Last month I
spent time at the Elegant Farmer with my Son, Daughter-in-law and
Grandson. The Elegant Farmer is an exaggerated
traditional farmer’s market located near our home. It is actually a local treasure; the food
they sell is very good. Their most
famous offering is the apple pie baked in a paper bag. This unique pie has been written about in the
national media and I saw an episode of Chef Bobby Flay’s “throw down” series
where he challenged the Elegant Farmer to an apple pie baking contest. Bobby lost.
The morning
we went, was unseasonably cold. We drank
hot cider which helped, but none of us were dressed appropriately. We took a hayride to an apple orchard, where
you can pick apples to take home. Due to
an early season warm spell, followed by a frost after the trees flowered, and
then months of drought, the apple crop was small. Elegant Farmer brought apples in from other
locations to sell.
My Grandson
found the pumpkins for sale to be intriguing and climbed over them, looking for
the perfect squash. Eventually the cold
caused us to end the autumn adventure early.
Next year my Grandson will have a new Brother, so maybe we can try
again.
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