Apples and Pears

Ma generously offered for us to come and get some apples and pears recently.  Saturday we went down to Hillsboro, made dinner to share (shish kebobs with beef (from Billy's cow), squash*, green peppers*, and onions; Petia's salad*; green salad; fried okra*; roasted potatoes; and sauteed green beans* - * = from our garden), took some of our abundance of eggs, cut some river cane for more garden stakes, and picked  apples and pears from Ma's.  

The apples are a red delicious variety, and I'm not sure what the pears are, but they are the yummiest sweet-tart, crispy pears I have ever had.  

Abram made apple and pear juices;  the pear has been the more popular.

We've also dried some of each.  The boys seem to like them equally well, and I agree that they are both really yummy.

Today I cooked down a bunch of the apples

 and with a bit of help

 made apple sauce:

 11 pints and 4 half-pints.  The darker ones to the left have extra sugar and cinnamon added (for Ma), and the lighter ones are just apples with a little water.  The boys both approved the plain apple sauce when they got some for snack.

gratuitous picture of Owen and Caedmon with face paint done by Owen today :o)