Wilds of PA,
The pear wine turned out to be pretty high octane and we warn everyone we've shared it with "do not drink this if you have to leave the house"! So far, they've all agreed.
We've no idea what type of pear it is as it was there when my uncle and aunt bought the farmstead 35+ years ago. She told us they they've never done anything care-wise to it and it produces huge crops every year, even in droughts. I saved seeds from it last year and have the seedlings in pots down in the garden. Want them to get a bit bigger before I plant them out.
We moved to our land in 9/'09 and didn't get our electric until January of this year. It's just Skip and I so it's not a big deal but we hope to start working on our cabin this summer. We did get city water put in before we moved here but are now wishing we'd spent that money on drilling a well. Hindsight is always 20/20, isn't it.
Well, I went up and checked our blue- and blackberries this evening and doubt we'll be making our Black & Blue wine this year. I'd covered some of our low bush blueberries with row cover (left plenty uncovered for the wildlife) and the berries were dried on the bushes. I tried a few, thinking I'd just store them in a jar and rehydrate them for the wine but I think blue paper would be tastier. Doesn't look like we'll be getiing much in the black berries either. So, it's back to the drawing board here (sharpening my Crayolas).
The apple with cinnamon sticks sounds like it will be to die for!
Skip would like to experiment with some of the fancier wines but I'm happy with my country wines.
We don't sell ours either, it's only for personal use and gifts.
Dawn
