7/2/10….snapping beans and shelling peas. Summertime must be here. Not so many years ago (or so it seems) I had every kid in the neighborhood sitting in a big plastic wading pool with a bushel of silver queen corn pulled fresh that morning at Gragg’s farm. They were shucking away. At the end of the event, everyone was hosed off to get rid of the “itchies” and the stray silks and then treated to popsicles----which resulted in more hosing off.
This year I just had sweet Mississippi yellow corn from Kroger---and only a 3 year old to help “peel” (Owen’s term) the corn so the process was a little slower---but still an adventure!
“Look Shug, we found it!” was Owen’s comment after shucking (peeling) his first ear and seeing the kernels of corn emerge.
Proverbs 17:6a says, “Grandchildren are the crown of old men”
I venture to say they are the crown of old women as well. This old woman certainly felt queenly today getting to discover anew the fun of summertime just by shucking corn with her grandson.
