tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post877860892550056652..comments2023-10-17T10:25:34.828-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose's Garden: Garden Muse Day: September ApplesRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-75487333843890072992008-09-09T21:15:00.000-05:002008-09-09T21:15:00.000-05:00Mmmmmmmm-apple butter. I have a recipe somewhere f...Mmmmmmmm-apple butter. I have a recipe somewhere for crockpot apple butter, hum, I wonder where I put it? LOL! That's going to drive me crazy now.Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-67682858917410767282008-09-03T08:18:00.000-05:002008-09-03T08:18:00.000-05:00Liz, I'll do that!Liz, I'll do that!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-61793430271712311932008-09-03T07:52:00.000-05:002008-09-03T07:52:00.000-05:00VP, I saw your "Scrumptious" apples--they do look ...VP, I saw your "Scrumptious" apples--they do look delicious.<BR/><BR/>MMD, Apparently this is a good year for apples. We have a nearby orchard that is open to the public where I sometimes get apples. Mine may not be quite as tasty, but they're cheap!<BR/><BR/>Marnie, Sometimes we never know what will trigger a memory. You've reminded me of my mother-in-law who also would make the best apple butter. I know my husband would appreciate it if I tried to make some.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-13295042939131560632008-09-03T07:45:00.000-05:002008-09-03T07:45:00.000-05:00Let's have the recipe then for apple crisp!Let's have the recipe then for apple crisp!Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-59265263155181614262008-09-02T18:07:00.000-05:002008-09-02T18:07:00.000-05:00Hi Rose, your post brought back memories of my gra...Hi Rose, your post brought back memories of my grandmother's old apple tree. I helped her make applesauce, apple butter and jelly, apple juice, and apple donuts. Funny how something like a photo of an apple tree will trigger memories.<BR/>MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-79685903316124194632008-09-02T17:20:00.000-05:002008-09-02T17:20:00.000-05:00I hope this is a good apple year! Last year was s...I hope this is a good apple year! Last year was such a disappointment. Freshly picked apples taste so much better than ones from the store. I envy your beautiful crop. I'll just have to make a trip to the apple orchard & pick me some.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-83343829755095264802008-09-02T14:59:00.000-05:002008-09-02T14:59:00.000-05:00Hi Rose - what a great poem! Our apple crop's good...Hi Rose - what a great poem! Our apple crop's good too this year. I made apple cake using some of the windfalls today - yummy!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-66674688349184853492008-09-02T12:44:00.000-05:002008-09-02T12:44:00.000-05:00Beckie, I am going to try to let them ripen anothe...Beckie, I am going to try to let them ripen another week--they're pretty tart yet. I just hope the storms forecast for later this week don't blow them all off the tree! Your offer sounds very tempting--when's a good day for you?:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-45860325907475847242008-09-02T11:14:00.000-05:002008-09-02T11:14:00.000-05:00The poem was lovely and very appropriate for this ...The poem was lovely and very appropriate for this time of year. I'm sure I have nvere read any of Rilke's works, but thought it was German)saw the comment) for some reason. What a bountiful crop of apples! I have a couple of apple peelers if you want some help one day. Just put on the coffee and give me a call.beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-25288647344595241312008-09-02T07:43:00.000-05:002008-09-02T07:43:00.000-05:00Joey, Thanks! I don't think my family will get as ...Joey, Thanks! I don't think my family will get as tired of apple desserts as they did of zucchini treats:)<BR/><BR/>Tina, Some years I don't get all the apples before they fall, but I'm going to try to make better use of them this year.<BR/><BR/>Amy, I've put apples in the freezer before, too, and will probably do that this year. Frozen apples work pretty well in baked desserts and certainly come in handy in the winter.<BR/><BR/>Emmat, I read many of Rilke's poems in the original German--in college. I'm sure I couldn't translate them now! Probably much more beautiful in German.<BR/><BR/>Garden girl, I've made lots of apple desserts before, but the one my "kids" always ask for is my mom's apple crisp:)<BR/><BR/>Gail, I may have read this poem in college, but didn't remember it. But I do love it--a great message!<BR/><BR/>Wendy, Yes, it's harder to cook sometimes for just the two of us, too. I find I eat too much dessert:) My mother spent lots of time in the summer preserving fruits and vegetables for the winter.<BR/><BR/>Carolyn Gail, Thanks, and thanks for sponsoring Muse Day. I always find it fun to think of an appropriate poem for the 1st of the month.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-22459825493025195922008-09-01T22:08:00.000-05:002008-09-01T22:08:00.000-05:00Wonderful post for GBMD, Rose. Those apples look ...Wonderful post for GBMD, Rose. Those apples look so delicious !Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-75414267871844622662008-09-01T20:28:00.000-05:002008-09-01T20:28:00.000-05:00Your apples look soooooo good! I used to bake a l...Your apples look soooooo good! I used to bake a lot of apple crisp when my children were at home. Now my hubby loves it, but with only the 2 of us - we eat it all!<BR/>Thanks for sharing memories of your mom with us. I can imagine all the work she must have done picking, cooking and then preparing the crabapples for jelly. Must have been delicious too!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-79806338305035061082008-09-01T18:01:00.000-05:002008-09-01T18:01:00.000-05:00Rose,Such a perfect poem! Very ripe with imagery,...Rose,<BR/><BR/>Such a perfect poem! Very ripe with imagery, metaphor and meaning! I love these lines " wait patiently, trying to outlast, to serve another season's hundred days of toil,straining, uncomplaining, by not breaking<BR/>but succeeding, even though the burden should at times seem almost past endurance. Not to falter! Not to be found wanting!" <BR/><BR/>I hear happy memories at your house!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-7954774746427216222008-09-01T17:39:00.000-05:002008-09-01T17:39:00.000-05:00Beautiful poem Rose, and beautiful apples too! En...Beautiful poem Rose, and beautiful apples too! Enjoy them. I started daydreaming about my mom's apple cake reading this post, especially as I read all the things you enjoy making with your apple abundance. I can smell the cinnamon now!<BR/><BR/>Hope you're enjoying a wonderful holiday weekend.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-26541528076867444102008-09-01T13:59:00.000-05:002008-09-01T13:59:00.000-05:00It is lovely! I am cutting and pasting it right no...It is lovely! I am cutting and pasting it right now... I wonder how it sounds in germanemmathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914805260939907394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-42449980349663123802008-09-01T11:19:00.000-05:002008-09-01T11:19:00.000-05:00You've got a wonderful harvest of apples there. I...You've got a wonderful harvest of apples there. I would love to grow some here. Apples are cheap here in the fall - my mother and I used to peel, slice and then freeze them uncooked. Then, they were ready to go later in the year for apple pies and apple crisp.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691765466320690473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-26736251647976547612008-09-01T09:38:00.000-05:002008-09-01T09:38:00.000-05:00I think the poem just perfect. Your apples are bea...I think the poem just perfect. Your apples are beautiful and I agree, it has been a great year for fruit. Sadly I don't grow any apples. Have some crabapples though. I too used to make crabapple jelly like your mother. Thanks for bringing up memories and sure wish I had some delicious apples! Enjoy yours!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-88365101454243893322008-09-01T09:13:00.000-05:002008-09-01T09:13:00.000-05:00A fitting post, Rose, and your photos perfect for ...A fitting post, Rose, and your photos perfect for the poem, a favorite of mine. I can smell those ripening apples falling into your delicious recipes ... yum!joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-59832586576250161372008-09-01T08:34:00.000-05:002008-09-01T08:34:00.000-05:00Hi, Meems, and thanks. They are a soft apple, so ...Hi, Meems, and thanks. They are a soft apple, so they are good for cooking. I may be knee-deep in applesauce this week!<BR/><BR/>Lisa, You are very poetic yourself! Apples definitely make me think of fall.<BR/><BR/>Cindy, My husband gave them a severe pruning a couple years ago, so they don't look so attractive right now. But they sure are bearing fruit this year.<BR/><BR/>Cheryl, This poem really "spoke" to me; it's one I'm going to remember and re-read again and again. <BR/> My mother made jellies and baked treats out of any fruit she was given--gooseberries, dewberries, boysenberries, even ground cherries. Summer and fall were a time of preserving when I was growing up. She never let anything go to waste!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-45345319018317640502008-09-01T01:07:00.000-05:002008-09-01T01:07:00.000-05:00Hi Rose......I love the poem.....I found it extrem...Hi Rose......I love the poem.....I found it extremely moving......a wonderful start to my Monday morning.....<BR/><BR/>I have such an association with apple trees, because of the old girl, I am sure.....Your trees look wonderful and healthy...lovely photographs to, I nearly picked one!!<BR/>I made crab apple jelly a few years ago....lots of work, as you say....mine are now left for the birds......<BR/><BR/>Enjoy your Monday....I am taking the parents on their weekly food shop........Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-62334671049331220022008-08-31T22:02:00.000-05:002008-08-31T22:02:00.000-05:00What a wonderful choice for Muse Day! And your app...What a wonderful choice for Muse Day! And your apple trees look great too. Sure signs of fall.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388267373707402090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-81514057547823622402008-08-31T21:09:00.000-05:002008-08-31T21:09:00.000-05:00A very good choice for Muse Day Rose. Apples scre...A very good choice for Muse Day Rose. Apples scream fall and quiet days of memories.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-67919947804891166662008-08-31T20:26:00.000-05:002008-08-31T20:26:00.000-05:00Hi Rose, I like your quotes at the bottom. Very ni...Hi Rose, I like your quotes at the bottom. Very nice poem too. Bearing fruit... it is what life is all about in so many ways.<BR/><BR/>Your apple tree is very pretty. Even though you can't go pick one off and eat it... sounds like you have some very good plans for those cooking apples. I can smell them now...<BR/>Meems @Hoe&ShovelMeemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-15603521947481172152008-08-31T18:40:00.000-05:002008-08-31T18:40:00.000-05:00Thanks, Joyce. I was going to use a Keats or Fros...Thanks, Joyce. I was going to use a Keats or Frost poem, but I really liked this Rilke poem when I read it. I didn't even think about the Labor Day connection, but it certainly fits that as well, doesn't it?Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-622072527799620672008-08-31T18:26:00.000-05:002008-08-31T18:26:00.000-05:00Beautiful poem, Rose! I love the analogy, and it'...Beautiful poem, Rose! I love the analogy, and it's so appropriate for Labor Day. Thanks!Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10463831506588682774noreply@blogger.com