Julia Altshuler wrote:

> On the subject of farmer's markets-- For the past month, we've been
> going out of our way to buy peaches at a local orchard, sometimes making
> 3 trips / week to make sure we get them at the perfect ripeness. Now
> they're saying peach season has only another week at the most. But the
> Bartletts are coming in. <insert Snoopy happy dance here>

Speaking of seasonal fruit, I just called my favorite
farm market to find out if the Concord grapes are in yet.
Well, I guess I'm a little late. Apparently the season is
almost over! I was hoping they would have them this weekend
when I could make the 40 mile round trip (costs me at least
$5 to go there over and above the cost of what I buy!!!)
at my leisure, but they told me that the season is almost
over and that they may well all be gone by the weekend.
So now I have to drive out there tonight after work. Bummer.

I wanted to make a grape pie and maybe some grape freezer
jam. I'm hoping to freeze the pie and have it next month
when my sister is here. Also the freezer jam is awesome -
I made it a couple of years ago. It's really easy, especially
since they now have seedless Concords! I hate seedless water-
melons and seedless cucumbers - taste and texture not the same
as seeded varieties - but being seedless does not seem to
affect the grapes at all, except for make it about 100 times
easier to make a grape pie!

Kate


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Kate Connally
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Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
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