After 2 or 3 years of going to the farms for apple picking, this year we finally got it right. Contrary to our little coterie's belief, the best time to pick apples in our region is not October. Our first year out to the orchard, we needed ladders to get any apples left on the trees. Our second year, after more than 50 gmail conversations, we couldn't even find time to go. And last year, we drove out only to find no apples period--not even in the country store. This year, we could reach the apples, the trees weren't picked through and we had lots of choices.
At Homestead Farm, the picks of the week were cameo and sun crisp. After a few samples, our group ended up picking over 40 pounds of apples. We have mostly cameos and sun crisps, but we also threw in a few braeburns, sun fujis and and early blooming pink ladies.
What will our group do with all those apples? Well, I've already made a small batch of applesauce and the Manhoffs are bringing over an apple crisp today. Chris has asked for an apple pie, but anyone have other good apple recipes out there?
2 comments:
That's great that you finally figured out the best time to go picking!
I was going to give you a good apple pie recipe (that I recently tried with pears), but I can't locate the book right now. If I find it, I'll let you know. Are you going to make your own crust, too?
Looks like a good bounty! Wish I was there to help you with that pie that Chris wants so bad.
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