tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post4572092749839597030..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: The Apple HarvestMama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-84267755744316946932013-10-31T06:45:14.546-05:002013-10-31T06:45:14.546-05:00Oh darn, that stinks. Hopefully they "doctor...Oh darn, that stinks. Hopefully they "doctor" up good for sauce, with some seasonings and such.<br />Doesn't look like you have made it over to the new site, so just wanted to remind you to change my page on your list :) Trying to get the new page up and running, and really don't want to lose you!! You are my hero.Stephanie Batemanhttp://caffeinatedhomestead.weebly.com/blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-6560894758760861562013-10-29T06:58:31.651-05:002013-10-29T06:58:31.651-05:00Leigh - Did you plant dwarf trees or are these tre...Leigh - Did you plant dwarf trees or are these trees that were already on your acreage?Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-71457567117893577362013-10-29T06:57:45.907-05:002013-10-29T06:57:45.907-05:00Susan - Yay for upper NY state apples! Sounds as ...Susan - Yay for upper NY state apples! Sounds as though you will be apple-rich this winter.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-44116732170324077332013-10-29T06:57:00.557-05:002013-10-29T06:57:00.557-05:00Becky - I had thought of dehydrating some of the a...Becky - I had thought of dehydrating some of the apples . . . good to know the flavor would concentrate that way. Wish I had the freezer space for made up pies . . . so handy!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-47710678667712799202013-10-29T06:55:26.608-05:002013-10-29T06:55:26.608-05:00Lisa - Call us crazy but neither one of us have ev...Lisa - Call us crazy but neither one of us have ever been apple butter fans. :o(Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-19382852567107027332013-10-28T16:54:42.832-05:002013-10-28T16:54:42.832-05:00Wow, they're lovely! We had our first crop of ...Wow, they're lovely! We had our first crop of apples this year. Well, I call it a crop, but it was enough to make applesauce and a couple apple pies. They weren't as pretty as yours and we did spray. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-7060764699212760692013-10-28T13:26:13.337-05:002013-10-28T13:26:13.337-05:00Those ARE beautiful apples, Mama Pea! We had a bu...Those ARE beautiful apples, Mama Pea! We had a bumper crop in our area and that was a bonus for me - all my neighbors and friends are trying to give away as many as possible!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-36996547498350483482013-10-28T09:40:28.928-05:002013-10-28T09:40:28.928-05:00I do a lot of dehydrated apples and the flavor con...I do a lot of dehydrated apples and the flavor concentrates and works best in so many things but I have done apple butter too my easy oven recipe is frugalmeasures.blogspot.com just froze 15qts and I also made pies that I froze before baking in Iowa the apples were plentiful but small<br />Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01893299343177717697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-55249883134732859522013-10-28T08:23:32.080-05:002013-10-28T08:23:32.080-05:00Gosh, in your photo they 'look' gorgeous a...Gosh, in your photo they 'look' gorgeous and delicious! Apple butter too?! Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872753120191298033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-80787108963382026912013-10-28T07:56:33.141-05:002013-10-28T07:56:33.141-05:00Kristina - I try to put up 24 quarts each year. T...Kristina - I try to put up 24 quarts each year. That's a good amount for the two of us.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-6305573867334825832013-10-28T07:55:42.254-05:002013-10-28T07:55:42.254-05:00Tami - Yup, like I said in the post, if I can get ...Tami - Yup, like I said in the post, if I can get some tasty applesauce out of the apples, I'll be happy. Hope you do, too!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-34768733726976553552013-10-28T07:55:01.598-05:002013-10-28T07:55:01.598-05:00Ruth - Hooray for your apple harvest! Ya know, th...Ruth - Hooray for your apple harvest! Ya know, that's a pet peeve of mine . . . the outlandish high price of postage these days . . . rest assured if I wouldn't have to take out a personal loan to pay for the shipping, I'd order a box from you! Enjoy yours, my friend.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-39690770081015813172013-10-28T07:53:15.420-05:002013-10-28T07:53:15.420-05:00Carolyn - Ha! That's what our daughter sugges...Carolyn - Ha! That's what our daughter suggested right away. (I think the two of you together would be dangerous.)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-60545987482139106582013-10-28T07:52:32.039-05:002013-10-28T07:52:32.039-05:00Tombstone Livestock - The apple juice is a good id...Tombstone Livestock - The apple juice is a good idea. Cinnamon always goes into our applesauce and even some cloves and a smidge of nutmeg or ginger when I'm feeling wild and crazy.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-40729979666926501862013-10-28T07:43:04.046-05:002013-10-28T07:43:04.046-05:00Nancy - Back when we had two large (and old!) pear...Nancy - Back when we had two large (and old!) pear trees, I used to can many quarts of them and we loved 'em as a nice dessert. Good luck with yours!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-90499403033400138262013-10-28T07:41:24.935-05:002013-10-28T07:41:24.935-05:00Sandy - Each year seems to be different. We never...Sandy - Each year seems to be different. We never know what to expect!<br /><br />We eat a lot of applesauce, often just a little dish as dessert. I'll let you know when it's ready!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-62925324337637670322013-10-28T07:40:10.125-05:002013-10-28T07:40:10.125-05:00Jane - Our apples certainly aren't always so b...Jane - Our apples certainly aren't always so blemish-free. (Darn.) Don't know why they are this year. <br /><br />Up here we've found it hard to get fully ripened apples and are seriously thinking of planting some dwarf trees thinking we might have better luck with them.<br /><br />Yes, I'm gonna let these sit for a couple of weeks before turning them into applesauce so they have a chance to "get gooder." The first apple pie will come before that though I'm sure!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-38359782126294985712013-10-28T07:04:23.116-05:002013-10-28T07:04:23.116-05:00Applesauce sounds good. I canned some last fall. ...Applesauce sounds good. I canned some last fall. Too bad about your harvest.Pioneer Woman at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533698959389851926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-48240487965567584992013-10-28T05:34:21.898-05:002013-10-28T05:34:21.898-05:00Those are beautiful. I hear ya on the tasteless a...Those are beautiful. I hear ya on the tasteless apples. Ours were too. Applesauce here we come!Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597093453934852571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-55337572776706436282013-10-27T23:28:47.033-05:002013-10-27T23:28:47.033-05:00Here in Oregon, our orchard over-produced. I'...Here in Oregon, our orchard over-produced. I've been picking and selling like crazy. First time in years it's been this good. I can send you some?? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-46242461468053228612013-10-27T23:01:38.760-05:002013-10-27T23:01:38.760-05:00Hard apple cider?!Hard apple cider?!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-57095056693475362192013-10-27T21:08:23.338-05:002013-10-27T21:08:23.338-05:00Maybe add a little apple juice when you cook them ...Maybe add a little apple juice when you cook them .... or cinnamon<br />Tombstone Livestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07022776395762826903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-46144059440522925292013-10-27T21:01:51.926-05:002013-10-27T21:01:51.926-05:00We didn't get any this year as Spring storms k...We didn't get any this year as Spring storms knocked off blossoms but we got a peck of hard pears. I am sure you will make a darn good sauce out of those good lookin apples.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08888669064467961669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-42443562108261503292013-10-27T20:52:27.979-05:002013-10-27T20:52:27.979-05:00Mama Pea,
Those are some nice looking apples, hop...Mama Pea,<br /><br />Those are some nice looking apples, hopefully next year you'll be able to get more than to bushels.<br /><br />I know where I'm going........your making apple sauce, my favorite......I'll be right over :-)Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-16880225409636353262013-10-27T19:59:42.711-05:002013-10-27T19:59:42.711-05:00Wow- they sure are beautiful! Sigh. We can't ...Wow- they sure are beautiful! Sigh. We can't wait until we can pick our own apples. Because of the crab apple debacle, we just planted 3 eating/storage apple trees and have 4 Cortlands on order to come in November. Do you think yours are so blemish-free because of the varieties or your climate or both? I'm afraid we won't be so lucky. Sorry about the lack of flavor- will they ripen up any more off the tree? Often we find our applesauce is better if we let them sit awhile (a week or so after getting them from the orchard). Happy saucing! You Can Call Me Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09086179213614605103noreply@blogger.com