Yesterday we had gleaning, today we’ve got blanching.  I had to read up in the Joy of Cooking to get the procedure right for some corn freezing.  Blanching is boiling or steaming to stop the action of enzymes that are detrimental to freshness.  So I am going to blanch, cool, cut off the kernels, bag and freeze.  Need to have some of that product for those winter dinners.

There is a little hint of autumn in the air.  It is still pretty smoky because of  the wildfires but rain is on the way, maybe a week of rain off and on.  We tailgated this morning after church, Catherine and I but maybe one of the last.  But it is fun, people stop by to chat, people maybe that you don’t normally see or talk to.   I think they call it outreach.

Oh, more corn to process,  be back.  OK, that’s it for today.  Now I am off to deliver some corn to a special person.  She is a woman that is a checker at the supermarket.  Her father had a sweet corn operation back in the day.   He had three acres.  I had a chance to use his mechanical seed planter this year back in May.  So I try and get her some product now and then although bringing food to the supermarket seems weird.

Walking today at 4 PM.  Hope to see you.  Love, Felipe.