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Apple blossom time at
the orchard.  It won't be long now. These
Cortland apples will be ready for picking in late September. |
GROWING FAMILY MEMORIES
We have many different varieties of apples that ripen throughout the season. Listed below are our main varieties and their approximate harvest dates. Other specialty varieties ripen throughout the season. We’re sure you’ll find a fall favorite. Please be sure to call our Harvest Hotline, at 815-264-3337 for exact dates since weather can affect our picking schedule. We update our website and Harvest Hotline daily as apples become available. APPROXIMATE RIPENING SCHEDULE - Please call for exact availability. Not all varieties will be available for U-pick. Michigan Peaches Paula Red Wealthy Gala McIntosh Honey Crisp Cortland Spartan Jonathan Jonagold Empire Golden Delicious Red Delicious Idared Northern Spy Mutsu Fuji Red Rome Winesap Granny Smith LAST UPDATED 11/2/09 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. NORTHERN SPY - Very tart crisp apple. Excellent for pies and sauce. 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.* It makes a quick, easy and delicious breakfast.
SPICY APPLE TWISTS
1/4 c. orange juice 2 tbsp. melted butter 1 can crescent rolls 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 2 large apples, peeled and cored 1/3 c. sugar Pour orange juice in bottom of buttered 9 inch square baking pan. Unroll crescent roll dough; separate into 8 triangles. Cut each lengthwise to make 16 triangles. Cut each apple into 8 wedges. Place an apple wedge at wide end of each dough strip; roll up. Arrange in pan. Drizzle butter over tops, then sprinkle with combined cinnamon and sugar mixture. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. *The Honey Hill Orchard Cookbook is available in the Apple Barn Country Store. |
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