tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post2467537367257416409..comments2024-03-22T18:13:10.026-06:00Comments on On the Alberta/Montana Border: Let Them Eat CornDiane Stringam Tolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-62696213094983186262014-01-23T12:56:44.026-07:002014-01-23T12:56:44.026-07:00Potato and bacon salad. Mmmmm . . .Potato and bacon salad. Mmmmm . . .Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-29319163782321377422014-01-23T12:56:16.348-07:002014-01-23T12:56:16.348-07:00Ugh! Pumpkins and I have a history, too!Ugh! Pumpkins and I have a history, too!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-71557003056451961542014-01-23T12:55:50.860-07:002014-01-23T12:55:50.860-07:00Mom tried that with me, too. I don't remember ...Mom tried that with me, too. I don't remember her ever succeeding . . .Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-85112303971236774882014-01-23T02:00:03.344-07:002014-01-23T02:00:03.344-07:00Have just read George's comment and remember t...Have just read George's comment and remember that my mum (German) thought of corn as pig food and lettuce was rabbit food. Her dad raised prize winning rabbits. That woman never ate a green salad in her whole life. Plenty of potato and bacon salad though. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-66298413785919572862014-01-23T01:40:58.035-07:002014-01-23T01:40:58.035-07:00I once grew a tiny stand of corn and got to eat a ...I once grew a tiny stand of corn and got to eat a couple of tiny ears fresh from the stalk, so sweet! <br />But never since and I've never ever managed to grow pumpkins. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-41026973096392372052014-01-22T17:05:53.768-07:002014-01-22T17:05:53.768-07:00My parents used to grow corn, but guess who had to...My parents used to grow corn, but guess who had to go weed the garden...yep, me the little slave.<br /><br />Happy eatins!Crack You Whiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071785490304845124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-58102597338108036542014-01-22T15:57:24.806-07:002014-01-22T15:57:24.806-07:00Sounds like an ad. Half the size - All the taste! ...Sounds like an ad. Half the size - All the taste! :)Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-65734736716902520632014-01-22T15:56:47.668-07:002014-01-22T15:56:47.668-07:00They're headed our way, I'm told. Sigh.They're headed our way, I'm told. Sigh.Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-49349081296061452082014-01-22T15:56:28.808-07:002014-01-22T15:56:28.808-07:00Husby was told the same thing when he lived in Fra...Husby was told the same thing when he lived in France. Taber corn is world famous! So are '42 Fords. What sort of seeds did you plant to get yours?Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-8257714728909555282014-01-22T15:55:29.468-07:002014-01-22T15:55:29.468-07:00Darn those pests! Yours are larger and furry. Mine...Darn those pests! Yours are larger and furry. Mine, small and six-legged. Ick.Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-31003827475485992142014-01-22T10:50:16.694-07:002014-01-22T10:50:16.694-07:00Raccoons in our neck of the woods, too! My father ...Raccoons in our neck of the woods, too! My father was able to grow mini-corns a couple of years, though. The ears just wouldn't develop past half-way. But they tasted full-size :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-15785628254475850812014-01-22T10:29:05.850-07:002014-01-22T10:29:05.850-07:00Out our way the corn culprits are raccoons.Out our way the corn culprits are raccoons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-72739072681569622862014-01-22T10:00:39.383-07:002014-01-22T10:00:39.383-07:00Interesting about corn and how some cultures don&#...Interesting about corn and how some cultures don't go near it. We had a German immigrant working for us years ago and he called corn 'pig feed.'<br /><br />We live in the south so we've got copious amounts of 'Taber Corn.' Besides, we couldn't grow it in our garden because I've got a '42 Ford parked on it.George Stringamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11375285536941813368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-28512461722688407772014-01-22T09:18:32.713-07:002014-01-22T09:18:32.713-07:00I give you credit for trying to grow corn! The be...I give you credit for trying to grow corn! The bears, woodchucks, deer or some other animal would eat ours up. But I do love corn!<br /><br />Nice post.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530651626467011526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-57256127192509050382014-01-22T08:35:15.235-07:002014-01-22T08:35:15.235-07:00I'm afraid my corn-growing days are done. My t...I'm afraid my corn-growing days are done. My tomato-growing days, however . . .Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-45772430000564099282014-01-22T08:12:39.113-07:002014-01-22T08:12:39.113-07:00I'm really good at devouring, as well. Yum! An...I'm really good at devouring, as well. Yum! And the farmers around here make growing it look so easy! Better luck to you next summer, if you attempt it again. :)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265893075132478091noreply@blogger.com