10:00 am: Canning Class and Q&A
Janice Robins, Penn State Master Food Preserver and Dawn Olsen, Penn State Extension Educator will offer a half hour presentation and Q&A on canning and preserving the summer’s harvest, with a focus on sweet corn.  There will be free gifts (compliments of Ball Canning Jars Discover you CAN program) and free accuracy checks for dial-type pressure canners. Canning enthusiasts are encouraged to bring the lid of their pressure canner for a gauge check!

 10:00 am: Corn Shucking Contest
How many ears of corn can YOU shuck in 3 minutes? Children’s’ corn challenge followed by adult challenge. Prizes awarded for highest number of ears shucked in designated time.

10:00 am: – Noon: Live bluegrass music featuring Last Small Town

11:00 am Market Chef Demonstration & Sampling
Chef Adam Walker of Porters’ Pub will offer a one hour cooking demo featuring fresh sweet CORN as his key ingredient.

Chef Adam Walker’s Sweet Corn Festival Recipes

The menu will include:

• Fresh sweet corn and cilantro arepitas with marinated goat and a grilled corn and pablano salsa.
• Fresh grilled chicken breast in a curried corn sauce.
• a chili and lime butter for grilled corn
• Corn and Cheddar dip with corn tostada chips & Easton salsa companies tomato salsa
• Corn broth and Corn and crab chowder

 All those attending the demo will receive samples and recipes.

All day:
Foods available for Purchase:

• Grilled corn with Chile Lime butter or Basil Honey butter.
• Corn Fritters (by Heidi Mellon Catering)
• Corn Salsa (by Easton Salsa Co.)
• Fresh Squeezed Lemonade (by Sycamore Grill)
• Creamed Corn Ice Cream (by Purple Cow)

 Plus children’s games and craft activities!