https://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs...30375/1001/NEWS
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Sweet corn purists who demand the Iowa-grown variety at their cookouts will be disappointed this Fourth of July weekend. A double punch of a cold spring and then wet fields has delayed the locally grown sweet corn that is one of Iowa's most visible symbols. Those who want the treat for holiday cookouts will have to settle for corn grown mostly in Georgia and Florida. "I didn't think it would be this bad, but this will be the first time in years we won't have our own sweet corn for the Fourth of July," said Boone sweet corn grower Scott Wilber. |
QUOTE (krakyn @ 3-Jul 08, 10:13 AM) |
though the rhubarb is coming out of my ears this years. yup no constipation issue in my house! |
I am very blessed where I live we have very stable crops and weather, one reason I really do not think I would move too far. I am spoiled rotten.
I just throw rhubard in any whre any other fruit would go, Pancakes, muffins, bread. You might really liike to try and make instate of apple crisp rhubard crisp and sugar it to you liking (I like to add honey makes it zippier). I should be posting in the recipie area but I really have no recipe just winging it all the time.
Makes a great juice base as well.
For the corn yup sweet corn rocks I like peaches and cream but it is over done in my area. Used to be early sweet corn/cow corn fist then regular sweet corn, early peaches and cream then the regular corn followed by the peaches and cream and indian corn. Now it is almost impossible to get any but the peaches and cream corn.
Cow corn is good eating just have to get it before it starts turning too yellow so it is tender to eat.
Now cow corn is very good if you wait till it dries and the make corn flour out of it. Makes things taste better. Iowa sweet corn is some of the best tasting sweet corn there is, at least I think so.
Yes the use of rhubarb in any recipe that calls for fruit is very good. Nothing beats a nice rhubarb pie or a nice rhubarb crisp.