Drive around the highways and by-ways this time of year around any part of Ireland and you’ll spy fields bursting with sweetcorn ripening. No truer herald for the end of summer and the start of autumn is there than the start of sweetcorn season.
Bright yellow jewels of sunshine do well to raise the spirit on drab grey autumn days, and it’s great to see supermarkets as well as farmers markets selling sweetcorn still encased in their green leaves rather than only experiencing them pre-cooked and vacuum packed or tinned on the shelves. Reduce any waste by keeping the leaves and store in the fridge in an air tight container to save and when ready have a go at making some Mexican Tamales!