White Corn Soup

The quality of this soup depends less on the ability of the cook than on the flavor of the corn. Sometimes the early summer white corn is so sweet you think that sugar has been added to the soup. But midseason corn may taste thin and flat, so you may want to add a little yellow corn for body and a pinch or two of sugar to make up for what nature left out. This all-American dish can be made to taste Mexican with a garnish of roasted pasilla chilies or diced tomatoes and cilantro.