The market was not as busy as usual last Saturday (conventional wisdom: lots of people were at car dealerships, to trade in their ‘clunkers’ . . . .!), but the offerings were plentiful.
Still lots of tomatoes and peppers (plus some squash, corn and okra), but don’t wait too many more Saturdays to go and buy some, because all of a sudden they can be gone.
The Habermans were there, with their loaves of organic wheat bread – delicious, and only $4 each.
John had his usual cooler full of BBQ — if you haven’t tried it yet, you have so far missed a wonderful product. He sells it for $8 per pound and if you have a crowd to feed on a Saturday or Sunday, this will go a long way. Stop on the way home at Publix to pick up a container of cole slaw and serve that alongside a BBQ sandwich made with the wheat bread you have also bought at the market, and you’ve got a splendid meal without having to cook.
I bought another jar of Tom’s Sweet & Spicy Asian Catsup today (I don’t know why it’s called ‘catsup’, because Mrs. Heinz would not recognize it!), because I have started to stock up for the coming months. This is the best condiment for a stir fry (see recipe in my August 10 post).
When not cooking up wonderful stuff in his kitchen, Tom provides DJ services at corporate events, for business promotions, school functions and entertainment of all sorts. His telephone numbers are 678-425-0365 and 678-699-9159; e-mail bluecowentertainment@gmail.com.
Cheryle Maddox had an expanded array of dried herbs (for cooking and for teas – delicious!), thanks to the purchase of new racks to hold all the different varieties, and continues to sell small pots of garden herbs as well, and the Lees had several more Golden Hubbard squashes last Saturday. I have not bought one yet, but hope they’ll still have one when the weather gets a little cooler and I feel like baking one. Good for several meals, no doubt!
Next Saturday, I have been told, there will be fresh shrimp, expressed from the Georgia Coast, for sale. I plan to go and buy some. Maybe I’ll see you there! If you’d like to check whether or not the shrimp vendor will definitely be there, call Dan Graves at 770-861-7232.
I had a nice conversation with “Mel”, who farms 3 of her 20 acres (tomatoes, mainly) and saw a man selling birdhouses (great to have in your garden!). The Hoschton Business Alliance was, as usual, on hand with coffee.
See you next Saturday!
Lya Sorano
