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Connecti-corn?
Stopped at Gilbert Farm on the way home tonight. BEST CORN OF THE SEASON THUS FAR. Each place I’ve listed above is a favorite, but I think Gilbert Farm may be the TOP OF THE CROP! Anyone else a big fan? I even bought extra...
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Fresh corn - do you check it out before you take it home?
the farm stand did not post the variety name nor whether it was a super sweet variety. Silver King/Queen, a late, non-sweet variety is a big ear but if the kernals were as well developed as what I ate last night, they would have...
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feedback on farmer's markets
We got wonderful corn at the Fair Food farm stand at Reading Terminal (They’re there on Fridays.) The growing season was pretty screwed up by the weather, so the ears are short this year, but they were still very tasty. The...
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Canning and Bulk Food Preservation in Boston
too high to make it economical. Example – 50 cents an ear for corn, or $5.00 for a quart of blueberries. Where can I buy huge quantities for canning at a low price? (Local farms only, please...) - Where can I purchase a...
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question about fresh eggs
I usually buy store bought eggs, but a friend just gave me some of his farm fresh eggs – they are truly wonderful as an egg dish - scrambled, over easy, etc...but i’m wondering what if any difference I will notice in...
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Apricot alert
the ears we picked up recently at both Russo’s and Arena Farms. The zucchini was unremarkable as well. I don’t plan to stop back by their stand anytime again soon. Sad as it’s so convenient, looks great, and the...
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CSA - Community Supported Agriculture
I’d like to get some opinions about various CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farms around the bay. I’m shopping around for a CSA and I’m interested to hear about people’s experiences with produce...
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Palmiers won't hold their shape
I am repeatedly having trouble with puff-pastry cookies (palmiers) losing their shape and looking like “C's” instead of palm leaves or ears. Oven temperature doesn’t seem to affect shape – I wonder if it...
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Pig Head
Hey folks. Does anyone know where I could buy a pig’s head or parts of the pig head (ie. cheeks, ears, tongue, brains, snout, etc) in Toronto or Mississauga? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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Heirloom or hybrid?
A woman I know comes from an old farming family. She’s a nurse and not a farmer (her brothers and one of her sons are, raising crops and cows on the old family farm fifty miles east of Tulsa) but she still grows everything...
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Where to find pork cheek in downtown toronto?
It strikes me as odd that I have seen significant quantities of other pig head parts like snouts, ears, and tongues in the refrigerated cases at places like Highland Farms and better No Frills but never any cheek or jowl. Is...
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Edamame- what gives?
This doesn’t answer your question, but there is at least one US source for frozen edamame; my local Publix carried both the US-grown Sunrich brand and the Seapoint Farms imported from China, but now all it carries is the...
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huitlacoche
One of the farm stands at the Dupont Circle market saves ears of corn infected with “corn smut” for me. Believe it or not, that is what huitlacoche is called in America. Corn farmers consider it a scourge, not a...
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Visiting London? Winners of Time Out Food Awards
Rail) Hamburger Union (Covent Garden) Ultimate Burger (Holborn) Best Local: Chez Kristor (Hammersmith) Runners Up: Bistrotheque (Bethnal Green) The Farm (Fulham
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silly question
i’m interested in making this guacamole from the newest bon apetit mag. it also calls for 1 ear of fresh corn... fresh corn meaning raw?? it doesn’t sound too good... help!
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