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wanderings At1ootJ_qAhe:,,Uke Region tied, luiq 0
quj)lty f�r '41 '0�t to -04(e4o -be frolt, At me$ warmth ilod ft 0, Some 'Came upon. a e: one ended for , homes d
pick your .own lw to cottoi1cwthis-ii, -to d-, use, - 00 SPTOP0, from thr,
'y . �riqqr days, the a portion' of, the
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"T of 44 open sack fianolas 'mill 91opl.,
a fence to. 406.sc tho'sbpeji to and, b6tton 67m* ixided Own thp-4*1110.g,
or approached reputable
due inquiry be compo.sc4 IhIs pastoral
like Mr, G0,Tumbp ade Ac- '404 sluing this convenience over one near the source of beat. On 1heso tW
poem, -Michael. 11 who 40
qndqir� the d and over,the
Offer for' the crop -at stated e, opposite arm. sliced portions were spre4
"Nor should I have mqde mention of, ba . prico,per shouldeu and Ins w..
-r - .. 141s.meant that he had to. move.0own whole netting or old lqce COW were
-barrel 4e ivorqd at the r0way station,
this Dell
Not infrequently the dealer bad, tho1adder fitiquently but 0050 times displayed to word off UAW01come,4
Bu; for one object Yv%hlph you might
employed every. Ablebodled. youth and, ustkally, coincided with the changing of, migrants of the winged tribe,, "Of
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pass by, knew P-0 were. turned
man who w anything about such the ladder. to a new siflon. Occasi6o• necessity the Apples
Might see 41id notice not. Beside the to hasten drying. Friar to the
work so, thAt it was left to the,members ally the ladder did not the, top of regularly r
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-household to do the picking. In some lofty tree so he had to pull -hims$l -,use of -dried prunes and , icots, drico
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Appears a ftraggling heap, of unhewn .
certain instancos• a number of f1up into the tree or tug at the branches . apples were #aple boarding house
.4tonqs, y and, to-
qqymers clqb�ed. tqgqtheF t6 take the tW bring them within arm's length. dessert fare. They Were leather
And iolhat simple objggt:-appertains When he found an apple lodged lq the
. . . . . . . . .,season's crop and offered' their
,.any, almost unpalatable. Today
A 'story unenricheO with stranger. T
assistince in return for a reduced rate fork -of the tree, he knew it wal. cogmercial Orme process appleljs for
events, per barrel mellowed by the sun and wind, tested it - canning. Bakeries: use this canned
Yet not unfit, I deem, for the fireside
Picking -apples was an ideal job fora
. . . . . . with his thumb :then sank his teeth into variety almost exclusively.
Or for the summer shade. " lndi&n Summer day. The time of year its rosy• juicy side. His palate quivered
Qn marginal farm land in rural eemedas ripe as the fruit. "Season of with joy. Where nb apples were provided for
Ontario -stone - fence!; are still in s the school lunch, lucky was the lad -who.
evidence. They were built, from mists and mellow fruitfulnes�. One As the picking proceeded, it was could can in his lunch pail a &w
morning he foisfid the grass was stiff foond that%whlere apples touched one
necessity rather than from choice. extra, for trade, Whafti assortment he*
Something had to be done with the with hoar frost, the fields white with anothpr or a leaf's side worms burrowt(I .short load pencils;
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me and' icy fingers 'reached out from. ...And made culls of hat otherwise might '04d collect
-knife with broken blade,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... ............... ....... stones gathered •-on Elie stone -boat erasers, jack
th6..edge of the water trough in' the, have bee' prime ftuit.'spraying was in
APPLE FLAN during the clearing of the land for barnyard. Crickets. and -grasshoppes,marblei, polished stones picked'up on
its infancy aild.the kadwledge of insect
Why not use se cooking or sill -purpose apples from the new fail harvest to make an cultivation. The obvious thing to do was musicians of the night, were still silent, infestation and control was limited, lakeside beaches or even the Metal tabs
to throw them together to makefences if filched from dad's tobacco 'plug to
"Apple flan" developed by „Food Advisory' Services, Agriculture Canada. It's a they were found.sufficiently pie ntiful. As the sun climbed higher in the hazy '.Upon request a demonstrator was
sky, the hoar frost changed to water- available from the Fruit Branch of the ornament the band on, his battered
-type shell filled with sliced apples and applesauce and On a recent straw hat in the 611 or his Billy Reid cap.
delicious, open pastry 01 1 nt motor tour throughout back drops'. the insects began their chortis, DepartIne.fit of Agriculture to instruct . winter.'
crowned with w6ipp.ed cream apd cherriev. country, in Eastern Ontario, we came birds whirled aimlessly about and the the packer an - the proper steps to be in
(Agriculture Canada Photo) upon many of these relies of 'bygone apples gl9wed among 'the drooping follbwed in storing defective fruit from
days.' Some enclosed fields, others branches.1i was time for the labourer to the good and in grading. Sorting these Apple; for winter use were packed
gardens, decaying-, far, , bui i diint,,,, beeW was a worrying and haunted I barrels just like those
ii� himself arid carry the apple prepared for shipment and stored in the
nc abandoned oTchdidq.Sdch sight c�10.ast theCru,. by Canadian barrels from,the shed to the.orcharo. At the workers lest some culls got P` carefulIX in used
apples to mind Varnum- Lincolns lines, times he was partic4larly adept, the' to later cause 'trouble fol packing - cellar of the house, the root-bou46
And scattered trees where once had usually dug, into a side hill or in a pit.
fruit of experience, and could carry two Improperly -handled fruit. Despite every
M orchard been, it A time by placing them against his precaution, mistakes were bound to The barrels were laid on their side on
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a k e good desserts The fitting types of frail -and withered thick beds' straw at ground level,
age. hips and catching hold of the outer rim.. occur but the law allowed for a ten covered with an insulating layer of 'the
When it comes to "crunch" The Red Delicious apple is 3 eggs, separated Too rarely do we see barrels in use percent error. When the apples had
-be, yet linger on the w
Whose work is do same material and finally covered
nothing can * competes with the most ' easily recognized 6y its 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar scene, - today except -to hold articles packed by bei�n . sorted, ' graded and packed .earth shovelled from the area adja
apples of. the new fall harvest. unique shape -elongated and 1/7 cdVsugar movers dh moving (lay. Occasionally caripfully in the barrel to the proper level
You'll want to hear that crunch narrowing to a five point base. It "A teaspoon vanilla To pity move or sober- thought one may see them on sale as antiques at the lid sections , were. tapped into to the it. A tile was placed verticall in
again and again, so why not is primarily a dessert apple. 1/3 cup flour' engage." auction sales. Made of elm staves and position and the top two hoops adjusted the 4 of the pit to carry off exc ss
When "circlitig yizavi are backward moisture which otherwise might hasten
-purchase an ample supply of Another. dessert apple is the Filling-. hoops, they were methodically, cut, to to fit more or less rigidly. The barrels
turned," we call to mind these orchards the rotting process, and finally plugged
tobo, which is of a globular shape V4,teaspoon vanilla shape, steamed and assembled. In the with their precious cargo were drawn on
apples, loosely with h the retyinanti of an old
When shopping for apples, look with white speckles on the deep I tablespoon sugar which were part of -every pionee.r's early part of this century Mr.' Win. the stone boat to the shed or barn floor.
sack. Many farmers avoided barrels and
'IToldings. They served a double 'ost to await
for the Canada grade mark. This red background. away-from'any danger of fr it
1, cup applesauce Ameirit operated such a cooperage
purpose - food for the family earl' pitted their apples, potatoes and carrots
label indicates that the apples The Spy is a red -striped apple 1/4 cup butter where his -skilled workmen under the delivery to the station where a special
for the -creditors. A salesman on foot or in the s4iiie manner I as above
have been graded according to which is highly regarded for 1/2 cup brown su'g supervision of Mr. H. Weiland of fruit car was positioned on a siding to
with horse and buggy travelled country Egmondville 'turned out hundreds - of carry here mentioned. On a mild day mid winter he
federal government standards. baking and cooking. The Cortland 3 peeled apples, i4h_r_inly�ced them to Western Canada w
ioneers'to plhnt an was
roads to induce: p mjoined to open the pit, "the little
Canada"Extra Fancy and 0nadbt - is a brigt red: -striped apple that barrels daily. These containers were mouths watered for choic'e Ontario
i�ff6rdessertorcooki Baldwins, Ben Davises and Spics.�
Fancy grade com0iis'C', the is i�i rig. To make base. Beat whites until orchard. Considered an honourable man used by millers for flour, bakers 4�r ;ome treasure house of autumn fruitfulness.' ' s."
1, who praised a particular apple, his With his long -handled shovel and an old
cream" of th6 apple crop. The Other cooking apples that you foamy. Add cream of tartar and Boston crackers, hardware merchants were destiqed for shipment overseas to
words backed by colourful pages in tis - axe he proceeded through the snow to
I are attractively colored, may' local markets are the beat until stiff peaks, Beat - -Britis"aiket
apples on oc; for,merchaqdisc. 'There were kegs tot 0( the M61d adjacent' to the
-sbaped and have 9 catalogue, were tPen at face value. /mer h 1,owq the mound in
mature. well Greening and Wolfe River. yolks with sugar and �ifiilla. Fold ire nails and staples;. punch for Originally, ')ther- fa ad -his. orc
Through his effg0s an orchard was set w ons ol&fashioned cider -press op hard.The snow was ' carefully
s. C;del!s for
minimum skin defects or bruise Why not use cooking or all- 1n.egg whites and flour. Pour beer, and spirits; oaken operated by
shovelled away, the cQvering of frozen
Canada Comi-hercial or Canada purpose apples in the, apple flan greased a pan. Bake 15 out on a)iit �svpry farm. and, usually, is did not extract A,
flan q molasses and corn syrup; containers for 'hand but since" th'
int vicinity the farm buildings. earth chopped away at one end to
"GEE" grade apples are not, as recipe, developed by the Food minutes at '3-n F -.'C661. in coal and machine oil' and smaller units e: it wa�, in due time, discarded
-j uncover the protectitij layer of straw to
the u C'
good looking as the top grades Advisory Services, Agricultufe To make filling, add vanilla and Unfortunitiily the trees were planted to hold salt herring during the Lenten for th�-comm�rcial eider mill. These
E I too closely together, perhaps to the Jay bare the fruit. What a gush of
and have more defects.They are Canada? Don't let the name white, sugar to applesauce. Melt season. "This, all this, Was in the.olden presses, worked overtime and many
suitable for cooking, �wltere. •"flan" scare you. It's •just an butter in-frypan and stir in brown scarcity of cleared - 'land'. Seldom time, long years ago." he perfume burdened the airl He, was
§ piiiii6d and trimmed they farmers had to wait in line to unload t --had kept well. After
appearance is not so important' 'open pastry -type shell filled with sugar,' until melted. 'Add sliced property bags of misshapen, pobrl pleased-AhUlhei
y coloured, y
b With all -the varieties of apples fruit, cream or custard. - Flans apples yielded a store of fruit that added zest to Mounting the long latter strategically 9 removing about half a bagful, he stuffed
I one layer at a time. 11 Of amort the branches, the farmer had a small apples..Apple butter was made by the . straw back into tbe,gdp'
available now, it may be originat ed in Europe and were turning the simple family fare. Many,if not a ing hole. and
S�fqmer gently,
chance to overlook the activities of the boiling down the cider to about one
n o�char& have died out but,
sin' to select the the origi'al piled 'the earth and snow back at. tare
confusing right apple usually baked 'in a metal ring. occasionally. until apple's are hole neighbourhood. Re saw hisvown third!of.its.orighlal, quantity and adding..
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for,the proper use. Everyone is Nowadays, flanis cpm here and there, they have rcvla�ed entrance to keep out Jack Frost and -his
*inutes).,,Remove -,ripened of
,�,pasiily be -tender (about,� cornfieldr with it.%spridkfing enough; sound apoles,_ suitably, ac n* a
naiy, �pie plate ng- , ':.,orchards operatdy" for 4 � h A El'" i"h
�j 'familiar with, the cep red baked in an ordi " - apples, drain and cool.: �Pour 'by, yoki �- orange pumpkins, the depleted harvest prepared, to make a thick mixture. co 0 s. Wkit6e he wiped"'
McIntosh, which is hard to match Crowned with whipped cream and corn p y
ic ���e commercial Jurposes. Ontario apples r* apple on his coat sleeve to eat as he
applesauce onto base and arrange fields, the patches of red clover Although "nippy", to many it was
have an international reputatiolf, for headed for the barn to finish his chores
for flavor and versatility either cherries, this dessert is bound to apples overlapping layer 'on awaiting a. second cut,, the cattle appetizing "d satisfying to a cotintr
raw'or colour, firmness and flav6ur. 'leaving full instructions to have some,
i grazing, the tender green of a near -by lad when spread with a lavish hand on
Every fall the perfumeof �e apples r cooked4'A close relative is be a favorite with all apple -lovers. top. Glaze apples with some of
the dark red Spartan which is an remaining brown sugar sauce. r wheat field, the distant with its -freshly baked' bread even without apple sauce for evening dessert. A long
APPLE FLAN wint er evening around. the kibghen table
9 filled tbe�-air. Walking through the
'excellent all-purpose apple. Base: Garnish with whipped'cream and flaming maples and, overall,'the blue butter. Bottles of cidet-mere stored on
cherries.. 6 servings. otchard rows, the farmer *saw a. lot of haze. He saw his'neighbodis at work in. cellar shelves to age. Homemade hard with a plateful of well -polished apples
good, - sweet apple�g, early ripened, within arm's length and a friendly
— — — — --- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — r their fields or about their buildings .-cider. g9rve every, assurance that "it
rotting on the ground but he could do it nelighbour with whom to chat was a
BREAD. little about'thein, Occasionally he raked .Ordinarily fie' saw only the ,people an!>-- b eth IiRe a serpent and stingeth like an e weekly paper,
•Take Advantap -of'Ou r 'New. the animals on his owrk farm and was. adder." Some 'claimed it had. a delight. Mother read th
a few into •
pails to throw over the fence- rise, of Joined in the conversation or retired to
oppressed at times 1�11�se. I very moutliffil. Be that'as
d ,nes by a headache in e'
he pails
porkeTS.1i seemed'too the -pantry to bring forth a freshly -baked
loneliness b'ut from his ladder sirei it may it gave a distinctive flavour to
y Rates NOW
e educed Hourl
s ve gobd1pples,rdtting when apple pie.
he could see that he really had mince pies at Christmas. A
apple -hungry children. and W,
10 9 of neighbours,. The air was full of autunfh Ho miny can recall tte dried apple?
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We are available to workfor yoii almost-, adults would be glad to have them. He
sounds, autumn odours, -Every 411 paring bees were in order
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in mediatel doing papefrhanging & would gladly have given them away ,
y S6meti th ker placbd the when young and old peeled, quartered "Backward, turn backward, 0 Time
the purchase of m es
1 .411 with painting work. rather than see them wasted but town- apples'in a pail us nded' by,*a rope and cored culled •-apples and threaded in your 'flight,
.4 $3.00 gas,-, people.nearby had friends among the - 19� s;1 - just for'
farmers who kept them supplied which he . fastened to • a rung' in the them like big beads to ha nK over the, Make me a )child again
ls.CALL'527-1582 t h6n the pail was full- it was o dry. tonight."
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