Saturday, 14 November 2015

Apple Picking Time

The time had come to pick the cooking apples. We grow them espalier-fashion between the posts of the pergola.


The apples were big; some of them were very big.

 I have rather large hands but still I could hardly hold these monster apples.

Here is the apple compared to a £1 coin. According to the Royal Mint, a pound coin has a diameter of 22.5 mm. I weighed the apple too . It weighed a pound!

It only took two apples to make a delicious tart.


I've made three tarts so far and also used some apples in making my Christmas puddings. Actually, I must do a post about making Christmas puddings as the recipe is a good one.

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21 comments:

  1. Marco Luijken14 November 2015 at 14:10

    Hello Gillian,
    That looks very well. A delicious cake with this lovely large apples.
    Hmmmm...!!!

    Have a nice weekend,
    Marco

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  2. Reginas Cottage14 November 2015 at 17:06

    hello gillian,
    wow.......very big apples. the apple tart look delicious!!!
    have a nice weekend,
    regina

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  3. Jo14 November 2015 at 18:05

    Wow, they're huge apples. Your tart looks delicious.

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  4. kjsutcliffe14 November 2015 at 20:12

    That is certainly a humongous apple! The resulting pie looks very good :)

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  5. FlashinScissors14 November 2015 at 21:37

    Hi Gillian,

    Your apple pie looks delicious! Looking forward to seeing the Christmas pudding recipe.
    Hope you are having a great weekend. Barbara xx

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  6. Chris15 November 2015 at 01:25

    Your pie looks delicious and I can't get over the size of your apples !! Seems late to be picking apples but our fall hits a bit earlier here. Love your hat and what a great colour!

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  7. Jodiebodie15 November 2015 at 02:33

    Wow! So big! I hope they are big on flavour too. Needing only two apples for a pie, that harvest will keep you cooking for some time. :-)

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  8. Anita15 November 2015 at 06:04

    Far out!! That's the biggest apple I have ever seen!!!! lol
    The pie looks yummy.
    Cheers, Anita.

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  9. sweetbriardreams15 November 2015 at 08:01

    Those apples are enormous! There will be rather a lot of puddings I would think! Enjoy that delicious tart xx

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  10. linda15 November 2015 at 09:03

    Wow they are fantastic and put my apples to shame, I have about ten tiny apples on my tree. The apple pie looks yummy I have never made Christmas pudding because I'm the only one who likes it in my family. I love apples in chutney too. :) x

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  11. Amy at love made my home15 November 2015 at 18:05

    Wow, quite some apples!! xx

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  12. handmade by amalia16 November 2015 at 06:31

    This looks like it belongs in a story - the mysterious footsteps of a gigantic apple. I would read it.
    Amalia
    xo

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  13. Jennifer Hays16 November 2015 at 16:21

    Those are fantastic apples! They really are huge. I love having an apple tree, especially in the years when it actually grows any apples. This was not one of them. :)

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    1. Gillian16 November 2015 at 16:22

      It'll probably be a bumper harvest next year.

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  14. Wainwright and Wright.Co16 November 2015 at 17:15

    They are HUGE! I love the fact that you need only 2 to make apple pie, a favourite in our house!
    Caz xx

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  15. susan18 November 2015 at 00:35

    Your tart looks scrumptious. How wonderful to bake something as lovely as your tart with apples you've grown yourself.

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  16. Vicky Hunt18 November 2015 at 01:03

    Wow! Those apples are huge! The tart looks so tasty! I have cut sweets out of my diet for a while so this looks ezpecially yummy! Your crochet in the previous post is so lovely. You are very talented. I have often wish I could crochet but I have tried several times with no success. Hopefully some day! I am looking forward to the card exchange. Have a lovely day!

    Hugs, Vicky

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  17. Unknown18 November 2015 at 15:17

    Yummy! I love apples, and apple tarts... I'm curious to read your puddings recipes too, I've never tried making a pudding but I'd like to... xx

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  18. mynestofyarnandbuttons18 November 2015 at 17:29

    Hi Gillian, Those are some humungous apples! Looks tasty!! xoRobin

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  19. Anne22 November 2015 at 09:57

    These apples look yummy - have you tried making apple strudle with them yet? They look perfect for strudle!

    Take care
    Anne
    Crochet Between Worlds

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    1. Gillian22 November 2015 at 11:39

      I've never made apple strudel. I should try it.

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