Did you see the cheddar cauliflower some of the stands have? Way cool!

Also- do the vendors ever carry soybeans? I am kind of obsessed with the edamame at Sushi Sono and wanted to make my own. Of course, i could just go to H-mart, but I wanted to exhaust the local options first.

Sorry you missed your bi-color corn - hope the yellow corn is wonderful. Joans stand on Greenpring Avenue and a cross street who's name I can never remember but it's the 4 way stop before or after Greenspring Valley depending which way you are going (it's north if you are coming from Reisterstown toward Baltimore) has corn of some type, or at least did on Thursday. Didn't want to stop because there was no where to park and I was too impatient to wait. I'm hoping to still get some late in season stone fruits, we'll see...

It was very sad at the market this morning, with the later sunrise, the low clouds and the intense humidity. We were there at 8, and there were not very many people there.

I went to the new international grocery store yesterday and posted about it on my food blog (... sorry if that an obvious ploy to drive traffic over there...)

It was very sad at the market this morning, ... there were not very many people there.

Not sad at all. Even just past 9:00 I could actually do my shopping without wanting to run screaming from the crowds.

Elizabeth, Brown's Cove may not have had corn but there was lots of corn available from multiple vendors. Don't know what color it was, although I guess it didn't matter since you didn't have any money.

On an unrelated note, I now have sugar cubes and Angostura bitters in the house (obtained from the Canton Safeway), so I have the necessary ingredients for a champagne cocktail. Still can't make a Manhattan, though, lacking the sweet vermouth. I don't know when Bin 604 opens on Sunday, but I couldn't get there anyway 'cause streets were blocked off for some sort of event. Chesapeake Wine Company doesn't open until 11, so I was too early for them. I considered going to the bar with a package goods store at Highland and Baltimore, but I needed to get home before the pesky churchgoers descend on the neighborhood and take up all of the parking spaces.

I'm anxious to hear how your champagne cocktail was and what grade champagne you used and whether it mattered before I either ruin my Gruet or invest in a cheaper one. EL

I'm anxious to hear how your champagne cocktail was and what grade champagne you used and whether it mattered before I either ruin my Gruet or invest in a cheaper one.

I've got a bottle of Roederer Estate Anderson Valley Brut chilling now. Turns out it's the last bottle in my champagne stash. I have no idea how it compares to the Gruet (how is that pronounced, anyway?), but all this Gruet talk has me intrigued. I might have to try some.

Gru-ay. EL

I'm wondering how your yellow corn was. Not a stone fruit to be had at the stand I go too. Thinking about calling the orchard to see if it's too late or if they have some late crop left. Well, looks like we're in apples, pumpkin and turkey season. sheesh. One week really makes a difference.

Honestly, I think it was too late in the season for corn. And for nectarines -- the ones I got the week before were all mealy, so you didn't miss anything. EL

Yes, summer is over. Time to put away the summer clothes and stop pining over summer foods. The last peaches we had were a mixed bag--a few good ones, but most were mealy and not very tasty.

Yes, Hal, try the Gruet. It's not terribly expensive, but we have found it very drinkable.

Summer is NOT over until it reaches 32 degrees at night and I have to bring in the hibiscus'. Until then, the hammock stays out, the grill stays lit, and the tiki torches are ablazin'.

And even then, I'll be counting the days til summer again-2 consecutive days of 65 degree weather or April 1, whichever comes first.

I REALLY need to move down south.

Carey, I keep my grill going all year. I've brushed snow off of it and used it. I will not surrender grilled food to the elements unless it's a monsoon or a blizzard.

I REALLY need to move down south TOO!

btw, the 16 y.o. just bought his "winter sandals", he'll wear shorts to school til probably December!

C'mon down y'all. This part of Florida isn't all crowded and loaded with retirees.
We do have a "winter" but its WAY shorter than yours.

Joyce W--I'm trying to imagine "winter sandals"--are they fur-lined?

This part of Florida isn't all crowded and loaded with retirees.

No, but from my brief couple-day experience passing through there eight or nine years ago, there are gobs and gobs of vacationing church groups from Alabama.

Dahlink, nope, just plain old sandals actually although I understand why you'd wonder. We call them "winter sandals" cause they're bought new for the fall/winter season as oppossed to his "old" summer sandals which are usually falling apart from daily use by September (they were).

Joyce W,

Don't get me started on sandals.

I despise having my feet covered. I wear my flip flops all year. Snow, rain, you name it. I even bought flip flops with an arch for working out so I don't have to wear tennis shoes. I hate socks more than anything. And any shoes that cover the back of my feet.

I do have fur lined clogs that I'll wear every once in a while, without socks of course :)

I think I've decided on the SC or GA coast......

Hal,
I've been here going on 3 years and haven't seen any church groups/buses. But I do see Alabamans a lot. Dothan AL is just a little over an hour away.

But this time of year is perfect weather-wise and there are no tourists.

I've been here going on 3 years and haven't seen any church groups/buses

Maybe we were there during the week that they all show up. It was during the summer, although I don't remember exactly when. Or maybe we just picked the wrong hotel.