apples from here to ... florida

So I'm going to be really busy this weekend. I'd already made a few apple pies with the apples on our tree. I'm so excited we have an apple tree!! Last year we didn't really do anything with them it didn't produce a lot for some reason and I guess I just still didn't feel like it was my tree.

Well, now the apples are actually ripe. As I've said, I've made some pies aready, I've given some apples to my mom and best friend, and one night some neighborhood kids rang the doorbell and asked if they could eat some apples off our tree. Of course, one or two had already started, but it was nice of them to ask and Chad said sure.

Now comes the fun part. This weekend I will be apple cooking madwoman. I plan to make another pie, several more apple crisps (uncooked then freeze them, to cook later) and also some apple butter from a recipie I have for my crock pot.

My best friend, Jen, lovingly provided me with a apple corer and peeler that she says works really slick, so I'm all set up. It will be plenty of work, but I need to use up a chunck of the apples while they are finally ripe.