Being a small town Iowa girl, who's dad is a farmer. It comes with many perks, one of those being, sweet corn.
Corn/Sweet corn is a huge cliche when people hear that you are from Iowa. "Oh, is that the place with all the corn?" It's all people who aren't from Iowa, if they even know where Iowa is, knows about the state. It's very true, but being born and raised in Iowa it's kind of an annoyance to us because we know that that isn't the ONLY thing here even though we have an abundance.
One of the best things about being from Iowa, I may be a little biased, is the sweet corn. Since I was a little girl, my family and I have always grown sweet corn for the summer. When the corn is ready for picking, we all go out and pick hundreds of ears of corn. We would then go through the process of bagging the corn for the winter and times when we can't normally have corn. These were my favorite days in the summer growing up.
My entire family would gather together and go over to my grandmas and it would be like a little factory at the shop. We would all be helping shuck the corn, cut it, and help scoop up the corn into the bags to freeze. My cousins and I would normally just run around and swim in my grandmas pool, but it was so fun going into the shop seeing everyone working on the corn. My favorite part may or may not be eating the pieces, but someone has to do it.
Being from a small town, I have grown to appreciate little things like this. Moments/Days like those were something that I will always remember. This is something that sets us apart from everywhere else.
Although Iowa has it's many cliches about corn, I wouldn't have it any other way. Corn is one of the best parts about summer in Iowa. You crave it, and love the process of making it. There is just something about having sweet corn with your meal during the summer that makes it perfect.
Happy Sweet Corn Season!!!!
