Hey all!
It is me Kelan bringing you an update on all things Writing
Center related.
One of the committees that consultants are particularly fond
of is the "All Things Fun" Committee. They are responsible for, well, all things
fun. The committee's most recent event
was a trip to Wilson's Apple Orchard for apple picking and consultant bonding. To double the fun, the Environmental Club joined
in on the fun.
Having never been to this orchard before, I was astonished
to see the number of people that decided this was the place to be on a drizzly
then out and out rainy September day. There
had to be a couple hundred people at this orchard while we were there. Part of the reason for the crowd was the
sheer size of this place. My previous experience
at the small family run, honor system orchard near my house back in Minnesota did
not prepare me for Wilsons. I was
astonished to see a sea of apple tree as far as the eye can see. From the new Zestar, to the crisp Liberty, and
the delicious Jersey Mac, the Wilson Orchard had it all. Looking at the orchards website, I was
informed that they have over 120 different kinds of apples to pick. Oh, and did I mention that they have pumpkins
too?
Something I learned on this excursion was how to be a responsible
apple picker. Yes, there is a right way
to tackle this task. Before we were let loose on the trees the
staff at the orchard store made sure we mastered the official "twist and
pull technique." Using this method
makes sure that when you remove the apple you take away as little wood along
with it as possible. If nothing else, I'm
hoping that by the end of this year readers of this blog will be able to say
they picked up at least one useful tidbit, and this may be it.
As a classic starving college student, one of the highlights
of this trip was discovering the apple version of the five second rule. If you
see an apple on the ground that looks good to eat, not only can you take it you
don't even have to pay for it!!! This is
one reason you may have seen me prowling around the Jersey Mac section more
than once. That sense of finders keepers
only makes apples sweeter.
Being a Minnesota boy, one of my favorite apples is the Honey
crisp, which coincidentally was invented at the University of Minnesota. In my opinion no apple can match the Honeycrisp.
For those of you who have yet to
experience apple nirvana, you will have to take it on faith when I say no other
apple has the combination of size, crunch, and just the right amount of
sweetness as a ripe Honey crisp. You can
imagine my disappointment when I saw that the Honeycrisp is only ripe in the
beginning of September. We had arrived
too late! Oh well...maybe next year.
After we had had our fill of picking apples off the ground
the Writing Center/Environmental Club members converged in the orchard store
where everything apple related was sold. Having heard some insiders tips beforehand, I
knew that I had to try the Orchards apple donuts and turnovers. Ordering six donuts and one turnover, I have
to tell you, was the best decision I had made all day. Who knew that you could infuse the flavor of
apples into donuts? I have no idea how
the orchard did it. I don't particularly
care, as long as they keep making more. The apple turnover has to be mentioned
too. Normally I'm actually not that big
of a fan of apple turnovers. The ones that I had had before were usually cold,
and the apples in them were too sweet. I
never finished them. Not the case at
Wilson's. Theirs were hot, and mean hot,
and the apple filling inside was just the right amount of sweet to keep you
wanting more.
Thanks for reading,
Kelan
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