Chicken Corn Soup

This dish has its historical roots in whole-grain porridges that were once standard fare among the German peasantry, particularly in the sweet green spelt soups of the Rhineland. The exclusive use of chicken (not an everyday food until this century) and the addition of corn freshly scraped from the col evoke images of large sit-down feasts at the height of summer.

It is the milk from fresh corn that gives this soup its unique, slightly sweet flavor. By implication, this means go lig