It's the apple season!

[Queen bee]

Well, here I am, twigs and leaves stuck in my hair, and crates stuffed full of Jupiter apples spilling over in the kitchen. It's been a freaky sort of summer, but the apples seemed to have liked it. They've even got a sense of humour, it seems-- the biggest, ripest, juiciest reddest ones decided to grow right at the top of the tree, so they could laugh at me as I tottered unsteadily on a stepladder only stopped from falling by a whole load of very uncomfortable branches poking into me, and my mum holding the ladder. Now we just have to work out what to do with all this fruit... It's very tasty, but I think we'll soon get sick of it. We're even considering a darned juicer to make use of the things. Anyone else going to be munching their way through millions of apple pies this autumn?

[Cazzie]

Make some cider!!!

[naturelover]

hi cazzie send some to me,i am an apple friek eat at least 2 a day ha ha.

[nightshade]

I was listening to someone on the wireless (radio) who uses apples in recipes
that usually use potatos, different apples for different recipes it sounded interesting
our Jame Grieve is over and the Worcesters few and far between

[glsammy]

Put me on your mailing list! I could never get fed up with them. I get fed up with Supermarket ones, there's something they do with the storage, I think it's the chilling they do, which ruins them.
You may gather that I LOVE apples, especially English ones. There's a couple of apple days soon at some of our local Estates where I'll go and stock up with all sorts of old delicious varieties. I can't wait!

[Cazzie]

Originally Posted by nightshade

I was listening to someone on the wireless (radio) who uses apples in recipes
that usually use potatos, different apples for different recipes it sounded interesting
our Jame Grieve is over and the Worcesters few and far between

Ooo! That reminds me... there's a 'panchant' for making apples pies up here with Wensleydale Cheeeeeeeeeeeese in them! - you could freeze them?

Still think making cider with some of them is the best idea.... hic....

[jdurbo]

We have a apple tree but i was'nt planning on making anything, think i will just let the birds have them this year!

jen xxx

[agrumpycow]

I've heard a lot of people say their apples are benefitting from the wet weather but my own apple tree hasn't liked it one bit! Most of the apples went moldy before the fell or I picked them
The ones we have managed to get my other half has made into cider which has gone down very well with friends and family who have visited!

[Cazzie]

Originally Posted by agrumpycow

I've heard a lot of people say their apples are benefitting from the wet weather but my own apple tree hasn't liked it one bit! Most of the apples went moldy before the fell or I picked them
The ones we have managed to get my other half has made into cider which has gone down very well with friends and family who have visited!

See... told ya... just make some cider!!!! Oooo-aaargh!

[Jez]

Jupiter Apples i lovem. Hot Cider And Cinammon Punch For these dark cold nights with a dash of Cloves around a nice hot bonny with plenty of friends to serve up! Can i come? By the way The Shropshire Spice Company have a pre made Apple Punch sack for such a drink at £2 a throw