We had our first sweet corn of the season tonight for supper. While I was taking the husks off and cleaning the silk from the ears, my mind wandered back to my childhood. Sometimes we would get in the car and go with Dad to get the corn from a local farmer and sometimes Dad would get it and bring it home and then all six kids would sit outside and clean the ears. I remember that my older brothers would tease me about finding worms in the ears. Mom would be in the kitchen getting the boiling water ready.
Most of the time the meal would only consist of corn on the cob — a big treat for us. Sometimes mom would cut up fresh tomatoes and have cold meat sandwiches, but I mostly remember the corn.
Jay didn’t go to a local farm to get the corn but he did stop at a local farmer who was selling it from his pickup in Sam’s parking lot! So tonight we had corn on the cob and I sliced up some fresh tomatoes! We also had some leftover pork roast.. but mostly we had corn! It was delicious… and the childhood memories that ensued brought a smile to my face.
