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Medieval Medlars: Get to Know and Grow this Unusual Fruit
Guest post by Stella Otto, author of The Backyard Orchardist and the The Backyard Berry Book. What is this odd fruit, the medlar, mentioned often by Shakespeare and Chaucer? What is it that prompted Don Quixote and Sancho Panza to “stretch themselves out in the middle of a field and stuff themselves with medlars,” in…
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Summer Recipe: Roasted Corn with Cilantro Chili Salt
What’s the best part of a summer cookout? Anything cooked on the grill of course! Who says that only proteins get prime real estate on the grates? Grilling vegetables infuses a wonderful smoky, charred taste that’s hard to replicate on the stove. One of the best veggies to grill is corn. Grilling corn in its…