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GROWING FAMILY MEMORIES DAILY. Our apples are sold out for the season. We want to thank you for your business this year and wish you a safe and healthy year. We look forward to seeing you next year. APPROXIMATE RIPENING SCHEDULE - Please call for exact availability. Michigan Peaches August 25 Paula Red August 25 Gala September 4 Early Gold September 13 McIntosh September 13 Wealthy September 11 Honey Crisp September 11 Spartan September 13 Cortland September 27 Jonathan September 27 Golden Delicious September 28 Red Delicious September 28 Jonagold September 29 Empire September 29 Mutsu October 5 Idared October 5 Red Rome October 12 Fuji October 12 Winesap October 10 Granny Smith October 17 LAST UPDATED 10/31/07 APPLE VARIETIES CORTLAND – Sweet, crisp apple. Excellent for eating and cooking. Known as the “salad apple”, because the flesh does not turn brown when exposed to air. EMPIRE – Slightly tart McIntosh-Red Delicious cross. Firmer than a McIntosh. FUJI – Sweet, tart flavor. Very crisp. Great for eating and cooking. Excellent keeper. GALA – Sweet, crisp apple. Very juicy. Excellent for eating and cooking. GOLDEN DELICIOUS – Very sweet, crisp apple. Excellent for eating and cooking. HONEYCRISP – Sweet, tart flavor. Crisp and juicy. Excellent for eating and cooking. IDA RED – Tart, crisp apple. Excellent for eating and cooking. Excellent keeper. Flavor improves during storage. JONATHAN - Tart, intense flavor. A favorite for eating and cooking. Good keeper. JONAGOLD – Firm, sweet-tart, juicy apple. Excellent for eating and cooking. MCINTOSH - Slightly tart apple. Excellent for sauce because it cooks apart well. Old-time favorite. Softens moderately fast. MUTSU – Slightly tart, firm apple. Excellent for eating and cooking. PAULA RED – Slightly tart, early season apple. Good for cooking and eating. Not a long keeper-soften quickly. SPARTAN - Similar to a McIntosh, but with a sweeter flavor. RED DELICIOUS – Sweet, crisp, eating apple. Not good for cooking. RED ROME – Sweet, firm apple. Excellent for eating and cooking. Good keeper. WEALTHY - Similar to a McIntosh, but a little more tart. WINESAP – Very tart, firm apple. Great for eating and cooking. Excellent winter keeper. 1 lb. of apples = 3-4 apples. This makes 4 c. chopped or sliced apples or 1-1/2 c. sauce. 2 to 2-1/2 lbs. of apples makes a 9” pie. This is a favorite recipe from our Honey Hill Orchard Cookbook.* We love it because it is quick and delicious! MICROWAVE BAKED APPLES 4 baking apples 1/4 c. brown sugar 2 tbsp. chopped nuts 2 tbsp. raisins 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 2 tbsp. butter or margarine Core apples, leaving a small plug in blossom end. Combine sugar, nuts, raisins and cinnamon. Fill each apple with sugar mixture. Arrange apples in baking dish. Dot with butter. Cover with wax paper. Microwave on high for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender. Serve warm with ice cream. YUM! *The Honey Hill Orchard Cookbook is available in the Apple Barn Country Store. |
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