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No flipflops allowed in the chestnut orchard, and no Cowboys either
Bob Haack came into the market one day last week and bought a roll of painter’s tape. It turns out that he has an orchard with 200 nut trees, most of them chestnuts, and he was going to do some grafting. Could I, I asked, come see the orchard? Indeed I could. So yesterday morning, there […]
Mississippi paddlefish in the caviar jars! Is there no end to the disasters?
March 30, 2010
The Washington Post informs me that sophisticated foodies have been flim-flammed with respect to their caviar and their sheep’s milk cheese. Turns out they have been eating the eggs of Mississippi paddlefish and the milk of cows, while paying for the more expensive alternatives. OK, so the first question that comes leaping to mind is […]
Sweet heat beats cabin fever
March 1, 2010
On Saturday I made it over to Friske’s too late to watch the judging of the annual Cherry Recipe Contest. Too late to interview the contestants. Too late for waffles. But . . . I managed to get there in time to acquire the recipes for some excellent treats, and to sample most of them. I […]
Powered by Pie
February 19, 2010
Earlier this week Betsy King issued an invitation to all her friends and neighbors to come by the farm market for a complimentary piece of pie. Then Patty Hill repeated the invitation on the Orchard Talk blog. I figured the place would be mobbed, but it would be worth it. I have had Rose’s pie. […]
Torch Lake Views is Powered by Red
February 4, 2010
Dried cherries in my oatmeal, cherry concentrate stirred into my apple juice, cherries in chocolate. Yup, I am a cherry fanatic. Here. Have a recipe. It’s from The Wise Encyclopedia of Cookery, one of my favorite cookbooks. I bought it at an Indiana farm auction about 40 years ago. (I was, of course, merely a child. A […]
Carsten in Denmark
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