Of Gravenstein, Honeygold, and Northern Spies
Mmmm, mmm. It's that time of year when the days turn crisp and clear and my thoughts turn to apples.The town where I live owns an orchard and we are truly blessed that when it's in full season I can get a huge variety of apples.
A few weeks ago, I bought a half-peck of Gravenstein apples and made a number of apple pies that were enjoyed by family and friends. For an old variety these make great pies, but unfortunately they're not available for long.
Yesterday I bought some Empire and while I was there I bought a single Honeygold which was taken home for sampling. What a luscious variety that is - the children were eating it almost as fast as I was slicing it up.
This evening I stopped by on the way home, picked up another half-peck of Honeygold and slipped the cash into the money box on the bench. It's such a blessing to live in a small town.
The Northern Spy variety should be out in a few weeks, which is another excellent pie variety.
If all of this seems like a secret code to you, get out of the supermarket and find a local orchard that provides you with some of these fall marvels.
Better yet, bring some children with you and pick a peck or two with juicy fresh excuses for baking and eating.
posted by Bernard @ 10:51 PM
3 Comments:
What a wonderful post! I love apples, and grew up in a small town; in May, my husband and I are moving to a Washington town of 75k... better for me, I think, than Tucson's 1 million.
Hope you and your kids enjoy those apples!!
:)
Bernard,
I’m not the hugest apple fan, but my son is. We have some local orchards around here which are great places to stock up! I also have a few coworkers that have little “mini-orchards” and they bring in boxes of apples as well. I’m a huge supporter of buying produce from local growers, and something sweet is the best reason I can think of to get out of the supermarket and go shopping for some apples!
Bernard,
As of a few months ago, we have an official Minnesota State Fruit - the honeycrisp apple, that was developed at the U of M.
They charge a high price for it at the grocery store ($2.99/lb and most of them weigh nearly a pound) but they are wonderful.
My market carries so many different types that each apple has to be marked with a little sticker to identify what kind it is, and I have stickers all over my home - stuck to the floor, cupboards and other sundry places.
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