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We have three apples trees. They came with the place.
One of three apple trees we inherited when we moved here. Photo by Justin Purdy taken September 2006
That is how I know the secret to good apple pie and crisp is to start with delicious baking apples. When I started using these apples in the same recipes I’d always used, the compliments increased dramatically: “This is the best apple pie (crisp) I’ve ever had!” Too bad I don’t know the varieties we have growing here, though Baldwins and Northern Spies are both pretty good, and too bad our trees don’t seem to bear every year. We’ve missed two years in a row now, and we’re not sure if lack of bees or late frosts are to blame.
When we do get apples, we get a lot of apples, and over the years I’ve collected a lot of recipes to put that abundance to good use. Try them all. If they pass the taste test in Purdyville, you know they’ve got to be good.
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