Apple Picking and More

It has been a busy couple of days. We have been diving into our studies and the kids insisted I post pictures of them doing so. In these pictures B is working on History. He is writing a paragraph about why he would want to live in the Fertile Crescent if he was a Tribe Leader. M is working on Alphabatizing and How to Use the Dictionary.

Today we went Apple Picking (http://www.maskers.com/) with some friends. Our friends did not have school today because of Sukkot. What better way to celebrate the harvest than by harvesting some apples. We also made a very important discovery. Mid-October is NOT the best time to go apple picking. B was climbing trees to get apples for us because all the low ones had been picked clean. Many of trees were bare of any apples. We stopped in the country store prior to leaving and they had all kinds of tempting treats. Fruit preserves, apple butter, pumpkin butter, caramel dipping kits, spun honey, raw honey, and more. All so tempting but I managed not to buy anything. My friend bought a caramel kit, pumpkin butter, and one of the preserves. We did manage to get 2 bags full of apples (McIntosh and Cortland) and once we got home to my friends house we made
apple pie.

In case you are wondering, B's friend is using a walker because he broke his femur in 4 places over the summer. 12 screws and a plate. We are hoping when he goes to the doctor in a couple of weeks they say the bone has healed enough for him to start walking.

Here is the recipe we used to make the pie-Courtesy of Allrecipes.
Fireman's Apple Pie:
1/4 cup margerine, softened (we used butter)
1 cup white sugar (nothing says yummy like refined sugar)
1 egg
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup all purpose flour
4 apples-peeled, cored, and sliced

Preheat oven to 350º.

In a medium bowl, cream together margerine and sugar. Beat in the egg. Mix in the cinnamon, salt, and flour. Stir until smooth. Fold in the apples, then pour the mixture into a 9" pie dish.

Bake for one hour. The pie will make its own crust. (This is my favorite part. I love things that make their own crust)