Go on a picnic. As you lay out your spread, say "Thank You" to everything and everybody who contributed to your having this special meal — the earth, the rain, the sun, the farmer, the market, the cook, even the cooking equipment. Be sure to include corn on the menu. Laurie Colwin explains in More Home Cooking: "That is the magic of corn, America's most emblematic food. It evokes memories of sunburn and rowing and swimming in the lake or wandering on the beach looking for shells. It is true soul food." Eating this special food, visualize all who have relished summertime corn with you.
— Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat in Summertime and Living Takes Practice