812-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 13 1994
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“Thanks for lunch,” The Far
mer called over his shoulder as he
left for the field one day last week.
And his added afterthought: “I
know. You slaved over it for
hours.”
That’s one of those family
jokes.
‘T ve slaved over it for hours” is
usually attached, with a dramatic,
tired sigh, to the serving of some
meal I’ve quickly yanked from the
refrigerator and heated in the
microwave (one of mankind’s
most wonderful electrical
inventions.)
“But I did slave over this for
hours,” I called back out through
the front screen door. "I grew it.”
What had began as an innocent
summer lunch had somewhere
along the way developed into an.
orgy of vegetarian gluttony. The
array that eventually graced our
lunch table that noon would have
sent shock waves through the
hearts of all those who believe that
vegetables, after all, have rights,
too.
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Just a month ago, who
would’ve ever guessed it?
This “feast” started with a quick
pass through the sweet com, from
a tall stand of our favorite Silver
Queen variety. Early June’s
intense heat and dryness had
caused rather sporatic germination
of the seed. Now the stalks rival
the height of field com, with fat
ears of kernels filled out to the
very end of the cobs. We can easi
ly make a meal of com-on-the
cob, lathered with butter and
sprinkled with a little salt
Passing by the melon patch
with the com, I spied the telltale
yellowish hue of a ripe canta
loupe. And another. And another.
Like the com, the cantaloupe
stalks had languished through the
heat. Then, boosted by showers,
heat, humidity and a little weak
liquid manure, the vines went
crawling around your ankles if
you stood still very long.
And when hills of cantaloupe
and watermelon seeded to the gar-
den had seemed they would never
germinate, I’d purchased addition
al started plants of whatever I
could find, including a couple of
honeydew and watermelon plants.
Now, several large greenish hon
eydews peaked from under the
foliage. One fat honeydew, a
small, neighboring watermelon
ready to join the pick, and the first
three cucumbers from the third
seed batch planted before any
finally “took” joined the growing
produce pile in the kitchen.
While the com boiled, cucum
bers and tomatoes were sliced and
readied. The Farmer, in the rare
instance of arriving early for
lunch, began “butchering”
melons, piling containers full of
green and gold slices of fruit.
"What’s this?” was his aston
ished reaction when he sliced
through the small, round, striped
skin watermelon - with bright
yellow flesh. Gosh, I’d forgotten
the stalk of yellow watermelon
planted to help fill the early
garden germination gaps. That did
explain, though, why there are
striped melons growing along
with the expected green-skinned
ones. And, a tasty suiprise, too.
The promise of August gluttony
of such lush, delicious, fresh
goodies is what keeps die-hard
gardeners dreaming over garden
catalogs in February and sweating
over weeds on hot, humid,
hundred-degree days.
I did slave over that meal for
hours. And, it was worth every
minute of it.
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Berks Society 3
Group 3 of the Berks County
Society of Farm Women held a
family picnic at the home of
Jeanette Miller, Barto. Approxi
mately 32 people were present to
enjoy an evening of food and
games.
The business meeting was con
ducted by vice president Regina
Moyer. Berks County Farm
a Women will assist at the hambur
*ger stands at the Berks Heim Fest
York Society 26
Farm Women Group 26 met at
Alice’s Restaurant for lunch and
the July monthly meeting.
16 members were in
attendance.
The County Fair will be July 27
at the 4-H Center at Bair.
Group 26 will entertain Group
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on September 10. Quilt raffle tick
ets are being sold to benefit Berks
Heim.
Group 3 will meet at the home
of Lillian Bucks, Indian Lane,
Boyertown, on Wednesday,
August 24, to carpool to the Read
ing Museum. Picnicking and
swimming at Blue Marsh Lake
will conclude the activities for the
day. Families are welcome to
participate.
25 on October 11 at Ruth Sweit
zcr’s farm for a demonstration on
gourds.
This was patriotic month and
the “History of the Flag” and the
“Gettysburg Address” was read.
The next meeting will be the
annual picnic in August.
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