Sometimes, just sometimes, I'll treat myself to a top quality apple cider. This is one such cider, made from Gravenstein apples. When I first saw the name 'Gravenstein', it brought back strong memories from my childhood. It was a very common variety of apple when I was growing up in the 1950's. (The first reference to them in Papers Past is from 1862.) I haven't seen Gravenstein apples in the shops, but they make a mighty fine cider.
Two apple cheddar crisps, one for the freezer. The 4 quarts of sliced apples that rested overnight were divided, grated cheese and the topping added and baked for an hour or so since the apples were cold.
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Picked what few Gravenstein apples there were today. Didn't work out to get anything baked since it took myself 1.5 hours to pick, peel, quarter, core, and slice 6 liters of apples so ran out of time before something else needed to be in the oven. Orange vit-c mix and a little sugar added to hold them over till tomorrow.
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I picked 2+ bushels, 8+ pecks, of Gravenstein apples this morning. Didn't take any photos. That's 3 standard milk crates heaping full or 3 small picking bags of apples. More than 2 boxes, maybe even 3. 🍏 🌳
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Really missing this one today
https://adamapples.blogspot.com/2008/08/red-gravenstein.html
in some ways the herald of autumn #Gravenstein #apples
We are avid fruit and vegetable gardeners living in Northern California.
We bought two acres with 18 apple trees from a 60-year old orchard in 2021. We’ve been slowly converting the rest to vegetable beds and fruit trees ever since.
Our nemesis is the gopher. Our friend is the Northern Flicker.
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