To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] Wolf River
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 18:06:15 -0500
There are a few who scoff but the majority of NAFEXERS do not scoff.
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[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of mIEKAL aND
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 10:14 AM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Wolf River
I know you all will scoff at this but we happen to have way too many
Wolf Rivers planted in our orchard & last year we sent them off to be
pressed into cider & it made a surprisingly good base for our cider. A
bit too sweet but when it's free on the trees, hard to complain.
mIEKAL
On Mar 10, 2005, at 8:47 AM, Big Horse Creek Farm wrote:
> Hi folks,
> I wanted to comment about the Wolf River as it relates to the history
> of
> apple growing here in the Southern Appalachians.
>
> This is one of our most requested apple varieties and for good reason.
> It
> makes an outstanding applesauce and is the number one choice in this
> region
> for apple butter. When people talk about making apple butter around
> here,
> this is THE apple they mention. It is a variety that has a very
> significant
> heritage in the Appalachians. Historically, local mountain communities
> would
> gather together when the Wolf River's ripened and spend all day
> cooking up
> gallons of apple butter which was then shared with all the neighbors.
> Although these gatherings are much less frequent these days, these
> community
> events were an extremely important part of local culture. These
> get-togethers allowed families and friends, many of whom lived in
> isolated
> pockets ("hollers") in the deep mountains, the opportunity to gather
> together and renew friendships, share stories and reconnect with their
> neighbors.
>
> It's quite rewarding for us to meet old-timers who relate these
> stories and
> to see the enthusiasm when they talk about all the "old apples". I have
> literally seen their faces light up with joy when they visit us at our
> Farmers Market and see the Limbertwigs, Wolf Rivers, Sheepnose, Red
> June and
> all the other old varieties they recall from their youth. It's part of
> what
> makes this work so enjoyable for us.
>
> Here's wishing everyone a terrific growing season.
> Ron
> Joyner
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