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From the Kitchen Of Chef Lou Schorr
Area Orchards Celebrate APPLE Season !
It’s that time of year again, so get excited. Always call ahead to your favorite apple orchard and find out what picking varieties are available and times. All New England apples are tasty and people have their favorites, so find out which strains are ripe for picking during your visit. About 40 varieties of apples are commonly grown in New England. Among the most popular today are McIntosh, Cortland, Red Delicious, Macoun, Empire and Rome.Also there are Crispin, Mutsu, Gala, Golden Delicious, IdaRed, Jersey Mac, Jonagold, and Paula Red with heirloom choices of Baldwin, Northern Spy and Pippin.
Apple Facts: · Apples are a member of the rose family · 2 pounds of apples make one 9 inch pie · It takes about 36 apples to make one gallon of apple cider · Fresh apples float because 25 percent of their volume is air · In Colonial times apples were called winter banana or melt-in-the-mouth · The Red Delicious is the most popular in the USA
Curry Apple Pumpkin Soup
1 Med Red Onion peeled and diced 1 Tblsp of Madras Curry (at Supermarket) 2 Tblsp of Olive Oil 4 Cups Chicken Stock or Broth 1 15oz can of Pumpkin 1 or 2 medium Granny Smith Apples peeled. Cored and diced 1 ˝ Lemon for juice ˝ jar of Muirhead Pecan Pumpkin Butter(Williams Sonoma Stores) 8 oz of heavy cream ( can substitute with lite)
In a 4 Qt. SS All Clad James Beard Pan or regular saucepan over medium heat, sauté the red onions, the apples and the curry for about 5 minutes. Add chicken broth and simmer for about 5 minutes, then add the pumpkin and pumpkin butter and slowly whisk items together. Add the lemon juice. Slowly add the cream stirring quietly.
Heat up a baguette and “SOUP”S ON !”
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