I love my Fall Garden.
I love the segue from
Summer Warmth and Bounty
to the Richness and Depth of my Fall Garden.
It's complex.
It sates different appetites.
What with the post-DaylightSaving'sTime-
gettin'-dark-earlier-hours,
the body calls out for stronger measures,
to sustain it through the coming months.
Instead of the bright, light colors of spring salad mixes,
I welcome the dark, earthy greens in my garden.
They are richer and deeper in color, in intensity, and in taste.
(Although I do have a spring-like mesclun mix,
and spinach, and arugula growing also,
for my lunchtime salads.)
The Spring Garden is light, bright, and easy,
and a wonderful break from the coldness
and bleakness and dormancy of Winter.
My Fall Garden is a transition
to tide me over the Winter Season
until the Promise and Hope of Spring.
Mr. Hawthorne anally washed and rinsed each leaf
before panning them with about 1/2 inch water
and a chunk of salt-cured country ham.
The mildness and comfort of the potatoes
paved the road for the intensity, heartiness,
and boldness of the greens.
Do you Nawthenuhs eat greens?
If you don't, you should.
Do they have them in your grocery stores?
If they don't, they should.
Are greens just a Suhthun thang?
I drizzled some Malt Vinegar on the greens.
Of course, I'd already put buttah on the greens and the potato.
Would you ever doubt that?
Oh wait.
I checked out my freezer inventory
and I had corn muffins.
Mr. Hawthorne had just picked some of
his heirloom maters.
We eat greens down here is Flor e da...but we also use hot sauce on ours!
ReplyDeleteI'll have to try the hot sauce.
ReplyDeleteTexas Pete or Tabasco?
Or another?