Yesterday I saw a woodpecker in amongst the apples so we got out there and picked a washing basket full to make sure that we got some too !
Now what to do with them all ?
1) Wrap perfect ones in newspaper and store in a cool place for eating.
2) Stew some for the freezer.
3) Make apple pie.
4) Make apple crumble.
5) Make apple cake.
6) Make apple doughnuts.
7) Make apple sauce for eating with roast pork.
8) Make apple juice.
9) Make dried apple rings.
10) Make apple butter.
Looks like we are going to be busy, as we left some of the less ripe apples on the trees !
This post reminded me of a book we used to read to our boys called Apple Pigs.
ReplyDeleteI seem to remember that the family in the story had nowhere to sit, lie or eat because they had so many apples!
Your apples look beautiful. Even though I thinned ours they suffered from the lack of rain and are really tiny.
Sue
That sounds like a great book ! I can't quite understand why we have so many apples as I thought that the trees and the apples would suffer because of the late Spring and the very hot Summer, but that wasn't the case ! I guess we just have to be thankful but at the moment I seem to spend a lot of time thinking what to do with them !
ReplyDeleteDo you drink wine?
ReplyDeleteApple wine is delicious.
My mother used to make it and it was clear and dry.
That would use quite a few apples at a time.
We have a group of people who collect surplus apples and press them for apple juice which they then sell.
The proceeds are shared between local charities.
Sue
Find a friend with an excess of something you don't have and do a swap
ReplyDeleteBoth of these are great ideas, thanks so much !
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