HOURS
PLEASE HELP RECYCLE!
Thanks!
Apple Varieties Available
- closed for the 2019 season
Blog Archive
Informative Blog Posts
Sauce-Sational: An Experiment in Applesacue
- Akane
- Arlet (Swiss Gourmet)
- Baker's Mix - August
- Baker's Mix - October
- Bella
- Bonnie's Best
- Braeburn
- Cameo
- Chenango Strawberry
- Cortland
- Cox Orange Pippin
- Crimson Crisp
- Crimson Gold
- Dandee Red
- Duchess
- Empire
- Fireside
- Frostbite
- Fuji
- Gala
- Ginger Gold
- Golden Delicious
- Golden Supreme
- Granny Smith
- Haralson
- Hazen
- Honey Gold
- Honeycrisp
- Idared
- Jonagold
- Jonamac
- Jonathan
- Jumbo
- Keepsake
- MacIntosh
- Macoun
- Melrose
- Northern Spy
- NW Greening
- Overall Summary
- Paulared
- Red Gravenstein
- Regent
- Sansa
- Scarlet
- Shizuka
- Silken
- Smokehouse
- Smoothee
- Sno (Famuese)
- Snow Sweet
- Spartan
- Sweet 16
- Tolman Sweet
- Valstar
- Wealthy
- William's Pride
- Wolf River
- Zestar!
Popular Posts
-
Don’t panic yet. Yes, this weekend is the last weekend that the ‘back room’ full of handmade crafting goods will be open for this season at...
-
Every year we try to make some improvements to the orchard. A high priority on this years list was to do something about the underground...
-
Are craft sales just not your thing? (I promise I won’t be offended…they’re not for everyone…) Well – you should definitely join up with t...
-
In 2010 and 2011 we planted many of our ‘new’ varieties of apples. Some of the odder ones that we weren’t quite sure of we just planted 5 o...
-
It seemed only fitting to share a pie recipe on the day of the Apple Pie Contest! Apple-Molasses Pie From the 1800’s 4 c. sliced apple...
-
As I’m sure you’ve heard us advice you before, the best apple to use to make sauce is – as many different varieties possible (aka our ‘Baker...
Facebook Badge
Our Blog List
-
-
Orchard solace2 days ago
-
Soft White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies1 year ago
Lapacek's Orchard In the News!
Our Favorite Websites
Persimon Dreams
Sunday Recipe's
- Amish Apple Grunt
- Apple Butter Madness
- Apple Cheddar Bread
- Apple Chicken Salad/Sandwiches
- Apple Cider Donuts
- Apple Crisp Parfait
- Apple Danish Pastry Bars
- Apple French Toast
- Apple Fritter Rings
- Apple Harvest Blondies
- Apple Nut Bread
- Apple Pecan Quick Bread
- Apple Pie Cake
- Apple Pie in a Jar
- Apple Raisin Loaves
- Apple Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
- Apple Strudel Puff Pastry
- Apple Toss
- Apple Upside-Down Cake
- Apple-Jalepeno Preserves
- Apple-Pecan Cheesecake
- Baked Oatmeal
- Bavarian Apple Torte
- Blueberry French Toast
- Blueberry-Raspberry Streusel Muffins
- Brandied Apple 'N Cream Cheese Pie
- Caramel Apple Bars
- Coconut Apple Cake
- Cranberry Apple Bread
- Cranberry Apple Salad
- Creamy Apple Squares
- Crispy Festive Apple Salad
- Cucumber Tomatillo Salsa
- Dill Dip
- Dinner in a Pumpkin
- Easy Waffles
- Egg-cellent Apple Salad
- French Apple Pie
- Fresh Apple Salsa
- Great Apple Dessert
- Great Apple Dessert
- Hot Cinnamon Cider
- Hot Pirate Cider
- Kelly's Favorite Apple Pie
- Maple Roasted Acorn Squash
- Marinated Zucchini Salad
- Microwave Apple Muffins
- Pumpkin Cheese Ball
- Pumpkin Gingerbread
- Pumpkin Pie Cake
- Quick Apple Dumplings
- Scalloped Apples
- Sour Cream Apple Coffee Cake
- Spiced Apple Bagel
- Spicy Apple Pancake with Cider Sauce
- Strawberry Chocolate Mint Lemonade Cooler
- Tangy Ham in Cider
- Tomatillo Salsa Verde
- Warm Apple Pudding
- Wilted Swiss Chard with Fresh Basil
- Zucchini Bread
Order your very Own Lapacek's Orchard T-Shirt
Where Can you Find Us?
(608) 635-4780
2011 Maple Syrup Festival at MacKenzie Center
We got up early this morning and headed right over to the 2011 Maple Syrup Festival at the MacKenzie Center in Poynette. It is $7 for adults and $5 for kids 4 and up to eat a yummy breakfast consisting of scrambled eggs, ham, and of course – pancakes!
This was actually our first time making it to the event but I hope to make it a family tradition. My girls LOVE the MacKenzie Center and anything I can do to help support it or the programs it runs is great in my book.
Cedi really enjoyed her meal – she cleaned up both of her pancakes and a good portion of her ham and eggs.
Capri – my child who doesn’t always eat much – scarfed down at least 2 pancakes – papa had to keep filling her plate!
As you can see many others were enjoying their meal as well. By the time we finished up a decent line had formed and I’m sure it will be another successful event for the Center. If you have time – the breakfast runs until noon today so head down for a little mid-morning snack. Otherwise – this festival is the first Saturday in April every year so be sure not to miss it next year!
Once we were done with breakfast we decided to go and check out the sugar bush demonstrations. The first station when we got the sugar bush area was how to make maple syrup at your own home.
Not a difficult thing to do but it takes time and patience.
The next stop was how the pioneers made it using big iron kettles.
The lady demonstrating this let Cedi try on the yoke the kids would use to carry buckets of the tree sap (sans the actual buckets of course)
Next stop was how the American Indians made it way back when – they typically made sugar though – not syrup. It was done in a hollowed out log using fire heated rocks to boil the water. Now this would have taken some effort!
After we walked around this we decided to head home as it had gotten a bit colder. There was still lots more to do but we’ll wait until next year to experience some of that.
Here’s what the brochure advertised:
Guided tours of the sugar bush. Demonstrations of how to tap a maple tree for sap and how to make maple syrup. Interpretive talks about how American Indians and pioneers made syrup. Live, old-time country music. Horse-drawn wagon rides. Home-made ice cream churned with an antique engine. Refreshments, maple products, souvenirs sold by the Friends of MacKenzie.
The festival goes on until 2 so if you’re not in the mood for the delicious pancake breakfast you can still head over and learn something about maple syrup.
Other events at the MacKenzie Environmental Center for 2011:
- Spring Clean Up Day: April 30th; 9am – 2pm
- Outdoor Skills Day: July 9th; 9am – 2pm
- Hootenany: October 1st; 6:30pm – 9:30pm
- Fundraising Banquet: October 8th, 2011 – advance sales only
- Haunted Hay Ride: Fri, October 21st, and Sat, October 22nd; 6:30-9:30pm
0 comments:
Post a Comment