The Rural Voice, 1999-10, Page 37days, depending on the temperature
of the room. However, the apples can
hang for an indefinite period of time
with no harm done. The apples are
ready when they are shrivelled and a
leathery brown. When the apples are
dried, cut.them down and unstring the
rings into gunny sacks to be stored in
the attic for winter use. Apple -
dapples are hard to resist so you
better hide a
sack or two
in the rafters
for safe
keeping or
the kids will
have them all
eaten up
before you
know it!
On snap-
py winter
evenings we
nibble on
apple
dapples
while
playing
Chinese
Checkers or
Monopoly.
Those who
can't keep
their fingers
out of the
dapple dish
usually end
up on the
losing side of
honey, it's a favourite medicine that
needs no coaxing. Sometimes I think
that my kids can conjured up a cough
or a sniffle at the mere thought of this
pleasing drink. And after a brittle
cold day's worth of outdoor chores,
dried apples steeped in a favourite tea
and sweetened with lots of brown
sugar is a sure cure for chilblains.
I use wonderful dried apples in
desserts all
winter long.
They are
great added to
rice pudding
and served
with hot
nutmeg milk.
Another old
favourite is
stewed dried
apples served
with buttered
scones. Dried
apples are as
popular in my
recipes as
raisins or
chocolate
chips are in
most
kitchens.
Although my
family enjoys
dried apples
in many
ways, I'm
sure our very
favourite way
Dried apples — "dapples" become a treat to
ve savoured all year long.
the board. A little dish of these great
treats can also make homework time
much more pleasant.
At the first hint of a cold.I brew up
Grandmother's trusted old remedy —
a handful of dried apple rings and a
few whole cloves steeped in boiling
water. Strained and sweetened with
is apple -dapples right off the string.
What a delightful, tart, chewy treat!
And when my kitchen is filled
with the autumn aroma of drying
apples, it fills my heart with beautiful
memories.0
— Linda Gabris is a freelance writer
living in Prince George, B.C.
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9 varieties of apples grown
Also available: cider, pumpkins, squash
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Open 6 days/week 10 - 6
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ALMOND'S FRUIT STAND
Top Quality Produce
Wide choice of apple varieties,
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Open daily all year
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- Box 327, Clarksburg, ON NOH 1J0
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"We specialize
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