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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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Learning How Not To Name a Product and When To Go For It
One time an unconventional name really worked. What is “Cat Burglar”? The question has been posed to us more times than I can count. It usually goes something like this: A customer to our small farm approaches the balm display and looks over the scents. They pick up one or two, check the scent label…
