apple picking

There are a few quintessential things that remind me of fall.  Apples, hot apple cider with mulling spices, pumpkins and ANYTHING pumpkin flavored (count me in), sweaters, boots, deep colors, and colorful, crunchy leaves.  Not even September 21st yet and we’ve already nailed a few of those :)

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Over the long Labor Day weekend, Will and I traveled to a pick-your-own apple orchard.  It was the first picking weekend for the farm and it was bustling!  They had rows and rows of different apple trees to choose from.  Granny Smith, Gala, Fuji and Golden Delicious were in season when we were there but they told us that Arkansas Blacks and a few other varieties would be ripe in the coming month.  That might call for a return trip ;)

No matter the season I eat at least one apple a day, sometimes two.  But there is something even more wonderful when apples are in season and we can get a bag of fresh ones at the farmer’s market, or in this case, the orchard!

Pass the Cookies - The start of fall means it's time for some apple picking!  www.passthecookies.com

Pass the Cookies - The start of fall means it's time for some apple picking!  www.passthecookies.com

When we got our basket the workers told us we could pick up to a peck of apples.  A peck?  I have heard of a peck but how were we supposed to know what that meant in terms of number or weight?  We looked around and consulted our friend Google to find out that a peck of apples is 11 pounds.  11 POUNDS OF APPLES!  Unless we were each eating 4 apples a day there is no way we would make it through 11 pounds of apples before they go bad.  I mean I can handle two a day, but holy cow.  We ended up filling our bag with about 5 pounds and had plenty to share.

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Pass the Cookies - The start of fall means it's time for some apple picking!  www.passthecookies.com

After we picked and weighed our apples we ventured into the little general store on the property.  It was filled with anything apple related you can think of.  Trivets?  Got ’em.  Tshirts? Got those too.  Want an apple sippy cup for your child?  Don’t worry, they have those too.  Everything apple ever.  Every few hours they would pull out the apple press and demonstrate how they pressed apples straight from the tree into fresh cider.  They sold quick breads and warm turnovers and had a caramel apple station.  One of the best treats they had though was the apple cider slushy.  So delicious.  It was perfect for when the sun came out on our not-quite-yet-fall day.  Mmmm.  I’d take another one of those right about now, please.

Pass the Cookies - The start of fall means it's time for some apple picking!  www.passthecookies.com

Pass the Cookies - The start of fall means it's time for some apple picking!  www.passthecookies.com

I’m ready to embrace fall – let all of the apple and pumpkin recipes and crafts begin!  Apple picking was a great start to our fall and a fun outdoor activity for these cooler days.  I will neither confirm nor deny that I spent part of our time there skipping through the orchard rows like a child and trying to find a spot on the stack of hay bales to climb.  Life should be fun, right?  Apple picking sure was :)

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