There is only one opportunity a year to sample Item #2 on the list of 100 things in Iowa to eat before you die. This year the Adel Sweet Corn Festival fell on Saturday, August 9th and luckily I was able to make the detour from Des Moines. The centerpiece of the event is obviously the corn, which was freely dished out to long lines of Iowans. Although I only helped myself to a single corn cob, I watched with wide eyes as single individuals buttered and salted a half dozen or more. For those folks with a hunger for more, a variety of fair foods were also available for purchase including corn dogs, walking tacos, and funnel cakes.
One juicy cob, buttered and salted:
Step right up and help yourself to as many corn cobs as your heart desires:
Tables were set up with bottles of squeezable butter and salt:
