Tomorrow is the 1st day of Fall - or, more poetically named Autumn.
When living in NY, our home was a mere mile or so from Indian Ladder Farms. Indian Ladder holds many dear memories for our family. Baby Animal Week every April, Amy's 5th Birthday Party, Summer Rabbit Camp, the petting zoo, apple picking, blueberry picking, strawberry picking - you get the picture...
One of my favorite walking routes in spring and autumn was past Indian Ladder Farms. Spring brought apple blossoms and the promise of good things to come - autumn, apples and the colors of the Helderberg Escarpment were very inspiring. Fall was definitely my favorite season in NY.
It's a little different here in the high desert of Central Oregon. Last week when the tug of fresh apples, applesauce and apple crisp came on, Dan & I hopped in the car and drove north. Our destination was the Hood River Valley just east of Mt. Hood and south of the Columbia River Gorge. Instead of walking or biking a mile to get our apple fix we drove almost 3 hours. It was worth it! We ended up at the Draper Girls Country Farm which is one stop on the Hood River Fruit Loop. We picked Akane apples - a new and unknown apple to us - while taking in the spectacular views of Mt. Hood.
The best part of the trip was the cider. Until now, I thought no one could rival Indian Ladder's cider but I was happily wrong. We brought home a quart of the most delicious cider - alas, no cider donuts. :(
The Akane apples make superb applesauce, apple butter (YUM!), apple crisp and I was able to eek out a Jewish Apple Cake to take to our church home group Sunday night.
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Our whistlestop trip to NY included cider donuts from ILF...can't even get apples like those down here in TX! Glad you were able to get your fix...with just a 6 hour trip. Our car trip was a bit longer for those donuts! Might need to try to find a recipe...
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