Apple Jelly Recipe: Flavorful Chameleon
Bramley’s Seedling apple atop a jar of subtle sweetness In the world of making homemade jams and jelllies, apple jelly is the starter kit. It’s your paper airplane, your pencil and paper, your tin roof...
View ArticleBramley’s Seedling Apple: Eye on the Pie
Gracie is banking on my poor sense of balance and propensity to be easily distracted. Today is hug-a-Brit day, as I’d like to personally thank the island nation for not only bringing us the most...
View ArticleBoz and the Apples of His Eye
Boz is obsessed with apples. In his world and from his point of view, they fall from the sky, which is something you can’t say about a dog biscuit. Milk-bone handouts or kibbles found under the couch...
View ArticleGreat Apple Trees for Seattle
Beni Shogun Fuji apple is one of my favorite fresh eating apples. Because Fuji needs a long growing season, and I live west of the Cascades where long summers rarely vacation, I was in search of a...
View ArticleAn Apple Named Opal, A Dog Named Boz
As I coasted down the steep hill to the Pt. Defiance ferry dock, actively praying that I would make the boat, the security gate which separates running vehicles from bone-chilling Puget Sound teetered...
View ArticlePlanting Apple Trees: Varieties Matter
Apple trees are a lot like people; plant them in the wrong place and they just aren’t happy. What’s great for one apple tree may be intolerable for another. That’s why one of the most important things...
View ArticleFavorite Apples: Give Me “Liberty” or Give Me Pests
I picked my first Liberty apples this year, and I have to say that I’m impressed. Liberty is a great choice for the home orchard, packing a one-two punch of exceptional, sweet-tart flavor along with...
View ArticleOver the Pass to Apple Country
View from the Lancaster’s apple and cherry orchard on the Columbia River. Last weekend, my friends Nancy and Scarlett invited me to a cider pressing east of the mountains, the mountains being the...
View ArticlePreserving Tips: How to Thicken Jam
Countdown to ecstasy… The goal: Jam that drops from a spoon but stays on a biscuit (at least until I eat it, which is usually less than T minus ten seconds). As a jam maker from way back, I never...
View ArticleHow Do I Like Them Apples? (Pomologically Speaking)
Boz the apple connoisseur at an impromptu tasting. Great Apple Trees for Western Washington While my pear and peach trees have forsaken me, my apple trees continue to bloom with promise. And after a...
View ArticleApple Dumpling Recipe: Comfort Food With a Cap
Fruity, doughy, buttery goodness on a plate… When I first moved to Seattle in the early 80s, I may have taken up residence in Pioneer Square, but I ate in Pike Place Market. A quick trip on the...
View ArticleJeanette’s Best Easy Apple Pie Recipe
Jeanette’s Apple Pie: I could eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner (and have). As cooks and diners, we all have our favorite recipes. Whether tucked, folded, boxed or ring-bound, our culinary...
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