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Processing Sweet Corn Efficiently
Ah, sweet corn season in Illinois. Delicious ears of corn, bred to be tender and sugar sweet. This is one of my favorite summer vegetables. Since it takes a lot of space to grow enough sweet corn to make it worthwhile, we purchase from local farmers at markets or roadside stands. One such stand near…
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You Can Make Restaurant Quality Mellow Roasted Garlic at Home
My first experience with roasted garlic was at an Italian restaurant in Destin, FL. The restaurant’s name is lost to history, but I can tell you everything about that first smear of roasted garlic blended with grated parmesan and olive oil with just a twist of cracked black pepper and a pinch of salt. The…
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Delicious Flavored Vinegar
Here at Five Feline Farm, we have started experimenting with infusing vinegar. We start with either white or apple cider vinegar, then add ingredients from our gardens to steep. We started with chive blossom and garlic scape infusions. The chive blossoms turned the vinegar a beautiful pink color. Garlic scapes keep the original color of…
