The Old Folks Home

[chickisoup]

I know this isn't chickens or horses, but my kitchen smelled wonderful yesterday and I love sitting with my cup of coffee and listening for the sound of success (aka the "pop" of all those lids setting seal on the apple sauce). All the rain this year kicked our apple trees into over drive and they blessed us with bushels of wild and northern Wolf River apples.

Now it's enjoying some morning brew, waiting for the storms to pass to be sure our power is going to hold, then it's on to round two and the apple butter!!!

 

[getaclue]

chicki, seems like apple butter fits right in with horses, chickens, goats, and pigs. I love good apple butter!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I planted a wolf river a few years ago. Still waiting for it to produce.

I'm overrun by tomatoes, though.

Just made another 6 cans of stewed. My pantry is overflowing with tomatoes.

 

[getaclue]

Deb, thanks for sharing. You've had quite a variety of types of horses, and personalities. What wonderful memories!

 

[Alaskan]

FINALLY after a jillion years (about 14) one of our two apple trees has actually born fruit!


They are a touch more tart than I like... But the kids like them. I can't remember what it is... but I think it is an apple crab.

 

[getaclue]

Tart apples make a good pie filling. I'm available for taste testing....just saying...

 

[perchie.girl]

I planted a wolf river a few years ago. Still waiting for it to produce.

I'm overrun by tomatoes, though.

Just made another 6 cans of stewed. My pantry is overflowing with tomatoes.

reading in order so if someone already said it sorry

tomato jam
catsup
dried tomatoes
green tomato chutney

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

Deb, thanks for sharing. You've had quite a variety of types of horses, and personalities. What wonderful memories!

thanks.... I have a similar list for doggies.... each are much more extensive

deb

 

[Alaskan]

thanks....  I have a similar list for doggies....  each are much more extensive

deb

I too liked your list... It got me to thinking of all of the horses that I have known that taught me stuff.....

 

[chickisoup]

I planted a wolf river a few years ago. Still waiting for it to produce.

I'm overrun by tomatoes, though.

Just made another 6 cans of stewed. My pantry is overflowing with tomatoes.

Took a long time for ours too. We planted several different varieties I picked up when I managed a nursery 10+ years ago. I picked out trees that were "supposed" to do well up here. The Wolf River and some little wild trees DH rescued from the understory of our woods are the only ones that survived. It took maybe 7 or 8 years after planting the tree which had to be at least 3-4 years old before we saw the first fruit from the Wolf River but it fits that would be the tree to make it since we are within walking distance of the Wolf River and the parent tree this variety was developed from was found growing along the river 30+ miles or so to our south.