Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Still Many Apples, Some Pecans for Sale

    We still have many harvested 'Enterprise' and 'GoldRush' apples for sale now and for the next 5 months or more, until late June or early July.  'Enterprise' apples are sweet-tart, crisp and juicy, great for fresh eating and for making pies, applesauce, apple butter, etc.  They keep well in a refrigerator for 6 to 7 months.  'GoldRush' apples keep well in a refrigerator for 8 to 10 months, and have gotten sweeter now in cold storage, as starches convert into sugars.
We still have many harvested 'Enterprise' (red apples at left) and 'GoldRush' (yellow apples at right) for sale, now till about late June or early July.
   We have many harvested 2nds apples, with small cracks or hail damage, great for baking or for making applesauce or apple butter.  Usually 95% to 98% of the fruit is still usable, but they're 70% the cost.  Many recipes featuring apples and pecans are posted as Notes on our Facebook page, Brendas Berries.
   We're now selling our last and largest pecan variety, 'Pawnee'.  We'll have cracked pecans for sale until we sell out, probably till late Feb. or early March.  Apple and pecan prices are detailed in the Dec. 19 blog post (scroll down 2 posts). 
We're now selling cracked 'Pawnee' pecans.  This is our last and largest pecan variety.
   We're still open by appointment until May 31.  That means, during Dec. to May, to phone 620-597-2450 a day ahead and leave a message on the answering machine with your name, the crops you want, and the day and time you're coming.  The phone rings in the house, so I'll answer it on super-cold days when I'm inside working on the computer.  On warmer days, I'll get your message when I come in from working in the the sales building or orchard.  Then I'll meet you in the sales building when you arrive here.
  
You can make an appointment for between 9:00 and 11:45 a.m. or between 1:00 and 5:15 p.m. Mon. to Sat., and between 1:30 and 5:15 p.m. Sundays.  We're closed every Sunday morning, year-round, for church.