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Cooking up some memories.

Hubby has been bringing home corn from a buddy's garden and is suddenly interested in just how I cook my corn. I cook the corn the way an old friend and neighbor taught me: Corn on the Cob 1. Heat a pot of water until boiling.  2. Add a tablespoon of sugar and corn to the pot.  3. Place a plate over the corn so it weighs down the corn.  4. Turn off the heat and let sit for 10 minutes.  Excellent corn every time ! Years ago, just outside our subdivision there was a small farm owned by a lovely little old lady. Mrs. Stapleton had lived on the farm for many years. The little girls and I would walk there with kitchen scraps and feed the chickens and geese. We learned all sorts of interesting farm things, where eggs and milk came from and countless gardening and canning tips. For many years Mrs Stapleton would call me on Good Friday, "Jo-day (her voice raising on the day), can you take me to the airport?  The chicks have arrived." Off we'd  go to the airport a