Apples!

Hi all,

I stopped at the Redman House Farm Stand, p/o Higher Ground Organics outside Watsonville.  They had what I thought were some of the ugliest apples I'd ever seen - they were a dark gold color with somewhat bumpy skin.  The guy at the stand gave me a sample and they were delicious!  Very sweet and very crispy and juicy. They're an heirloom variety called "Hudson's Golden Gem", originally from New York.  As it turns out, Higher Ground has an orchard with several different heirloom varieties that come in at different times of the year.

If you get a chance to try some different varieties of apples, please do - they're amazingly different, and especially different from the ones you get at the mega mart.  'Til next time - I'll see you at the market!