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Arkansas Black also make good Apple Cider, and of course Apple Jack.....  
growing up in Michigan, I really do miss the apple harvest season. I wish I  
lived further north in Georgia and could grow more apples than the ones I 
have  
now. We used to make huge batches of apple pie filling and can that too, half 
of 
 those jars never made it into pies or cobbler, we kids would just sneak the 
jars  out and eat them. My grandmother also made hundreds of apple cookies 
and 
would  freeze them. 
 
Drew
 
 
In a message dated 10/12/2008 10:43:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
erthnsky AT bellsouth.net writes:

Did I  mention that I pulled in the last of the apples?  Total from the  
Arkansas Black was right at 20 pounds, which is just under half a bushel  
or about 2 pecks.  I didn't think that was too bad for a first  harvest 
from an 8 year old tree(semi-dwarf, currently mature height at  
approximately 15' tall)
Tomorrow I plan to slice them up and make pie  filling/cobbler filing. 
I'll probably mix a bit of pears into some, maybe  make a few quarts of a 
blueberry apple mix.  Does anyone have  any other, unique ideas using 
apples that will go for pie and  cobbler?  I have plenty of pears and 
blueberries, don't need  applesauce..

Bev


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