Last weekend, we listened to the PBS show "Road Trip With Huell Howser #135 - OAK GLEN" which talked about exotic, locally grown varieties of apples. Description:
It's apple season and Huell is off to Oak Glen, 60 miles east of Los Angeles, to take part in a popular fall tradition. www.oakglen.net
Los Rios Rancho 909-797-1005
Wood Acres 909-797-8500
Parrish Pioneer Ranch 909-797-1753
Law’s Cider Mill & Ranch 909-797-1459
Law’s Oak Glen Coffee Shop 909-797-1642
Snow-Line Orchard 909-797-3415
Apple Tree Gifts & Country Things 909-797-3130
Wood Acres in particular seemed interesting.
If that wasn't enough to make me hungry, one of Huell's other shows we heard this weekend dealt with drying persimmons:
California's Gold #10011 - PERSIMMONS
Huell spends the day in Granite Bay California at Otow Orchard to learn the ancient art of Hoshigaki, which is the drying of persimmons.The persimmons are dried each fall in a slow, patient, hands-on process that usually takes three to six weeks...per persimmon. Each persimmon is hand-peeled, strung onto a rack, and massaged every 3 to 5 days for several weeks. Weather conditions are watched carefully. The result is a transformation into a sugary delicacy that is tender and moist. www.otoworchard.com 916-791-1656
From their web site calendar, they offer hoshigaki persimmons from mid-to-late November through January.
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