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How Corn Got So Sweet

Why we should take a lesson from food expert Betty Fussell and not let the relentless pursuit of progress ruin the pleasure of summer corn.

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Joseph DeLeo
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Corn has a complex history and continues to be well-documented, perhaps most notably by author Betty Fussell. Her 2004 book, The Story of Corn, not only made the world understand that there’s a lot more to corn than serving as the exclamation point at the end of the summer, but...

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