George's soapbox... recipes, ramblings, rants, and raves
Friends,
We are getting busy at the orchard! The early harvest apples are now picked and we are looking soon to the early midseason apple crop. There probably is about another week to go before we start picking Paulared, Earligold, and Mollies Delicious apples. Our own peaches are a couple weeks away as well. The hot weather has proved to be just as unpredictable as ever causing havoc with ripening. If you are not on our regular mailing list you are missing out. Our first edition had a great peach recipe and other fun tidbits of info about fruit. If you would like to be added to our list just send us an e-mail with your address. Our online newsletter is hopefully going to be up and running before too long as well. Enjoy your summer! Fruitfully yours,
George
Mollies Delicious apples almost ripe on the tree. Sunday, July 20. Nice size but needing a few cooler nights to add color and ripeness!
“George’s Favorite” Apple Pie
A great traditional pie which was shared recently by George on the Fox Channel 28 Morning Show recently
“George’s Favorite” Apple Pie
Ingredients:
¾ cup sugar
¼ cup flour
½ tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
dash salt
6 cups sliced, pared apples
Peel, slice, and core apples.
Combine spices, sugar, and flour with apples.
Mound mixture in pastry lined plate.
Cover with the following crumb topping:
Mix 1 cup flour
½ cup firm butter
½ cup packed brown sugar until crumbly.
Bake 50 minutes at 400 degrees.
Cover topping with foil during the last 20 minutes of baking.
Best served warm with ice cream at the side.
Sue’s Apple Pie
Applefest 2007 winning pie recipe from Sue McGrady
Ingredients:
6 cup thinly sliced and peeled apples
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp flour
1 tsp cinnamon
dash nutmeg
dash cloves
1 tbsp butter
Combine sugar, flour, and spices. Toss with apples.
Fill a pastry lined pie plate (below) with apple mixture. Dot with butter.
Adjust top crust, flute, and seal.
Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes.
Pie crust
2 cup flour
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup shortening
5-6 tbsp cold water
Combine flour and salt. Cut in shortening.
Toss in cold water, fluffing while you go.
Gather in a ball. Cover and let rest.
Divide and roll out.
Sue McGrady - 2007 Applefest Grand Prize Pie Winner
Company’s Coming Quick Apple Dessert
Applefest 2007 winning dessert recipe from Tanya Baughman
Ingredients:
5 cup thinly sliced apples
1/3 cup sugar
2 tbsp flour
1 tbsp mulling spice
1 tbsp cinnamon
Mix all ingredients. Pour into a baking dish. Best if dish is buttered.
Crust:1 yellow cake mix
1 stick butter
Cut butter into cake mix.
Cover apple with mixture.
Sprinkle with cinnamon.
Bake 45 minutes at 375 degrees.
Tanya Baughman - 2007 Applefest Grand Prize Apple Dessert Winner
What does she do all day?
A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard.
The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the house and there was no sign of the dog.
Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over and the throw rug was wadded against one wall. In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing.
In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door.
He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened. He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door. As he peered inside he found wet towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls.
As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pajamas, reading a novel. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went.
He looked at her bewildered and asked, "What happened here today?"
She again smiled and answered, "You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world did I do today?"
