It seems hard to believe that we are celebrating the last weekend of summer before the Labor Day Holiday. With Fall on the horizon it is time for apples, apple picking, and maybe even a bit of apple pie. Did you know that it takes two pounds of apples to make a 9-inch pie, and that most apples are still picked by hand in the fall? Apples are also one of the most versatile fruits and if you browse the Apples from New York website https://www.applesfromny.com/recipes/ you will find recipes for appetizers, bread, breakfast, desserts, entrees, fresh apple cider, salads, smoothies, snacks, sandwiches and even soup. At this time of the year we would be looking forward to taking a group of 4-H youth to visit a local farm, learn about the harvesting of apples, picking fun, and practicing pie baking skills and apple sauce too. This year we want to share resources with families and teachers – to help our young people learn about the apple history, trivia and maybe do a few of the taste comparisons. The activities are provided by New York Agriculture in the Classroom and the Farm Pop-Ups link is tagged below that includes fun activities for parents, and a scripted lesson plan if you are a teacher who is looking to add some fun with apples into fall classroom time.
Quick video on How Apples are Harvested:
https://youtu.be/DhDaE85ZCEc
https://www.agclassroom.org/ny/matrix/lessonplan.cfm?lpid=374
Source: New York Agriculture in the Classroom
APPLE Trivia
Apples are a member of the rose family.
25% of an apples volume is air. That is why they float.
It takes the energy from 50 leaves to produces on apple.
Apples ripen six to ten times faster at room temperature than if they were refrigerated.
The science of apple growing is called pomology.
Archeologists have found evidence that humans have been enjoying apples since at least 6500 B.C.
It takes 36 apples to create one gallon of apple cider.
Americans eat about 19.6 pounds or about 65 fresh apples every year.
Apples harvested from a standard tree can fill 20 boxes that weigh 42 pounds each.
Source: Reisinger’s Apple Country
Apples from New York – Information and Recipes
https://www.applesfromny.com/recipes/
This post was brought to you by:
Melissa C Schroeder
Youth and Family Program Director
mcs35@cornell.edu
