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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Cornucopi-uh-oh

Now what?
Our apples trees went nuts this year and it all came to a grim climax yesterday.

My wife is going to freak when she sees this but what choice did I have? They were prematurely flinging themselves off the trees like mini bungee-jumpers stricken with hyperactivity disorder.

I had to save them.









#thewifewasaway
#howboutthemapples
#toomanyapplesforthiseye
#badapples
#keepingthedoctorawayforseveralmonths
#mycornucopiarunnethover
#givingawayapples
#firstworldproblems
#octomommoment
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25 comments:

  1. Rubye JackAugust 28, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    I wonder if they're edible.

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  2. SherilinRAugust 28, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    what are you going to do with them?

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  3. karensomethingorotherAugust 28, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    PIE FOR EVERYONE!

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  4. ShockgrubzAugust 28, 2011 at 12:54 PM

    I can't say I've ever seen that many at one time. At least they will be useful and not just rot on the ground to make more dirt.

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  5. PickleopeAugust 28, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    Time to stomp them and make cider, right? Which is, of course how they make cider, by stomping on them with bare feet like with grapes and wine, but it takes a lot longer.

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  6. Windsmoke.August 28, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    Are they good enough to bake apple pies or tarts if so they should be yummmmy :-).

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  7. MunkAugust 28, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    Start the presses!

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  8. Debra She Who SeeksAugust 28, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    One word -- applesauce!

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  9. AlittlespriteAugust 28, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    Save them you did!
    Apple pie
    Apple Jelly
    Apple sauce
    Toffee Apples...
    Those little puppets with the shrunken apple heads...

    The possibilities are endless...

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  10. wendyAugust 28, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    Now that's a lot of apples for sure.
    When I lived in Utah, I had an apple tree in the back yard, and when I decided I no longer wanted to be domestic
    I chopped it down as it irritated me, all those hyperactive flinging apples all over
    I felt so free (tee,hee)
    Now, unless I am making an apple pie.....oh wait, I don't do domestic

    so I just feed them to my horses

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  11. SultanAugust 28, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    Make your own hard cider:

    http://www.motherearthnews.com/Real-Food/2007-10-01/How-to-Make-Hard-Cider.aspx

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  12. Homemaker ManAugust 29, 2011 at 12:50 AM

    Oh, crapple!

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  13. Vinny CAugust 29, 2011 at 2:10 AM

    I see one. major. stomach ache in the near future.

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  14. j. littlejohnAugust 29, 2011 at 3:05 AM

    yeah, that's probably enough apples

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  15. AlistairAugust 29, 2011 at 4:56 AM

    Ha - that's small bananas compared to what's coming from our two apple and three pear trees {we're a bit behind you here} which are all groaning with fruit.

    What you need is my 3 minute pastry/twenty minute tart recipe.

    I'll stick it on the blog today or tommorrow for you

    {You do sound like a pastry lover kinda guy dbs......}

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  16. KellyAugust 29, 2011 at 5:03 AM

    I can think of lots of things to do with them. They look delicious! Good luck with the wife.

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  17. Kev D.August 29, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    You should try and make the world's biggest apple pie.

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  18. AnonymousAugust 29, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    Another cooking suggestion: take a zucchini bread recipe and modify by using apples. I make it all the time in the fall and it is YUM!

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  19. UnknownAugust 29, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    How could she be mad? Fresh apples are delicious.

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  20. Nicole Leigh ShawAugust 29, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    Apple baseball. Yes, I think so.

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  21. LorraineAugust 29, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    Apple bowling!

    No? Sorry. Everyone else took all the good ideas. :(

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  22. NubianAugust 29, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    Bloody brilliant! You used the laundry basket which now you can't use to do laundry because it is full of apples. Love it. I need to go find me an apple tree.

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  23. Antares CryptosAugust 29, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    STRUDEL and a trip to Vienna.

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  24. DB StewartAugust 29, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    Hey Grinputters,
    Great ideas as well as enjoyable off-topic comments. Thanks!

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  25. Joanne CaseySeptember 9, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/french-apple-tart-tarte-de-pommes-a-la-normande/detail.aspx

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