Summer is nearly over and the harvest time is upon us. One of the things I look forward to each year are the pears. A friend of ours has a pear tree and doesn't like eating them himself so just yesterday he gave us a box, about 25 pounds, of pears. We spent yesterday evening making pear butter and today I believe the wife is wanting to make a chutney or something of the sort. We'll see how things go. Many of the pears weren't quite ripe yet so we left them in the box to ripen. It's cardboard so it should do nicely for ripening them up. After we get a few more ripe ones I'll have to make the chocolate pear tart, always a crowd pleaser.
Apples are also coming into the harvest season with quite a few already on the shelves. Unfortunately I don't have an apple tree myself or know anyone who does. I have seen some in the neighborhood though so if I planted one it would be sure to get some pollen. Lots of crabapple trees too. Of course when apples are plentiful then they get cheap and we're able to make all sorts of apple treats. What fall would be complete without a good apple pie with some ice cream on top?
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