The latest new treat from our kitchen is Sweet Apple Pickles. These are made from Tolman Sweet apples using a recipe given to us by one of our customers. The recipe will be included in our next cookbook. (I promise it will be ready by August....I have the latest proof on my desk, but first my taxes. RRRRRRRRR) Anyhow, I tried them out on the family and they were a hit, so I made up a enough for a trial run this fall.

I get lots of help with the large batch things, but jams, jellies and pickles come in small batches, so I pretty much work on them alone unless Frank happens in at the right time. Then he gets to help peel apples.

Also used some of our apple cider to make a few batches of Spiced Cider Jelly. I think you'll love this, but the supply will be somewhat limited this year since we didn't get to freeze much cider. Just in case you missed that story, here's the link. http://lapaceksorchard.blogspot.com/2008/12/cold-cider.html