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| Spirit Tree Cidery |
The fam always looks
forward to my Apple Crumble pies which I only bake in Autumn. We say these are even better if we picked
the apples ourselves! As I also wanted to check out the goodies at Spirit Tree
Cidery, we decided to go apple picking at their orchard. They charge per bucket
or reusable bag ($20)—you cannot use your own unless to transfer your pickings later
on. Each bucket cost $7.50 and yields about 14 or so apples. Please don’t make
me estimate how many pounds that is equivalent to. We went for our favourite Golden Delicious
and Honey Crisp varieties. A wagon ride takes you to the beautiful rows of
apple trees. The apples were deliciously
sweet-tart (according to a source :P) and nicely-sized and the trees were full.
Perfect for picking!
After we were done picking our apples, we headed to the
store so I can get my loot—got all sorts of hard cider and hubby and I are
slowly trying them out. The sparkling pear non-alcoholic cider was a hit with
the kids. The apple cider, though, was a bit on the sweet side. Still, the kids enjoyed it. We also tried some of their baked goods. The Normandy Apple bread was
nice with bits of apple inside. We also enjoyed the Leek and Asiago scones
which were very flavourful and had a great texture! They also have a bistro
which we will definitely check out next time! I heard they have some woodfired
pizza on Friday/Saturday nights. There were really many things to see and try
here!
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| goodies from Spirit Tree Cidery |
As we mostly got drinks, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity
to check out Apple Factory. It was along the way anyway! They sold all sorts of
produce, meat, and baked goodies. They even have a puppet show (Jamboree)
running every so often for the kids.
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| Apple Factory--only remembered to take the shot when we were in the car already! |
We don’t really like pumpkin pie much but good thing that I decided
to try theirs. We are converts! Maybe it is acquired taste, but we really
enjoyed their pumpkin pie with some whipped cream. I passed on the apple pie,
of course. We did
get some divine lemon blueberry coffee cakes (gone in an instant) and yummy date
squares. Well, the holiday season has started, so might as well enjoy with all the
eating that is to come!
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| goodies from Apple Factory |
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