Because we live in New Jersey we have the advantage of being able to do a wide array of fall activities, including apple picking. Additionally, we live by one of the best orchards in New Jersey. Today Josh and I set out to find the perfect apple. We started the day with swimming lessons, breakfast at Perkins, and on to Delicious Orchards which is a fantastic speciality shop that has the best vegetables and fruits. Outside they serve apple cider and apple cider donuts. Because the morning was rather gloomy, we waited for the rain to pass until we set out on the prowl for giant apples. And boy did we find them, they were as large as heads!
Both Josh and I had our wagons in tow which was handy as we rode in one wagon and left the other one for hauling apples. This orchard was huge and had several types of apple trees to pick from. We decided on two varieties: Crispin and Jonathan. There are signs posted around the orchard telling you to try the apples. So Josh and I did just that. We tried lots of apples that day! By the end of the day, the two of us had eaten about 1 1/2 apples each, and we ended up picking 20 lbs of apples between the two of us.
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