I received an email the other day. A family had access to boxes of apples from Wenatchee (about three hours away) they just wanted to get enough orders from the Tri-Cities so they could fill a truck. These apples were a bargain: $ 30.00 for a bushel box (about 42 lbs) of Honeycrisp seconds (skin blems, odd sizes/shapes, etc.--no worms!) and $22.00 for a bushel box of Fuji seconds (our favorite!). I forwarded the email on to several friends in my ward to see if they wanted to order some apples at this great price.
Within a couple of hours I got an email back from my neighbor telling me that her husband, Harold, could get the exact same apples (Honeycrisp and Fuji seconds) plus several more varieties for $10.00 a box! These were local apples from a HUGE orchard near where he works in Burbank (Broetje Orchards, near Fishhook Park, Kate). He would just go to the orchard at lunchtime and bring back as many boxes as he could hold in his little sedan.
Wow! What a deal. I rushed over with my $20.00 for two boxes on Thursday. Harold's car was already full for the next day, so we had to wait until Monday, but it was worth it! He even delivered the apples to my house and set them on the kitchen table. What service!
Boxes of Fuji and Honeycrisp apples. Honeycrisp is the "new gotta have it" variety, but we still prefer Fujis.
It's hard to find anything wrong with most of these apples.
I put about a third of the Fujis in the refrigerator bin
About six of these apples in one box were absolutely HUGE.
One of my favorite kitchen tools.
This is the first batch. The second batch is already drying.
Come over for some apple crisp...it was yummy, but I'll make more!
