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By: Deardorff Orchards near Waconia, MN | Travels with Children by minnemom

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By: wandermom

wandermom — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:34:08 +0000

I remember picking apples as a child: in the grounds of a disused castle. I'm sure the orchard was originally planted in the 16th or 17th century. We has a much fun scaling up trees as playing on the (probably dangerous) castle ruins. Good memories. wandermom’s last blog post..san francisco for thanksgiving

By: Jessie V

Jessie V — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:18:14 +0000

Gorgeous photos! i love love apples, and to be IN the orchard is such a wonderful experience for all. having grown up in west michigan, the fruit capital of anywhere, i just love all the family orchards, and wonderful, wonderful fruit. what a great trip! Jessie V’s last blog post..Sleeping Bear Dunes

By: minnemom

minnemom — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:31:59 +0000

LOL about the donuts! Over the past 7 years, we’ve planted 10 apple trees in our yard. Our initial goal is to get enough to eat and use, and then we’re hoping to sell the extras at farmers’ markets as the kids get older and can help with it.

Excepting the old tree that came with the place, which makes great applesauce, we had three good apples off the 10 trees this year. We’re still waiting to hit the apple jackpot that my parents have!

On a side note, the other “tree” thing we’ve done for our kids is this: We planted a special tree for each of the kids the year they were born. Older son has an autumn blaze maple, younger son a greenspire linden, older daughter a snowsweet crabapple, and younger daughter an oak tree. Each summer we take a picture of them with their tree. It’s one of our favorite family traditions. I joke with hubby that if we ever move, we’re going to spend thousands of dollars to take those special trees with us!

Linda

By: kat calvin

kat calvin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:16:15 +0000

I love apple orchards, especially the donuts that come out of them! kat calvin’s last blog post..We Did It!!!!!

By: Debbie Dubrow

Debbie Dubrow — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:00:40 +0000

What a lovely day. We've always been shy about putting fruit-bearing trees in our back yard (the cherry trees that sprout up like weeks are challenging enough for us) but maybe we should reconsider. Debbie Dubrow’s last blog post..How I Saved $285 on My Next Trip Before Leaving Home

By: Angela Nickerson

Angela Nickerson — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:52:13 +0000

Oh, I miss the apple orchards of the Midwest. I can almost smell it… Thanks for the beautiful photos!

By: Mara

Mara — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:02:31 +0000

Your post actually brought a tear to my eye. My grandmother had an orchard in her backyard and I have such happy memories of the family getting together and using her wooden cider press to make cider (it was unpasturized and was so phenomenally good). There is nothing, nothing like fresh apples. When I was a kid I used to come home from school and eat six of them before dinner while I read Little Women. Thanks for this post and the pictures. Mara’s last blog post..A little love for MOAT

By: Dominique

Dominique — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:28:49 +0000

Sounds like a great day!

We’ve been going to the cider mill weekly here, but that season ends Thanksgiving weekend
Grocery store cider and apples just aren’t the same, are they?

By: jamie

jamie — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:00:47 +0000

I'm laughing Linda. Our (baby) apple tree had 7 apples on it this year, and we were psyched. jamie’s last blog post..How to Keep Your Backpack Safe

By: minnemom

minnemom — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:45:49 +0000

Haven’t made apple butter, but we do a lot of baking–apple bars, apple crisp, etc. I need to make a batch of pumpkin-apple muffins; ’tis the season for them!

Linda

By: poetloverrebelspy

poetloverrebelspy — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:36:33 +0000

Mmm, Haralsons. I sure do miss those tart, crispy, midwestern apples this time of year (as well as caramel dipping sauce!). What are you doing to do with them? Are you an apple butter fan? poetloverrebelspy’s last blog post..Thursday Photo Friday #11