'GoldRush' Apples at Peak Sweetness Now to July

   Our 'GoldRush' apples are now at peak eating quality and will retain their superior quality until July or Aug. Most apple varieties do not retain crispness so long in cold storage, but 'GoldRush' apples do. 'GoldRush' apples also gain sweetness in cold storage as starches convert into sugars.  So they've gotten sweeter over the past 2 months, and will keep well in our cooler or your fridge for 10 to 11 months.  I eat a raw 'GoldRush' apple every day with my lunch.

These 'GoldRush' apples are at peak sweetness now and stay in top condition for 10 months in the fridge.

   We'll have 'GoldRush' apples for sale until we sell out in June or July.  We also have some #1 'Enterprise' apples and some #1 apples of some selections from my apple breeding program.
   I also use #2 apples, with small cracks or other surface damage, in making apple pecan pancakes, applesauce, apple pecan topping for waffles, apple salad, etc.  We have many #2 'Enterprise' apples for sale now until about March or April, whenever we sell out, and they're excellent for making apple pie filling, apple butter or other apple products.  We also have a few #2 'GoldRush' apples with rain cracks, and some #2 apples of some selections from my apple breeding program, excellent for blending in applesauce or apple butter.
   We still have harvested, cracked pecans for sale now until we sell out, probably in March or April.  Our high-efficiency pecan cracking machine blows out most shell fragments, so our bags of cracked pecans contain over 75% nutmeats and less than 25% shell fragments.  Remaining shell fragments come off very easily, and many customers say they can pick out a 4-pound bag of our pecans in 15 minutes or less.

We'll still have these 4-lb.bags of cracked pecans for sale for the next 2 to 4 months or so.  The plastic sample box shows what the pecans look like, and how few shell fragments there are in the bags.

   We sell mixed selections from Bill's pecan breeding program in 4-pound bags.  Each bag has the equivalent of 6 pounds of in-shell pecans, and when you pick them out, you get at least 3 pounds of nutmeats.  These are all large pecans with thin shells and great taste. 

On Sun. morning Feb. 2, I awoke to this gorgeous sky before sunrise.

   From Dec. 1 until May 31, we’re open by appointment.  Phone 620-597-2450 a day ahead and leave a message with your name, day and time you’ll come, and what you want to buy.  Then I'll be in the sales building when you come.  If you want to come that same day, call between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m., when I'm still in the house where the phone rings, before I go out to the sales building to sort apples