THE APPLES THAT WIN MY ADMIRATION THIS YEAR ARE THE ORGANIC HONEY CRISP FROM BAILEY CREEK RANCH AND THE ARKANSAS RED FROM DOWN THE ROAD IN WYNOLA, SOLD BY ALBERT LEWIS.
HOW DO I LOVE THESE?
HONEY CRISP BY ITS WELL NAMED FLAVOR AND TEXTURE....ARKANSAS RED FOR ITS PUNGENT APPLENESS. IT REMINDS OF APPLES OF OLD....BEFORE WE HUMANS STARTED MESSING AROUND WITH THE HYBRIDS.
TO YOUR RIGHT YOU SEE THE FRUITS OF MY LABOR THIS FALL....I PUT UP PEACHES INTO JARS FOR WINTER GOODNESS SAKE....TO SERVE OVER ICE CREAM, PANCAKES OR JUST AS IS. I WAS ABLE TO PERFORM THIS MIRACLE BY TAKING A CANNING WORKSHOP WITH CHEF SUSAN AT CAMP STEVENS. THIS WIZ KID OF THE KITCHEN WHIPPED UP A LUSCIOUS SYRUP OF PEPPERCORNS, LAUREL AND LAVENDER FOR A SEMI SWEET SYRUP. THE PEACHES WERE COMPLIMENTS OF AN ABUNDANCE AT BAILEY CREEK RANCH WHERE I HELPED OUT A BIT SORTING PEAR, PEACH AND APPLES THIS AUTUMN.
ENJOY THE FRUITS OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD FARMERS MARKET, IF NOT YOUR OWN BACKYARD THIS NEXT YEAR. MAKE A NEW YEARS RESOLUTION TO DO SO!
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