tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post4532020885758142764..comments2024-02-19T10:47:29.706-05:00Comments on Eight Gate Farm - New Hampshire: Harvest Monday - 26 October 2015Eight Gate Farm NHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-91682778567661977262015-10-27T09:12:26.914-04:002015-10-27T09:12:26.914-04:00Thanks, Rachel. I like the idea of canned apple ci...Thanks, Rachel. I like the idea of canned apple cider, but I'm guessing you need a pressure canner for that.Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-80191752104661070122015-10-27T09:11:21.392-04:002015-10-27T09:11:21.392-04:00Those are great ideas, thanks!Those are great ideas, thanks!Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-6230283721037940842015-10-27T09:10:47.684-04:002015-10-27T09:10:47.684-04:00Fruit leather sounds tasty, if chewy.Fruit leather sounds tasty, if chewy.Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-29192380528653398182015-10-27T03:06:33.513-04:002015-10-27T03:06:33.513-04:00Happy to see your wonderful apples. All the best f...Happy to see your wonderful apples. All the best for your achievement and efforts put together to yield wonderful apples...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-41322385502519476882015-10-26T22:29:37.956-04:002015-10-26T22:29:37.956-04:00Wow! Your apples look wonderful to me. It has been...Wow! Your apples look wonderful to me. It has been such an amazing apple year for many of us in New England. I've been going crazy trying to use up all the apple harvest. It is sad that we have been conditioned that the perfect apple is blemish free. I would much rather consume pesticide free apples with some peeling and trimming. Dehydrated apples are delicious to snack on and also consider canning apple juice if you have extra jars. I've been peeling and slicing a lot and freezing them in zipper bags for baked goodies too. Even with all this, a lot of the apples are dumped in the woods for the deer and other critters to enjoy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129119492962711399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-90858831173199130202015-10-26T19:41:50.065-04:002015-10-26T19:41:50.065-04:00I would be more than happy to take some of your ap...I would be more than happy to take some of your apples if I lived close by. I put apple sauce in a roasting pan and place in a 200 degree oven overnight wake up to apple butter, when I have too much apple butter I spread it on parchment lined sheet pan, return to 200 degree oven again overnight and wake up to apple leather.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-69248422916857186532015-10-26T19:20:01.052-04:002015-10-26T19:20:01.052-04:00Oh my gosh, that's a lot! One year I had a gl...Oh my gosh, that's a lot! One year I had a glut of crabapples and figured apple butter would be the most condensed recipe. Unfortunately, I condensed it too much and it was basically jars of fruit leather. Kind of weird. There are so many of us that would take some if we were nearby, hoping you find some wayward strangers to pass them off to.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-20800704672609623542015-10-26T14:10:41.877-04:002015-10-26T14:10:41.877-04:00Thanks, Michelle. Good to know about freezing juic...Thanks, Michelle. Good to know about freezing juice. Pressing is a bit of a workout, but we'll do as much as we can before our arms fall off.Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-12431259247411564272015-10-26T14:09:50.425-04:002015-10-26T14:09:50.425-04:00Thanks, Margaret. We either have the basement, whi...Thanks, Margaret. We either have the basement, which doesn't get too cold, or the barn, which freezes. There are a lot of good uses for apples, but still...Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-51714463299551901672015-10-26T14:08:09.068-04:002015-10-26T14:08:09.068-04:00Thanks, Jenny. I wish we could trade, too. Maybe I...Thanks, Jenny. I wish we could trade, too. Maybe I'll just dump a bushel of apples on each doorstep!Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-22124300360413288042015-10-26T14:07:07.479-04:002015-10-26T14:07:07.479-04:00Thanks, Dave. We dry apple slices too, but I alway...Thanks, Dave. We dry apple slices too, but I always forget to use them, so we have a lot piled up. Guess we'll just add to the pile!Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-80259170845378775442015-10-26T13:12:07.257-04:002015-10-26T13:12:07.257-04:00You can definitely freeze fresh pressed apple juic...You can definitely freeze fresh pressed apple juice. I used to buy raw (unpasteurized) apple juice at the farmer's market, the producer brought it to market frozen rock hard, I would buy a few for the freezer and one to thaw in the fridge. Alas, no one at the market where I shop now carries it.<br /><br />7.5 bushels, impressive!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-11274116168656597852015-10-26T12:11:09.780-04:002015-10-26T12:11:09.780-04:00Wow - what a glut! Apples are a favourite fruit a...Wow - what a glut! Apples are a favourite fruit around here, so if it was me, I would just keep them in the cold cellar and eat them all up over the next few months....and likely throw in an apple pie/tart/galette/crumble every once in a while. And apple muffins and pancakes are awesome too! If they are like Granny Smiths, they should last for several months in cold storage.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-84207533116507066032015-10-26T09:09:46.309-04:002015-10-26T09:09:46.309-04:00They look awesome! If i lived closer I would total...They look awesome! If i lived closer I would totally trade you for my veggies! You can ask neighbors if they'd like to take and make pies, I bet many would snatch it right up!Jenny Rottingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559432369642740389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-5487325079468404542015-10-26T08:48:58.061-04:002015-10-26T08:48:58.061-04:00They might be unmarketable but they look great to ...They might be unmarketable but they look great to me! I had several apple trees on my farm (including Granny Smith) and mine often had scab and sooty blotch but I ate them anyway. We dehydrate a lot of apples here, and also make apple leather with the dehydrator. I enjoy the dried apple slices as a snack, and in cold and hot cereal. The apple leather makes a great snack too.Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.com