Monday, the girls and I went to the pastor’s home to pick apples.
He has about 10 trees (I think) and they all look like this one. We picked three 100 lb. feed sacks full. I am estimating each sack holds 1 and 1/2 bushel of apples. So that means we got close to 5 bushels of apples. At our local store, apples are selling for $20.00 a bushel. That means I have about $100.00 of apples sitting in my kitchen that were just gave to me. God is good!! They also gave us the last of their grapes-about 1 bushel. Yesterday, the girls and I juiced the grapes they gave us and did one batch of juice from our grapes. We also did a batch of apples in the juicer and tried a new recipe crockpot maple apple jam. It is very good. It reminds me of apple butter but has a distinctive maple taste.
We picked the last of our grapes today-about 1/2 bushel. We put them in the fridge for today. Maybe we will just eat on them for a while instead of juicing them. I hope to do more apples this evening but I’m not sure. We might have to wait until tomorrow to start on them. I am wanting to try a new recipe I saw for apple pie using honey instead of sugar. It looked really good.
Well, I guess that’s all that has been going on around here-just grapes and apples. I hope you all have a great day and God bless.
What a wonderful blessing to your family!
Blessings!
~Nadine
What a blessing for you to get the apples. The crock pot maple apple jam sounds good.
Have a wonderful afternoon with your family. Our grapes still have a ways to go.
~Cheryl
Hey! The apple trees are beautiful. You girls have been super busy! Maybe I can try your maple apple jam sometime. 🙂 It sounds so good.
Wonderful! Sounds like you’ll be in the apple business for a while.
Everyone is doing apples. 🙂 I must be behind. lol. Soon enough. I know your apples will be wonderful during the fall and winter. God Bless. “Isabella”
Hi Donna.. It is so nice to get nice fruit and veggies and not have to pay for them…
I am glad you liked the jam.. xox
What an abundance! Yes, God is good! Enjoy your blessings!
Sharon
Your trees are beautiful and that recipe is now on my todo list. Yum! Thanks for sharing it