June 28th, 2012
I thought the corn was looking taller than the knee high by July….
From a distance I spotted the orange bins. Hmm…I did not know Freeman’s corn was in. Well, a sharp turn into the corner of Plantation and Robinsonville Roads. It was late in the day, but they still had some.
Corn started to come in last week. Freeman will be open at 11 a.m. every day. Not only do they have the best corn, but their local produce is delicious. Today’s temptations, besides the corn, were eggplants. I love them all. Those little white ones are so sweet.
In the summer, our beaches are full of visitors. The ocean is the reason for their visit. Getting out of the hot cities for a little R & R.
But, you know what? I love driving through Sussex County.
We have the best of both worlds. The ocean and the bay for the fresh catch of the day. The farmers provide us with gorgeous produce.
The dairy farms…well, you already know I am a fan of Rehoboth Dairy. Best milk; just the way milk should taste. They also have meats, vegetables, ice cream..stop by, because you might even catch Earl barbecuing.
Rehoboth Dairy is located at 37217 Rustic Acres Ln. Tel. Take a right on Hollands Glade Rd, after Tomato Sunshine. Continue almost all the way to the back. Farm will be on the left. Tel. 302-245-8308.
Hope you have a great week-end. If you are visiting for awhile, then check some of my favorite places.
Have a good one!! Talk to you later.
July 2nd, 2011
82 Degrees, Low Humidity and not a cloud in the sky = Rehoboth Beach, Delaware!!
The weather has been so gorgeous that I have not had any trouble getting around town and up and down the Beaches. Everyone is at the beach. Rehoboth has a full schedule. The town can handle it especially since on July 4th about 80,000 people will gather on the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk and along the beach for the celebration of our Independence!! Fireworks!!
Please watch the weather because the rain date is Tuesday, 7/5.
Rehoboth Beach is a fun town with unobstructed wide beaches, the boardwalk, the fries, the popcorn, ice cream, pizza and the trendy restaurants, shops, the arts and entertainment that fill the Nation’s Summer Capital.
So, if you are here this week-end this is what you are in for:
Until Labor Day – A Summer of Singing, Dancing and All that Jazz at Clear Space Theatre Company located at 20 Rehoboth Ave. Live theatre 6 nights per week; Chicago, 100 Years of Broadway and Words and Music by Gershwin. Something for everyone. Stroll the Boardwalk, have a meal and then see a show. 10% off on Sunday performances. Shows start at 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Please stop by the box office which opens Tuesdays – Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. and on Sundays from 12 until 7 p.m. You can call 302-227-2270 or visit their website www.clearspacetheatre.org.
Entertainment at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand this week-end: Shows at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, 7/2 – Jesse Garron. It is an Elvis Tribute. Jesse portrays Elvis from his early start to the Vegas years. Tribute to Elvis has opened for Bill Haley’s Comets and shared the bill with Lonestar, Travis Tritt and The Temptations. His website? www.jessegarron.com.
Sunday, 7/3 – Air National Guard Band of the Mid-Atantic. They are new this year at the Bandstand. The band got Federal recognition in 1949. It is based at Fort Indiantown Gap and has been attached to the 193rd Special Operations Wing stationed in Middletown, PA. Enjoy an evening of patriotic music, classical, swing favorites, show tunes and others. And….don’t forget, a toe tapping march or two. Their website is www.bandofthemidatlantic.ang.af.mil.
Monday, 7/4 – Happy Fourth!! – A performance by U.S. Navy Country Current starting at 8 p.m. until 9 p.m. This is the premier country/bluegrass ensemble of America’s Navy. Bluegrass and country music with a diverse mix of both. It is the first military band to perform at the highly acclaimed SXSW (South by Southwest) Music Festival in Austin, Texas.
Post Fireworks, at around 9:30 p.m. – The Funsters will start playing at the Bandstand. This is a very popular band at the Delaware Beaches. They are all friends; the band is still the same as when they started 12 years ago. The entertainment will last until 11 p.m. and you might as well enjoy them because, in reality, it will be some time before you can get out of town. That crowded!!
Monday, 7/4 – Happy Fourth of July!!! This is what’s going on.
Rehoboth Art League will have a Craft Exhibit at the Cockran and Tubbs Gallery from 5 – 7 p.m. It is free and it features the 38th Annual Members Fine Art Craft Exhibition, which is currently on view through July 17th. I have seen it; worth going. You can call for more info 302-227-8408. You can also visit their website, www.rehobothartleague.org.
Rehoboth Summer Children’s Theatre performs “The Fabulous Franklin” at 5 p.m. at Clear Space Theatre Company located on 20 Baltimore Ave. Tickets are $9. For info., call 302-227-6766 or visit www.clearspacetheatre.org.
To enjoy the Fireworks, the ideal would be that you have a hotel room on the Boardwalk. Since a lot of us don’t, then the next best bet will be to take the Shuttle Service from Route 1 at the field between County Bank and Jungle Jims. The Shuttle will bring you into downtown Rehoboth by 8:45 p.m. then back after the Fireworks, until past 11 p.m. Parking on that field in $10.
Follow the signs!!
The Shuttle that operates every day is located at Shuttle Rd. Shuttle Rd. is by County Bank and Exxon Gas Station. Crazy way of giving directions!!
The best thing is go with the flow and observe proper Firework Etiquette: Be polite and have patience. Good Luck!!
The Jolly Trolley Shuttle will operate 8 a.m. until 2 a.m. The regular route will be altered for that evening, while Rehoboth Avenue is closed. It will have a stop on Christian St., uptown, behind Jack Lingo Realtor.
9:15-ish – Finally, the Fireworks!!!!!! Visible from the Boardwalk and Beach.
After the Fireworks, don’t leave town yet!! You probably won’t, anyway, so remember the Funsters will be playing at the Bandstand. Take a bench and enjoy the show.
Thursday, 7/7 – It should be a little quieter. Catch a movie under the stars. Cinema by the Surf will present Nanny McPhee Returns. It will be at the Rehoboth Bandstand at dusk. Bring the whole family and friends. Benches are available, but you can also bring our own chair. Free!!
If you feel overwhelmed by all this commotion, then sit back, relax and have something to quench that thirst.
Hey, wait don’t go. Remember how I am always raving about Freeman’s corn, well this morning, there was a huge line. They had not even put up their tent and oriental rug. My choice today was the mixed corn; white and yellow. It is total sweetness; called a “bi”.
Have a great time…..talk to you later.
June 25th, 2011
I got a text message telling me that Freeman’s corn was in. Out the door, in the car and off to the corner of Robinsonville and Plantation Rds. This road is Rt. 1D, which is parallel to Rt. 1.
From a distance I spotted the white tent. As I got out of the car a lady said “it is a fine day when we see this tent go up”. I couldn’t agree more. The tent protects the workers and the corn from the sun and heat. They even had their oriental rug on the ground.
Those orange bins were full to capacity with corn. They had the white and the white and yellow combined. I favor the white.
First thing they asked was if I was sending corn to Puerto Rico this year. That was an expensive package. I don’t know.
These guys are so friendly. Freeman’s is a family owned business.
All produce was just picked. The green beans were beautiful; tender and sweet.
The white eggplant, which I only saw for the first time last year, was back. Sweeter than the regular eggplant; a thicker skin.
Zuchinni was almost gone.
Tomorrow might bring tomatoes to the tent.
I love making conversation with the people in line. Yes, summer is definitely here, and 2011 summer’s bounty has made its entrance.
Note: The first thing I did when I got home was peel one corn and take a bite from it raw. It was so sweet; priceless.
Have a good one!!…Talk to you later…
July 25th, 2010
Each summer our visitors to the Delaware Beaches come from hundreds of miles around to enjoy what this area has to offer; the beaches, the people but most of all, the food; crabs, corn, fresh produce. Yes, I buy fresh and I buy local.
Of course, the topic of conversation is the weather. Hot and steamy. In my household once it gets that way I like to keep the cooking plain, strong, and simple.
So as the temperature yesterday soared to the 100 degrees I decided to go to my usual stomping grounds. This is what I got.
Freeman’s Corn – You have seen my posts about this family owned business. Fresh produce at its best. No question, the corn is so sweet, clean and beautiful. They are located at the corner of Robinsonville and Plantations Rds. That is called Rt. 1 D which is parallel to Rt. 1.
Next favorite stop for crabs would have to be Jimmy Lynn’s Seafood Carry Out. They are the “home of the Crabs with Attitude”. Located on 182226 Coastal Highway, Lewes. Tel. 302-644-9329.
I have tried the softshells from every seafood store in the area and, to me, they are the best. They come in on Wednesdays.
I also like to buy their crab claws. They are fun to eat as an appetizer, dipped in vinegar.
If you heard someone say that they do not like tomatoes is because they have never had fresh summer tomatoes like we have on the Eastern Shore. I don’t know if it is the soil but at the height of the season, they truly are the best.
Homemade mayonnaise – Once you make it, you will not go back to the commercial type. It is so easy to make. I posted the recipe on my post of June 28th. Just click on the month of June on the left hand side of my blog, under Archives, and scroll down to the date.
You can put it on tomatoes and corn or use it as a dip. Remember to make that recipe your own and adjust it to your liking.
Have a great Sunday!!! Our visitors are so lucky; No rain and the beaches are hot.
July 10th, 2010
I have bought corn everywhere, here, at the beaches, and don’t get me wrong, it has all been pretty good. But, it is only when I buy it from Freeman’s that I really fall in love with it, time and time again.
Last summer I mentioned that I have even sent this corn to Puerto Rico; a small fortune but worth it since they do not have this type of corn there.
Freeman’s corn is located on the road that is parallel to Rt. 1. That road is 1D but it is also called Plantations Rd. He is at the corner of Robinsonville and Plantations Rds.
You cannot miss Freeman’s Corn since you will see plenty of cars stopping starting at about 11:00 a.m. It is a family operated business. The orange bins will be filled with other produce, as well.
But, their haywagon truck holds the most important bins; that beautiful corn; clean, kept cool, and no blemishes.
Friendly and cordial making chit chat with their customers; that’s what I like so much. The older man that has been there for years asked me if I was sending corn this year to PR. Not sure yet, was my answer, since the person that loved it the most is no longer there.
One vegetable that attracted my attention yesterday was the white eggplant. I had never seen it. It was beautiful.
Apparently eggplants got their name because they used to come in only one color; white. Hanging from the plant they looked like eggs.
The original white eggplant is now very trendy; smaller than the purple, supposedly, more tender. The skin is tougher and must be peeled. They are available seasonally.
Freeman’s corn is also at the Farmers Markets every week in Lewes at the Lewes Historical Society Complex on 110 Shipcarpenters St., on Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon and on Tuesdays at the Rehoboth Farmers Market located at Grove Park by the round about, behind the Chamber of Commerce, from noon until 4 p.m. These markets are held rain or shine.
So what can I say about Freeman’s corn that I have not said? Well boil, bake it, grill it and really enjoy it this summer. It looks like a great crop.
Talk to you later…
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