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Post by papersilly on Sept 2, 2019 3:38:35 GMT
My Asian pears are starting to ripen! My other apples are almost done but the Asian pears are just kicking into great. We had tons of fruit clusters and I had to pick off about 75% of them to give the rest a chance to get much bigger. This is how they've looked in previous years  Attachments:
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Post by mlana on Sept 4, 2019 4:40:18 GMT
We make a visit to a farm north of us several times each fall. Our favorite apple is the Arkansas Black, though the locally grown Pink Lady’s were really good last year.
We don’t pick our own - we’re a family of short people, so we go to the farm stand instead. Although farm stand is really understating this place. They not only have fruit and produce they grow, but they also buy from local producers. They feature in-house baked goods, like fried pies, but also items baked by small local companies. I usually buy milk that is low heat pastureized and non=homogenized there to make yogurt or cheese. The Amish butter is cultured and sold in rolls and the sausage is so good.
They also dry apples on site, so you can smell them as you come in the door. The cider is really fresh and good, but we can’t drink much. The one thing we must buy at least once a season is the boiled peanuts. LOL DH gags, but DD and I love them.
I haven’t dried any apples from there yet, but I may this year. I really want to try making my Grandma’s Fried Apple Pies and she insisted on using dried apples. I have a cheap dehydrator DD bought me from Aldi’s that works surprisingly well, but i have an older model with a massive # of trays in the basement. I need to bring it up and see if it still works.
Oh, one thing y’all have to try - sweet potato chips. I bought some early ones a couple weeks ago when my granddog was having tummy issues. I washed them really well, taking most of the skin off with my scrubbing. I used the thinnest setting on my mandoline and cut chips. One potato covered every tray the little dehydrator had. They dried in 12 hours and were awesomely crispy. I made some more for me with some apple pie spice on them. So good!
Marcy
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Post by elaine on Sept 4, 2019 10:10:44 GMT
We make a visit to a farm north of us several times each fall. Our favorite apple is the Arkansas Black, though the locally grown Pink Lady’s were really good last year. We don’t pick our own - we’re a family of short people, so we go to the farm stand instead. Although farm stand is really understating this place. They not only have fruit and produce they grow, but they also buy from local producers. They feature in-house baked goods, like fried pies, but also items baked by small local companies. I usually buy milk that is low heat pastureized and non=homogenized there to make yogurt or cheese. The Amish butter is cultured and sold in rolls and the sausage is so good. They also dry apples on site, so you can smell them as you come in the door. The cider is really fresh and good, but we can’t drink much. The one thing we must buy at least once a season is the boiled peanuts. LOL DH gags, but DD and I love them. I haven’t dried any apples from there yet, but I may this year. I really want to try making my Grandma’s Fried Apple Pies and she insisted on using dried apples. I have a cheap dehydrator DD bought me from Aldi’s that works surprisingly well, but i have an older model with a massive # of trays in the basement. I need to bring it up and see if it still works. Oh, one thing y’all have to try - sweet potato chips. I bought some early ones a couple weeks ago when my granddog was having tummy issues. I washed them really well, taking most of the skin off with my scrubbing. I used the thinnest setting on my mandoline and cut chips. One potato covered every tray the little dehydrator had. They dried in 12 hours and were awesomely crispy. I made some more for me with some apple pie spice on them. So good! Marcy Marcy, the chips sound really yummy! I will definitely try them - we all love sweet potatoes. I finished up a big batch of pear rings and even my husband, who claims he doesn’t like pears, really liked them. |
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Post by mlana on Sept 5, 2019 4:27:10 GMT
We make a visit to a farm north of us several times each fall. Our favorite apple is the Arkansas Black, though the locally grown Pink Lady’s were really good last year. We don’t pick our own - we’re a family of short people, so we go to the farm stand instead. Although farm stand is really understating this place. They not only have fruit and produce they grow, but they also buy from local producers. They feature in-house baked goods, like fried pies, but also items baked by small local companies. I usually buy milk that is low heat pastureized and non=homogenized there to make yogurt or cheese. The Amish butter is cultured and sold in rolls and the sausage is so good. They also dry apples on site, so you can smell them as you come in the door. The cider is really fresh and good, but we can’t drink much. The one thing we must buy at least once a season is the boiled peanuts. LOL DH gags, but DD and I love them. I haven’t dried any apples from there yet, but I may this year. I really want to try making my Grandma’s Fried Apple Pies and she insisted on using dried apples. I have a cheap dehydrator DD bought me from Aldi’s that works surprisingly well, but i have an older model with a massive # of trays in the basement. I need to bring it up and see if it still works. Oh, one thing y’all have to try - sweet potato chips. I bought some early ones a couple weeks ago when my granddog was having tummy issues. I washed them really well, taking most of the skin off with my scrubbing. I used the thinnest setting on my mandoline and cut chips. One potato covered every tray the little dehydrator had. They dried in 12 hours and were awesomely crispy. I made some more for me with some apple pie spice on them. So good! Marcy Marcy, the chips sound really yummy! I will definitely try them - we all love sweet potatoes. I finished up a big batch of pear rings and even my husband, who claims he doesn’t like pears, really liked them. My mom is looking for some pears and figs for me from some of our friends. I wonder if non-Asian type pears would dry well? Have you tried drying old farm style pears? My mom loves figs, so I thought I’d give some of them a try. I want to preserve some in honey, too. Marcy |
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