diego County.
>
> gloria p

But, but, but, I like the yellow corn because it's not as candy sweet as
the white or bicolor stuff.
Starchy is ok in my book.

Tracy

On Tue 30 Jun 2009 06:47:09p, Tracy told us...

> gloria.p wrote:
>> George wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> The yellow/white corn seems to be the most popular here but a few grow
>>> yellow corn. I remember asking at one stand and they said everyone
>>> wants the white or white/yellow.
>>
>>
>> The yellow corn of my childhood was very starchy and not nearly as sweet
>> as today's yellow and white hybrids or plain white corn. IMO, the
>> yellow, when only slightly over-ripe, tastes very starchy.
>>
>> The best tasting corn I have ever eaten in my life was a bicolor hybrid
>> from the San Pascual Valley in northern San Diego County.
>>
>> gloria p
>
> But, but, but, I like the yellow corn because it's not as candy sweet as
> the white or bicolor stuff.
> Starchy is ok in my book.
>
> Tracy
>

Me, too, Tracy. It's getting harder to find the old-fashioned yellow corn,
but it's the only kind I will buy.

--
Wayne Boatwright
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Strawberries are the angels of the earth, innocent and sweet with
green leafy wings reaching heavenward. ~Jasmine Heiler

"Tara" > wrote in message
...
> watermelon
> perfect ripe tomatoes with salt
> tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in Italian dressing
> homemade ice-cream
>

Chesapeake Bay crabs
Corn on the cob
Iced tea (no sugar or lemon please)

"George" > wrote in message
...
>
> The yellow/white corn seems to be the most popular here but a few grow
> yellow corn. I remember asking at one stand and they said everyone wants
> the white or white/yellow.

Maybe it's just me, but I think yellow corn is on the chewy side. I love
the white sweet corn because it is crisp and juicy. I don't think I've ever
seen yellow corn squirt across the table and splat a friend in the face.

"cybercat" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Bob Muncie" > wrote in message
> ...
>> cybercat wrote:
>>> "gloria.p" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Summer is ripe:
>>>> strawberries
>>>> peaches
>>>> cherries
>>>> apricots
>>>> sweet corn
>>>> garden tomatoes with mozzarella and basil
>>>>
>>>
>>> For the last three weeks, mucus.
>>
>> Yuck! I'm guessing that mother nature is not treating you well. I would
>> provide a nice back rub while you are receiving a nice nasal steaming.
>>
>
> I don't do group sex.

LOL!

"maxine" > wrote in message
...
On Jun 29, 6:20 pm, Tara > wrote:
> watermelon
> perfect ripe tomatoes with salt
> tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in Italian dressing
> homemade ice-cream
>
> Tara

Blueberries growing wild along the pathways, eaten right off the bush.
maxine in ri

____________________

When I was a kid it was blackberries eaten off the bush. I don't know where
to find them wild now. We used to find them along the creek that ran
through the woods by my childhood home. We found blueberries growing wild,
too, but my favorites were 1st the blackberries and 2nd the raspberries and
3rd the blueberries.

On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:06:25 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
> wrote:

>On Jun 30, 7:55*pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
>> koko wrote:
>> > On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:20:58 -0400, Tara >
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >> watermelon
>> >> perfect ripe tomatoes with salt
>> >> tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in Italian dressing
>> >> homemade ice-cream
>>
>> >> Tara
>>
>> > Gin and tonic
>>
>> Now you are talking :-)
>
>But gin is nasty! How about a nice bourbon and water on the rocks
>instead?
>
>John Kuthe...

That's a winter drink for me, but actually it's more like a scotch and
water.

koko
--

There is no love more sincere than the love of food
George Bernard Shaw
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updated 06/28

"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> Ms P wrote:
>>
>> "Jean B." > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Ms P wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Chocolate limeades. I only drink them in the summer.
>>>>
>>>> Ms P
>>>
>>> ??? Do tell. I am thinking orange though.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jean B.
>>
>> I've never had an orangeade. Most places that add flavors to drinks or
>> make shakes can add chocolate to a limeade. The secret is to stir, a
>> lot. And put a lid on it, they're weird colored.
>>
>> In these parts you just roll up to a Sonic or Mr Burger drive thru and
>> order a chocolate limeade. Most of the time they don't even question you
>> unless it's some kid that's never eaten past McD's limited menu.
>>
>> Ms P
>
> I had never heard of such a thing before you mentioned them.
>
> --
> Jean B.

I've been drinking chocolate limeades for a good 20 years, maybe longer.
One of these days when I go to the old fashion fountain/lunch counter where
I used to live I'm going to get a chocolate lime freeze. A lime freeze is a
limeade with lime sherbet floated in it.

You probably never had a chocolate coke either.

Ms P

"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.



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

On Tue 30 Jun 2009 09:08:47p, jmcquown told us...

> "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.
>
>
>
> 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
>
>

Is this because of diverticulosis or diverticulitis? I have a mild form of
the former, but I'm not usually bothered by seeds or corn.

--
Wayne Boatwright
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Laughter is brightest where food is best. ~Irish Proverb

On Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:05:42 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Tue 30 Jun 2009 06:47:09p, Tracy told us...
>
>> gloria.p wrote:
>>> George wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> The yellow/white corn seems to be the most popular here but a few grow
>>>> yellow corn. I remember asking at one stand and they said everyone
>>>> wants the white or white/yellow.
>>>
>>>
>>> The yellow corn of my childhood was very starchy and not nearly as sweet
>>> as today's yellow and white hybrids or plain white corn. IMO, the
>>> yellow, when only slightly over-ripe, tastes very starchy.
>>>
>>> The best tasting corn I have ever eaten in my life was a bicolor hybrid
>>> from the San Pascual Valley in northern San Diego County.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>>
>> But, but, but, I like the yellow corn because it's not as candy sweet as
>> the white or bicolor stuff.
>> Starchy is ok in my book.
>>
>> Tracy
>>
>
>Me, too, Tracy. It's getting harder to find the old-fashioned yellow corn,
>but it's the only kind I will buy.

Even yellow corn these days is much sweeter than in days of yore. I
know. Grandpa grew what was probably the *best* and I liked it, but
once those pinto corn cobs showed up - I was all over it and don't
look back.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Arri London wrote:
>
> Tara wrote:
>> watermelon
>> perfect ripe tomatoes with salt
>> tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in Italian dressing
>> homemade ice-cream
>>
>> Tara
>
> Beautiful ripe apricots that taste as good as they smell
> Candy floss/cotton candy eaten by the seaside (just slightly salted from
> the spray)
> Any perfectly ripe berries with creme fraiche or just heavy cream
> Freshly grilled chicken with cucumber salad

Okay, maybe someone can explain to me why I have never had a
worthwhile ripe apricot. Is it because I am in New England?

--
Jean B.

Ms P wrote:
>
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Ms P wrote:
>>>
>>> "Jean B." > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Ms P wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Chocolate limeades. I only drink them in the summer.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ms P
>>>>
>>>> ??? Do tell. I am thinking orange though.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jean B.
>>>
>>> I've never had an orangeade. Most places that add flavors to drinks
>>> or make shakes can add chocolate to a limeade. The secret is to
>>> stir, a lot. And put a lid on it, they're weird colored.
>>>
>>> In these parts you just roll up to a Sonic or Mr Burger drive thru
>>> and order a chocolate limeade. Most of the time they don't even
>>> question you unless it's some kid that's never eaten past McD's
>>> limited menu.
>>>
>>> Ms P
>>
>> I had never heard of such a thing before you mentioned them.
>>
>> --
>> Jean B.
>
> I've been drinking chocolate limeades for a good 20 years, maybe longer.
> One of these days when I go to the old fashion fountain/lunch counter
> where I used to live I'm going to get a chocolate lime freeze. A lime
> freeze is a limeade with lime sherbet floated in it.
>
> You probably never had a chocolate coke either.
>
> Ms P

No, I haven't. I think I have at least heard of them, unlike the
chocolate limeade!

--
Jean B.

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.
>
>
>
> 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....

--
Jean B.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Tue 30 Jun 2009 06:47:09p, Tracy told us...
>
>> gloria.p wrote:
>>> George wrote:
>>>
>>>> The yellow/white corn seems to be the most popular here but a few grow
>>>> yellow corn. I remember asking at one stand and they said everyone
>>>> wants the white or white/yellow.
>>>
>>> The yellow corn of my childhood was very starchy and not nearly as sweet
>>> as today's yellow and white hybrids or plain white corn. IMO, the
>>> yellow, when only slightly over-ripe, tastes very starchy.
>>>
>>> The best tasting corn I have ever eaten in my life was a bicolor hybrid
>>> from the San Pascual Valley in northern San Diego County.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>> But, but, but, I like the yellow corn because it's not as candy sweet as
>> the white or bicolor stuff.
>> Starchy is ok in my book.
>>
>> Tracy
>>
>
> Me, too, Tracy. It's getting harder to find the old-fashioned yellow corn,
> but it's the only kind I will buy.
>
As a youth my favorite corn was yellow Trucker's Favorite, normally
grown as animal fodder it was very sweet and tasty at the "sugar" stage.
Dad used to grow three or four acres of it to feed the stock and we
would eat it young. Ears up to fifteen inches long, about two or three
inches in diameter, and really, really good stuff. Haven't seen any of
it in nearly fifty years though.

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
5.247...
> On Tue 30 Jun 2009 09:08:47p, jmcquown told us...
>
>> "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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>
> Is this because of diverticulosis or diverticulitis? I have a mild form
> of
> the former, but I'm not usually bothered by seeds or corn.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Laughter is brightest where food is best. ~Irish Proverb
>
>
>

Diverticulitis. I was in the hospital for a week a year ago (my, how time
flies!) with a raging infection. The hospital personnel were very concerned
I may have contracted peritonitis. The gastric surgeon wanted to cut out
part of my lower intestine. He was dead set on the idea until he found out
I don't have health insurance. LOL Suddenly he loved the idea of diet
modification instead. So far watching what I eat has worked for me. I
have to avoid eating many high fiber things and that includes corn on the
cob (and I can't eat popcorn) as well as things with tiny seeds like
strawberries. There's a whole list of things I'm not supposed to eat. It
hasn't changed my life dramatically.

Jill