Hi Puzzlers,
Today the ladies at the office and me were chatting about the up coming apple picking season. We were discussing all the yummy things we would make and how “nothing” taste better then an apple picked fresh from the tree. Jill even showed me some pictures of her apple trees. The first ones we looked at were of trees covered in blossoms. If you have never seen apple trees in blossom click here, they are stunningly beautiful and fragrant. Next we viewed the pictures of the trees with apples on them. It must be my New England up bringing, but to me, few trees compare in beauty to this tree, with its vibrant red apples ready for the picking.
The apple tree is thought to be one of the first trees to have been cultivated. They have been around some 4,000 plus years, and are now available in thousands; yes you read right, thousands of varieties. In the US alone there are approximately 7,000 varieties. This delicious fruits came to the United States in 1620 with the pilgrims. The US began exporting apples in 1741 from Long Island, New York to the West Indies.
American legend Johnny Appleseed, AKA John Chapman, was born in 1741 in Leominster, Massachusetts. He is said to have planted more than 10,000 square miles of orchards from Pennsylvania to Fort Wayne, Indiana, while barefoot and sporting a saucepan for a hat. He died in 1845 at the age of 71.
Apples store well and have many uses. Common apple products for the early settlers were apple cider, butter and the ever-popular apple pie. In 1824, Aemilius Simmons brought the apple seed to Fort Vancouver, Washington. The state of Washington is now the top-producing apple state in the entire country.
I can wait to go apple picking. I just love orchards with all the apple and peach trees. Some even have giant corn mazes and country stores loaded with homemade apple jellies, butter, fresh baked pies and all your favorite fall puzzles.
Happy Puzzling!
Today the ladies at the office and me were chatting about the up coming apple picking season. We were discussing all the yummy things we would make and how “nothing” taste better then an apple picked fresh from the tree. Jill even showed me some pictures of her apple trees. The first ones we looked at were of trees covered in blossoms. If you have never seen apple trees in blossom click here, they are stunningly beautiful and fragrant. Next we viewed the pictures of the trees with apples on them. It must be my New England up bringing, but to me, few trees compare in beauty to this tree, with its vibrant red apples ready for the picking.
The apple tree is thought to be one of the first trees to have been cultivated. They have been around some 4,000 plus years, and are now available in thousands; yes you read right, thousands of varieties. In the US alone there are approximately 7,000 varieties. This delicious fruits came to the United States in 1620 with the pilgrims. The US began exporting apples in 1741 from Long Island, New York to the West Indies.
American legend Johnny Appleseed, AKA John Chapman, was born in 1741 in Leominster, Massachusetts. He is said to have planted more than 10,000 square miles of orchards from Pennsylvania to Fort Wayne, Indiana, while barefoot and sporting a saucepan for a hat. He died in 1845 at the age of 71.
Apples store well and have many uses. Common apple products for the early settlers were apple cider, butter and the ever-popular apple pie. In 1824, Aemilius Simmons brought the apple seed to Fort Vancouver, Washington. The state of Washington is now the top-producing apple state in the entire country.
I can wait to go apple picking. I just love orchards with all the apple and peach trees. Some even have giant corn mazes and country stores loaded with homemade apple jellies, butter, fresh baked pies and all your favorite fall puzzles.
Happy Puzzling!
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