The Heirloom Apples Renaissance Traditionally, an old fashioned fall treat has been the availability of aromatic heirloom apples and the rich complex flavor of pressed cider. Although grocery stores attempt to carry “cider” in pasteurized containers all year, the taste is insipid in comparison to the special flavor that blended heirloom varieties give to their […]
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Plant Your Apples Now
Remember yesterday’s video from The Brooklyn Kitchen? I just love all their videos, and this one is about “heirloom apples”. I planted a couple heirloom apple varieties many years ago. One, the Cox’s orange pippin, is the old variety that has been improved and marketed as “Gala” apples. Yeah! Anyway, if you are interested in […]
Favorites for Apple Picking and Fall Foliage
artist Emily James Here are some ranked favorites for these autumn pastimes. Like to pick your own apples, doing the foliage hop this year?…these links might guide you. These are internet searches to find the latest updates clipped from buzz.yahoo.com Rank Favorite Apple Pick-Up Spots Favorite Fall Foliage Spots 1. Apple Picking […]
Autumn Abundance Recipes
Autumn provides an abundance of certain foods … and besides, the change of season just makes us hungry for those apple desserts and tomato-laced stews. The sweet peppers are becoming red and we all have our favorite culinary uses for those. I thought I’d share some of mine. My favorite apple cakes are the Hungarian […]
Autumn and Orchards
Autumn in the Midwest is quintessentially apple time. Wonderful apples in abundance and sweet cider that rivals the ambrosias of the Greeks. Ok, that is a little overboard, but nothing beats apple cider from a farm market in the fall. Nothing! If you have a freezer and a good source of unadulterated cider ( no […]
