oh Amos you are so right about the fresh picked corn on the cob!!!!
My friends all know me as a "cob snob" who will not even consider eating corn that hasn't been picked within the last few hours...
learned this growing up in a family where we grew most of our vegetables, and with a grandfather who owned and operated a little roadside produce stand for many years...when I was a kid we would take crives in the country, often culminating in a stop at a roadside ice cream stand, but if we found a corn stand we woudl stop in and get some. They'd pick it in the filed before your eyes, and if you didn't want to wait until you got home they'd shuck and boil it for ya right there!!!
Lots o' butter and sea salt and maybe a dash o' black pepper...mmmmmm
My favorite summer meal is comprised of this golden country treat, some freshly picked field greens steamed lightly and garnished with olive oil (or butter), red wine vinegar and salt, and a nice cold summer ale...and I am known to nosh on whatever fresh fruit is in season in New England while waiting for the water to boil, like red raspberries, peaches or early apples...
gosh can't wait for summer to get here...

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