[cripplecreek]

I freeze sweet corn off the cob. I also spent a lot of nights as a teenager cleaning smelt for the freezer.

[goodnesswins]

“cleaning smelt”.....UGH....I remember doing that! They are sooooo small!

[Daffynition]

I have found a local grower that is producing the best 'silver king' corn I have ever had in my life. At your mention, I'm going to put some by for this winter ... otherwise, I'll be kicking myself for failing to do so.

In Maine in the spring, we use a bucket in the estuary streams to catch them they are so abundant.

Does this bring back memories?

[ktscarlett66]

Smelt...omg, had a whole bunch of them this summer. I think they’re my favorite fish. The tails are like crunchy bacon.

For anyone interested in living ‘off the land’ and buying local, I highly recommend the book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, by Barbara Kingsolver. A family decided to buy only local for a year, the book chronicles their planting, harvesting, planning, butchering. A really great read, plus a ton of information about our food chain and absolutely great recipes in every chapter, based on homegrown goods.