12/09/06 Cruise Continued ~ Pirating Bananas DIS Geekorama Part 2 Part 8

[MrsMork]

Angie that is funny that you mentioned honeycrisp apples. Today we were going to an apple orchard/pumpkin patch thing. Dh and I wanted to go to this one that has a hay rack ride, pony rides, corn maze, face painting, apples, pumpkins, live music, and tons of apples and pumpkins. We pick up my Mom and she says she wants to go to this place that is further away and not nearly as much to do because she heard they have honeycrisp apples. she just can't stop talking about these honeycrisp apples. We said we'll go to the fun place, but if they don't have honeycrisps then we'll go to your place afterward. On the way there we passed at least 5 different farms or roadside stands selling honeycrisps, and then at the orchard of course they have tons of them. So we had to mock her a little bit! And now I have a bag full of honeycrips apples too. I have never made an apple pie, would you care to share your recipe?

Honeycrisps do NOT keep as well as other apples. Put them in the coldest spot in the frig to make them last a bit longer. The will be picking them here until late Oct and they will just barely make it to Thanksgiving for pies.

 

[ruley3]

OKAY SO MY WRAP UP OF MY MISSED Caught up POSTS

BEARS BANANAS and Boots that are "Kinky"

 

[becka]

look, people are starting to return. I think John1 is back, Lisa is back. see Becka it's all gonna work out fine. those dancing bananas didn't hurt anyone. well maybe Kim but we dont know for sure. and then there's charlotte that we really can't check on. well at least they didn't get our fearless leader

Maybe we dodged a bullet but I do fear the wrath of those who try to catch up after being away this weekend!

 

[MMcCarthy]

angie is back too. see we aren't to blame. those bananas were just something that temporarily lost people in a time warp. boy that's a relief

 

[DSharpe]

What's sad is that John hadn't caught up by this point. Poor guy....did he even know what hit him? I have to keep reading to find out.

I think Lisa just found the post that did John1 in - he never even made it to the bananas, did he????????????

 

[becka]

Is it safe to come out?

 

[DSharpe]

Preheat overn to 450

CRUST

1 cup (two sticks) of butter, slightly softened
2 2/3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
7 tablespoons ice water
1 tablespoon vinegar

Cut the butter, flour and salt with a pastry blender or fork until crumbly, then add the water and vinegar. With fingers quickly mix it just until moistened. Split in half. Roll out one half on floured breadboard. Fold in quarters, transfer to a deep dish pie pan and unfold.

Filling:

8 cups thinly sliced apples (honeycrisps are the BEST)
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoon GOOD QUALITY cinnamon (I use Watkins brand and it makes a huge difference in the outcome of the pie)
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
pinch of salt
few dashes of butter

Combine sugar, flour, spices and salt. Reserve just a little to sprinkle in the bottom of the pie crust, mix the remainder with the apples. Place the apple mixture in the pie crust, dot with butter.

Roll out second crust, fold in quarters, transfer to top of apple mixture in piepan, unfold. Seal the edges of the crusts together by pinching. With a sharp knife make some slits in the top to "vent" during cooking.

Brush top with a bit of water and sprinkle a little sugar over it.

Cover the edge of the crust all around with a think strip of foil, or with a pie cover if you have one. (this keeps the crimped edge of the pie from getting too dark)

Place pie in the oven and reduce the heat to 425. Bake 1 hour. About 10 min before the pie is done remove the foil from around the edge so it will brown also.

Remove from oven and put on a rack to cool.


MMMMM

YUMMY!!!

 

[MrsMork]

OMG I finally got a tag!

It would be about that!

Congratualtions on that! This means the Tag Fairy is reading this thread. OMG , hope she/he does not get too

 

[lbgraves]

Someone's gonna be banned from the library!! There's a new one for our group!!!

She might get the DIS on their filtered list though.

 

[becka]

Nothing quite like hiding in plain site, huh?

 

[MMcCarthy]

Maybe we dodged a bullet but I do fear the wrath of those who try to catch up after being away this weekend!

you know it is their own fault. I mean they went and did something else rather than sitting here with us all day having a blast with , CJS, meeting new people and learning so much

 

[DSharpe]

OKAY SO MY WRAP UP OF MY MISSED Caught up POSTS

BEARS BANANAS and Boots that are "Kinky"

ya...that should cover it!!

 

[Jhalkias]

Since you are mentioning festivals I almost forgot that there is an unusual annual festival around here and you will never believe what it is. The Testicle Festival. I kid you not!

Are all the girls who had their DH's neutered attending?

John1

 

[becka]

 

[DSharpe]

Maybe we dodged a bullet but I do fear the wrath of those who try to catch up after being away this weekend!

this is true, but at least we know it is possible to get through the banana force field!!! I feel so much better now!!

 

[tynkerbell]

OMG I finally got a tag!

It would be about that!

That is a cool tag!!! Congratulations!!!!

 

[becka]

Are all the girls who had their DH's neutered attending?

John1

How do you think you pay to attend?

 

[tynkerbell]

The mini meet was awesome!!!! I have lots of pics. I will upload them tomorrow on my DMom's computer...with the dial-up it would take all night!!!!

The kids had a great time! DS (Jake) and Dina were buddies all day!!! I think William better watch out or Jake will be stealing his girlfriend .

Can't wait to see the pictures and hear all about it.

 

[MMcCarthy]

this is true, but at least we know it is possible to get through the banana force field!!! I feel so much better now!!

you're not kidding. I was beginning to fear that we might lose some of our crusie mates. then were would we be in december. alone and green

 

[DSharpe]

How do you think you pay to attend?

good one becka!