tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post8374579574130083481..comments2024-03-20T03:53:55.113-04:00Comments on Yankee-Belle Cafe: Apple Crisp Revisited!Missy Tippenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-470901453268915152014-10-03T07:24:48.918-04:002014-10-03T07:24:48.918-04:00Carol, run and get those honey crisps before they&...Carol, run and get those honey crisps before they're gone for the season!!! :) We've got them at the markets now and they're going to be pricey until they have more trees in production. But what a fun find!Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-35315049169097560912014-10-03T07:23:43.409-04:002014-10-03T07:23:43.409-04:00Missy, yes!!!! :) #lovethetopping
I cheated on ...Missy, yes!!!! :) #lovethetopping<br /><br />I cheated on the color, we're really pretty green but Christina's mother posted that one so I stole it. Their tree is fully turned. Did you guys know that soil temp is what turns leaves? I learned that at Cornell University, they have a cooperative extension service. Love it!Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-9081478692750047102014-10-03T07:22:05.801-04:002014-10-03T07:22:05.801-04:00Jan, I love your goal! And Christina-kitty-catcher...Jan, I love your goal! And Christina-kitty-catcher thought it was cool to mix the Honey Crisp in with the Cortlands, but in the crisp we couldn't tell the difference. They were all wonderful. I will never be a skinny woman with apples and pumpkins around. I love fall!Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-9174953611410593032014-10-03T07:20:21.463-04:002014-10-03T07:20:21.463-04:00Susanna, I feel the same way about Red Delicious. ...Susanna, I feel the same way about Red Delicious. They're showy and taste pithy, like wood pulp. I'm not a fan at all. But these guys.... WONDERFUL!!!Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-84866907867334007222014-10-03T07:19:33.459-04:002014-10-03T07:19:33.459-04:00Honey Crisps are indefinable. They're pale yel...Honey Crisps are indefinable. They're pale yellow fleshed, very firm and crisp, sweet and crunchy with a tart back taste. For eating I think they're right there with slightly less than ripe Crispins/Mutsus. Love 'em. And I love Betty Crocker, too!!!Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-34346106474343713162014-10-03T07:18:11.554-04:002014-10-03T07:18:11.554-04:00The Grape festival in Naples was packed, Tina. Oh ...The Grape festival in Naples was packed, Tina. Oh my stars, a gorgeous day and so many people. Mandy went into panic attack mode which was fairly amusing... :) The nice thing is that they spread the festival out over two venues, there were VERY GOOD LOOKING STERN NYS TROOPERS halting traffic for crossing the street, and there was food galore! But then, on top of the "approved" venues, residents had unapproved shops set up all up and down the street leading to and away from the official sites. Those places were so fun to shop and yes, I came home with fudge and a grape pie. :) Had to do it!!Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-66270972648830892772014-10-03T07:15:45.260-04:002014-10-03T07:15:45.260-04:00Pickled pears are amazing. And spiced pears and ap...Pickled pears are amazing. And spiced pears and apples are one of my favorite treats!!!! Oh, such good, delicious food, Tex! You know northern clime apples are different. And I know they've developed apples for southern climates, but unless you're in the mountains, that hardening that comes from those sunny, ripening days and those cold, frosty nights just doesn't happen. Maybe they'll get there soon with an awesome, hearty one, but in the meantime Washington State and the Great Lakes areas are awesome producers. You grow beef and oil.... and cowboys. We'll send you amazing apples!!! Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-72467361974433739902014-10-02T20:10:11.877-04:002014-10-02T20:10:11.877-04:00Now I'm craving homemade apple-something...app...Now I'm craving homemade apple-something...apple crisp or applesauce, even just a baked apple. But I have no apples in the house today. How can that be??? Time for a trip to the market. I haven't tasted a Honeycrisp since two summers ago when we visited a farm market in the Okanagan. It was SO good! If I had them on hand I'd be eating them up so quickly there'd never be any left to use for baking. <br /><br />The kittens (and girls) are sweet. I'm so glad you located the two escape artists and have them securely imprisoned again. :)Carol Garvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02182655399708415140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-41015910422973931052014-10-02T19:49:39.097-04:002014-10-02T19:49:39.097-04:00YUM! I always double crumble toppings, too. Becaus...YUM! I always double crumble toppings, too. Because it's NECESSARY! For the balance between sweet and the fruit. :)<br /><br />Great photos! Y'all have a lot of color already! We have only a rare yellow leaf here and there.Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-80803069924130271292014-10-02T14:29:15.587-04:002014-10-02T14:29:15.587-04:00I was introduced to Honeycrisp apples on a trip to...I was introduced to Honeycrisp apples on a trip to Michigan (back when we lived in Kentucky). It was a visit-the-son-at-college trip mixed with a buy-a-goodly-number-of-apples trip. We came home with five bushels, which quickly became 70 quarts of sauce plus crisps, pies, etc. etc.<br /><br />I mixed the Honeycrisp with Golden Delicious and Macintosh that year. DELICIOUS apple sauce!<br /><br />I never add sugar to my apple sauce, either. I try to mix tangy and sweet apples together to get the right sweetness (thus the Goldens :) )<br /><br />Oh my, I could talk apples all day!<br /><br />(We won't mention the mini apple orchard I had to leave behind the last time we moved....)<br /><br />Someday - not in this house because of the miniscule yard - but someday, when we buy land, I'll plant apple trees again. Looking forward to that day :)Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-18795732304988695802014-10-02T14:08:04.546-04:002014-10-02T14:08:04.546-04:00the little black and white kitty is so cute! I'...the little black and white kitty is so cute! I've had a honeycrisp before! it was GOOD! pricey though..I usually get fuji - hate the red delicious except for some organic ones I found at HEB several years ago - the regular ones taste like grass or something - just blah. but mine are all from the grocery store<br />SusannaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-83928783521815546232014-10-02T11:37:00.312-04:002014-10-02T11:37:00.312-04:00Fall is fun! We had our apple country outing this...Fall is fun! We had our apple country outing this past weekend and got cider, doughnuts, apple bread, jam and of course plenty of apples. Now I'm sorry I passed up on the Honeycrisps, but I may have to make a return trip! Thanks for the recipe! Betty Crocker is the best! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13992124840135021260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-74680305595134690632014-10-02T09:29:16.848-04:002014-10-02T09:29:16.848-04:00I love town festivals. My town in Western New York...I love town festivals. My town in Western New York just had their annual Grape Festival. With floats and a grape queen and lots of good stuff. They even make grape pie. The grapes are mostly sold to Welch's which is nearby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-61808931080705396092014-10-02T08:37:50.762-04:002014-10-02T08:37:50.762-04:00AND you helped me with the crossword in today'...AND you helped me with the crossword in today's paper. Theme was Apple varieties.<br />J. Hilton Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085392971141928599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-5070210225314354532014-10-02T08:17:44.149-04:002014-10-02T08:17:44.149-04:00Ruthy, this is my go-to crisp recipe too. Betty ju...Ruthy, this is my go-to crisp recipe too. Betty just has it down.<br /><br />Ah, yes...apples. This is that time of year when I go on about how I miss Uncle John's Cider Mill and those good old Michigan apples. They just aren't the same here in Texas, although there are a few places where they grow them. Must do some research and see if I can find me an orchard. <br /><br />We used to have some pear trees at the farm, though I'm not sure what happen to them. Don't think we lost them in the fire, but you never know. Maybe the drought got them. The kids used to love to pick the pears. I'd can some regular, some pickled. So yummy.Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-66307892834923196232014-10-02T04:33:31.713-04:002014-10-02T04:33:31.713-04:00One of my favorite applesauce book scenes was in &...One of my favorite applesauce book scenes was in "Understood Betsy" where Betsy was learning how to make applesauce with the cousins. When she finally figured out she needed a lot of sugar to make it taste right and the pride she took in serving it up to Cousin Ann at the end of the busy day. I love that book and I love that scene, a child coming of age and apples. <br /><br />I'm with you, Julie, fall foods rock it!Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-69466943521146247272014-10-02T02:03:40.361-04:002014-10-02T02:03:40.361-04:00I'm putting the Hilton Apple Festival on my li...I'm putting the Hilton Apple Festival on my list, because it's HILTON and it's apples.<br /><br />We have early Stayman Winesaps and our mountains have glorious apples if the early spring before the end of winter cooperates. But sigh. no Cortlands.<br /><br />And let's be honest, I miss those farm apples from my Granddaddy's, the ones planted by the original settlers that dropped apples down in the middle of the cow field. The ones that tasted like they had taken centuries old soil and sun and distilled it into the most perfect fruit for apple sauce. I remember mashing the apples for canning with Nanny.<br /><br />No wonder I love the season. The kitten pictures are a bonus! J. Hilton Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085392971141928599noreply@blogger.com