Short Transparent Season

The season for the yellow transparent apples has come to a close. Those first of the season, easily bruised, much anticipated delicacy has run its course.

Only two weeks ago the tree was laden with crunchy apples ranging in size from golf balls to soft balls. The fruit is so tender on these apples that the couple of 100 degree days that we experienced did them in. They became soft and began to disintegrate before they even dropped out of the tree.

The apples that were no longer edible, went to feed the cows in the show barn. They were grateful for the near applesauce-like texture of the buckets of fruit.

I was able to send many loads through the dehydrator and filled 9- one gallon bags with dried apples slices that will go into the mixed bags of emergency fruit that I distribute throughout the winter. Now the Gravenstein  is beginning to ramp up production and the dehydrator will be put into use again.

According to Wikipedia;

Gravenstein is a triploid (A “triploid” apple tree is one which has three chromosomes rather than the normal two and they should be treated as if they are self-sterile. This means that they need another suitable variety nearby to pollinate them.) apple cultivar that originated in the 17th century or earlier. The fruit has a tart flavor; in the Northern Hemisphere it is picked in July and August and is heavily used as a cooking apple, especially for apple sauce and apple cider. It does not keep well, and it is available only in season.

Gravenstein apples make wonderful pies since they tend to keep their shape better during the baking process than the softer yellow transparent apples. The dehydrator is not going to get much of a break for the next couple of weeks.

We appreciate every reader we have and love it when you spread the word about SchmidlinAngusFarms, fill out the FOLLOW information so you get each story right to your email each day and/or leave comments about the stories. I would also like to take a moment to thank those who click on the icon to do shopping with the affiliate, (clicking on the affiliate icon does not make you purchase, only gets you the their site) and sometimes I get a small commission from your purchases if you do shop, without a cost to you!

As always, Prime and special codes work with the icon and you do not have to purchase any item that I promote. Please consider using my link when you do your cyber shopping. Thank you for your support