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The culinary star of the past weekend: Sweet Corn on the Cob With no prior announcement, a star was born PHOTO By Ed Waggener, CM Food & Drink writer The culinary high point of the year may have been initiated by that good man, Dean Morris, who sells produce in front of Mike Hatcher's on Campbellsville Road farm, across from Rex's Cycle. He started a chain of events that could have led, and may yet lead, to national fame for Columbia and busloads of Canadian tourists coming to Columbia to sample the ultimate treat. Dean Morris brought in fresh ears of sweet corn which started a chain of events. Susan Lynn Barbee, the creator of Loaded Potatoes and other hits at Ol' Joe' B&B Que on Campbellsville Road, bought a load of corn and put it on the menu Friday and Saturday. The corn is very sweet. Slow roasted for two and one half hours, it comes out of the smoker as tender as corn boiled for 4 minutes on the stovetop, but without the danger of getting soggy the way the rangetop boiling method can. And don't you hate that chewy sensation of overcooked Corn on the Cob? Just before the corn was served, it was bathed in butter and sprinkled with the establishment's secret concoction of Magic Dust. Don't know what was in it except some ground Cayenne pepper, but it was like no other corn on the cob I've ever tasted. People who had never been to Ol' Joe's showed up, just for the corn. For some who worked there, it was their sole solid food of the day. "I've eaten three ears today," one admitted. Some just heard about it and came in to buy six or more, to go. Here's where the national fame comes in: If the restaurant took the product to the Kentucky State Fair, the nation's best, it would be the sensation of the midway, and bring national attention, maybe even the Food Network, to Columbia, KY. Pitty it probably won't happen. It's not know whether the item will be on the B&B Que menu for long, or whether a good supply is available in the county right now. The Dean Morris corn came from a couple of counties away, we understand, but surely there will be some great sweet corn coming on here. For the good of man and womankind and in the interest of eating close to home ColumbiaMagazine.com will advertise locally grown and available sweet corn, pro bono, free gratis, for nothing and free, as a public service. Let us know. It's was the kind of experience I wish some of the great eaters of the past could have enjoyed. The late and great and unforgettable Mayor Coy Downey would have said, "It's the best I ever put down my goozle pipe," his supreme critique. And if my father, the late E.P. Waggener, could have enjoyed the treat we had this weekend. I know what he would have said: "It's the best I've ever eaten," and would have added his supreme accolade, "This would take a premium at the fair." That is the highest praise any food could get. It was reserved mostly for what my Mom, whose skills were of Knifleyan proportions and who was one of Adair County's great cooks of all times, heard every time Dad sat down to her table, but was occasionally extended, with less real sincerity, when he enjoyed the hospitality of others. This story was posted on 2008-08-04 05:32:43
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