Prairie fare: Sweet corn and summer flavors

  • To blanch corn on the cob, bring water to a boil, add the cobs and then begin the timing process when the water begins boiling again. Pixabay photo
    To blanch corn on the cob, bring water to a boil, add the cobs and then begin the timing process when the water begins boiling again. Pixabay photo
  • By Julie Garden-Robinson, Ph.D., R.D., L.R.D.
    By Julie Garden-Robinson, Ph.D., R.D., L.R.D.

    A recipe and a memory

    By  Julie Garden-Robinson, Ph.D., R.D., L.R.D.

    “No playing with your food, please,” my mom said.

    I had been caught. 

    I looked up from my plate and grinned. I had capped most of my teeth with corn kernels, giving myself a golden smile.

    I was very young at the time, I will add.

    I think everyone at the table laughed. I quickly swallowed the corn kernels.

    That day, we had harv…