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Seasonal Treats

YKL

By YKL
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KatieLoeb

KatieLoeb

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White asapragus (if I were in Europe right now)

Jersey tomatoes

Local blueberries

Soft shell crabs

Canteloupe and honeydew melons that make the whole car smell perfumed for days afterward

In the late summer and fall - North Star Orchards heirloom pears, apples and especially the varieties of Asian Pears. Food of the gods. There is no better fruit on earth. Period.

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YKL

YKL

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YKL,

Are these the same as zong zi? Yum.

Think so .... but only from some random googling. :biggrin:

My version is Hakka, and although I don't speak mandarin, that is plausible. If I'm lucky - someone wise will give me a proper name and maybe even idiot proof instructions to make them since I have never really seen them for sale anywhere.

jackal10

jackal10

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After Asparagus and Strwberries, comes Samphire

Greengages off the tree, then Damsons, then Victorias, then its apple season

Not forgetting the Glorious 12th, and ths start of the game season...

clothier

clothier

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This is barely on topic, but since it is a seasonal treat, just not a edible treat.

The first roller coaster ride of the season. The Blue Streak. Cedar Point. Sandusky, OH. That'll be me at the front of the line on May 7th.

suzilightning

suzilightning

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From my East coast experience, Silver Queen white corn.

Silver Queen white corn ROCKS!!! :rolleyes:

fresh picked sweet tomatoes, sprinkled with salt and slurped up!!!

Thats GOOD living!!! :raz:

Nothing is better than frying in lard.

Nothing.  Do not quote me on this.

 

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monkeymay

monkeymay

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Definitely fava beans. Corn. Springtime green garlic or, even better (if you can get locally): ramps! Asparagus. Tomatoes. Peaches. Watercress. Lots more!

Squeat

Favas, yes,yes, yes!!! And well worth the labor...

First artichokes of the season - especially from my Dad's yard

Babcock peaches and Gordon apples from the trees in my yard

And maters, maters, maters!!!!

We need to find courage, overcome

Inaction is a weapon of mass destruction

suzilightning

suzilightning

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Paul

Paul, Silver Queen is grown in MD and VA, but around here the "best" comes from the eastern shore of MD.

Nothing is better than frying in lard.

Nothing.  Do not quote me on this.

 

Linda Ellerbee

Take Big Bites

Liamsmom

Liamsmom

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Steamed clams fresh from north beach in Chatham -- worth the cut fingers!

“Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.”

Sophia Loren

morda

morda

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bing cherries from olsen's stand in sunnyvale, ca.

I vote for any cherries at all, Ranier, Bing, Queen Anne, sour cherries for cooking. I never seem to get enough.

morda

lala

lala

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In WA state:

Bing cherries

Peaches

Blackberries

Dungeness Crabs

Asparagus

Oregon Hazelnuts

And I remember one remarkable day in Minnesota, when my Grandfather drove me to the local farm. The owner's son brought in a basket of corn that he had just picked, and Gramps and I scooped up a bagful, along with their still sun-warm beefsteak tomatoes. Lunch, 15 minutes later was boiled corn, and sliced tomatoes. The best.

“"When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?"

"What's for breakfast?" said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?"

"I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet.

Pooh nodded thoughtfully.

"It's the same thing," he said.”

adoxograph

adoxograph

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concord grapes

ramps

soft shell crabs

morels

most berries, I'm not picky, but they taste best at sun temp

and I know we're all about the spring here, but I totally love the fall squashes.

--adoxograph

Shannon_Elise

Shannon_Elise

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After having my virgin expirience cooking soft shell crabs last spring I am going to start stalking the fish monger here until I see them.

Other things that are worth the wait:

Good sweet corn

Ripe Strawberries

and, be still my heart, morels

Shannon

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hillvalley

hillvalley

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Strawberries, tomatoes, raspberries (our new house has a stand in the side yard!), tender little lettuces, peaches, and blueberries.

Heather, I expect you to share!!!

Me too!!!!!

Sliver Queen corn

Crabs from Chesapeake Bay drowning in Old Bay

Ice cold Summer Blonde

Ice crean for dessert.

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It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost,

but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. -Arthur Ashe

Cynthia G

Cynthia G

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I'm total agreement with this statement, but replace muscat grapes with New York concord grapes in the fall.

Now I'm horribly homesick! :sad: I grew up near the Finger Lakes.....

"Portion control" implies you are actually going to have portions! ~ Susan G
indybear

indybear

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Some of the good things about living in the Midwest:

Fresh sweet corn from a farmer's roadside stand

Homegrown tomatoes

Cherries from northern Michigan

KarenS

KarenS

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Mango season in Hawaii (June, July), white pineapple, lychee and rambutan, tomatoes, sweet corn, Maui onions, Sunrise papaya, Thai watermelon, peas, asparagus, cherries, apricots, nectarines, peaches, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries.

Everything is better when it is in season!

laurenmilan

laurenmilan

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One more vote for sour cherries... they're only in season for a few weeks (and generally are all gone at the pick-your-own farms inside of a week!)

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bbq4meanytime

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I'm total agreement with this statement, but replace muscat grapes with New York concord grapes in the fall.

Now I'm horribly homesick! :sad: I grew up near the Finger Lakes.....

Niagra and Concord grapes, nothing else like them...grape pie...yum

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