An Apple A Day

This my friends is a "Honeybear Honeycrisp" apple.

Today we will be checking out some trivia on a fall

favorite---The Apple.

Interesting apple facts:

The crabapple is the only apple native to North

America.

Two lbs. of apples make a 9'' pie.

The Apple Blossom is the state flower of Michigan.

The Pilgrims planted the first US apple trees in the

Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Apples are a member of the rose family.

The largest apple picked weighed in at three lbs.

A peck of apples weighs 10.5 lbs.

A bushel of apples weighs about 42 lbs. and will

yield 20-24 Qts of applesauce.

It takes 36 apples to create one gallon of apple

cider.

6 amazing uses for apples:

The next time you roast a chicken, stuff an

apple inside the chicken-when finished throw

away the apple and you'll have a nice juicy

chicken.

To extend the life of a store bought/homemade

cake, store with 1/2 an apple-this helps maintain

the cakes moisture longer.

Do you have green tomatoes? Quickly ripen them

by placing them and an already ripe apple in a

paper bag for a couple of days. Ratio: 6 maters

to 1 apple.

If your soup or stew is too salty, simply drop a few

apple (or potato) wedges in your pot- after cooking

for about 10 mins remove the wedges.

Is your brown sugar hard? Mine always is. :)

If so, place an apple wedge and the brown sugar

hunk in a ziplock baggie and put in a dry place

for a day or two.

For a centerpiece--use a corer to carve a hole

3/4 of the way down into a pair of large apples-

I think I would wipe the edges with lemon to keep

from browning then insert tall candles and

surround the apples with your choice of decorative

elements. Now you have a country feel to your

fall table.

Last but not least---Apple Recipes!!

Dippn' Apples--

1 8 oz. pkg of cream cheese, 1 C of brown sugar,

packed. A 1/2 C chopped dry roasted peanuts

(optional) and 1 tsp. vanilla. Cream all together.

Serve with...you guessed it...Apples.

Pan Fried Apple Slices--

2 red cooking apples--cored and sliced into 1/2"

wedges, 2 T butter, softened and 1/2 C apple jelly.

In a pan over medium heat, cook the apples in the

butter for 7-9 minutes or until they are crisp tender.

Turn once during cooking. Stir in the jelly; heat

through. Serve with ham or pancakes.

All Time Fav--

APPLE PIE with ice cream YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy!!

~Keep on Dreaming~