HUNGRY GERALD

Garrison Keiller wrote that sweet corn is better than sex. HG, speaking from the vantage point of 61 years of happy marriage, must disagree. However, sweet corn is a blessing and eagerly awaited by HG/BSK. On Prince Edward Island (that’s where the HG/BSK/RIVA families have their oceanfront home), sweet corn arrives in early to mid August. Yes, it’s enjoyed much earlier in the United States. This morning BSK joined a long line in the Town of Montague to buy three dozen ears from the Keddy’s Farm truck (best corn on the Island). Dinner tonight started with sea scallop ceviche and a green bean salad. Main dish was sauteed haddock topped with garlic chips. All was tasty but the unquestioned star of the night was the abundance of buttered sweet corn. There were nine at the table–HG/BSK and their daughter, Lesley R. plus her husband, Massimo R; Son Jeremy and his Tokyo family, wife Maiko Sakamoto, their son, Haru and daughter Teru, plus Maiko’s Mom; HG’s daughter, Victoria Freeman, the New York restaurateur. Everyone ate at least two ears and some folks enjoyed three. There will be much corn in the immediate future–corn fritters, corn chowder, buckwheat pancakes speckled with corn kernels (pass the Canadian maple syrup). Heavenly fressing.