Friday, September 19, 2008And this is where the apples went. Well, this is a painting of where they went, anyway. (Not quite finished but... resting) The art web pages and magazines I have been reading all sing the praises of painter who portray Ordinary Things. The paint bicycle racks and piles of old tires... My pie is every bit as ordinary and a lot nicer to look at. And the model, as you can see, has been tested for authenticity. It's the Real Thing. In fact, it was made from the apples off our heritage tree. Danged if I can remember it's name but the ag agent was delighted to find it. We're supposed to get a grafted sapling from the buds they took, as the tree is very mature. Planted back when this was a mining claim. It's doing well, but won't last forever so it would be nice to have a young'n. posted @ 08:50 PM PST [link] Tuesday, September 16, 2008Our New Apple Peeler The old antique gave up the ghost, or anyway, I can't seem to sharpen the blade anymore and Randy found this one in a 'junk' shop for a dollar. first time I used it. It had a corer attached and it worked very nicely but I really don't need the apples sliced quite this thin! lol But it's a cute little spiral!  I have enough peeled (we disengaged the corerr) and sliced for two pies, as soon as the crusts thaw. I forgot to take them out of the freezer this morning. And yes, I do use Mrs. Smiths crusts. I think she makes good ones and it's a lot faster & less messy than me doing it. Even when I have to wait for them to thaw! lol Besides, I don't want to crank up the oven until it cools off a little. It's not really hot today, but it doesn't take much to heat up the kitchen. One is for our neighbor who shares his peaches (I owe him) and one I may freeze until Cousin comes back up. Or not! 
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