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March 2001
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St. Patrick's Day special is a 20-count Gift Box of Green Granny Smith Apples for only $17.95! Place your orders now for family and friends!

Studies show that whole foods such as Apples and Pears from Washington State are a positive addition to a healthy diet!  Cameo Apples, Gala Apples, Red d'Anjou Pears and Bosc Pears are some of our favorites that are available now! So, if you won't do it for yourself...do it for the children!

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Earthquake rocks the orchards! The ground shook in the Northwest on February 28, 2001 at 10:55 am PST. Named the Nisqually Earthquake, the 6.8 magnitude event caused property damage and some injuries in the Northwest. The epicenter was determined to be 20 km NE of Olympia, Washington.

Here in the Kittitas Valley, trees in the orchard swayed as if buffeted by wind, but no breeze was blowing. Urban Eberhart reported that the first sensation was a confusing, light-headed feeling which quickly was replaced by shocked surprise when he realized that it was an earthquake! Kids were evacuated from Ellensburg area schools. Connolly Eberhart, a student at Lincoln School, was very excited when the alarm went off for the "fire drill." The horses, napping in Ross and Stephanie Eberhart's corral, slept right through it.

Nutritionists agree, "Whole food is where it's at!" Despite the high-quality fruits and vegetables easily available to you, are you getting your recommended "five-a-day"? All it takes is one hand to do the numbers...count them up, how many servings of fruits and veggies have you had today?

Studies show "a very moderate intake of apple juice or apples has the potential to reduce risk factors for heart disease in a fairly short period of time...these small diet changes might play an important role in a heart-healthy diet." - Dianne Hyson, lead researcher of the heart-health benefits of eating apples, University of California at Davis as reported in the winter edition of the Journal of Medicinal Food.

Gala ApplesGala is the featured apple variety for March Subscription Orders.
The Gala apple blends modern and old-fashioned parentage. It is aromatic with a very sweet flavor and crisp and firm texture. This variety has Cox's Orange Pippin, a wonderful old-fashioned English favorite, and both Red and Golden Delicious in its family tree. It ripens early and keeps well. Even without a fruit subscription, Gala apples make an excellent gift.
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March Featured Recipe


Marcel Proust's Apple Tart with Apple Compote

Recipe adapted from Dining with Proust by Anne Borrel, Alain Senderens, Jean-Bernard Naudin (Random House, New York, 1992)

“But since they were having luncheon late, in spite of the fact that the street was beginning to fill with a Sunday crowd, only the large apple tart was served, a tart that looked as yellow as the door of the General Shop on the Square (...). It was definitely a Sunday tart, gazed at with admiration and eaten with relish...” —From Jean Santeuil by Marcel Proust

Pastry
7 oz. puff pastry
Compote:
18 oz. apples, peeled, cored and cut in eighths (try Jonagolds or Galas for a more complex finished flavor)
1/2 c. sugar
7 1/2 T. water
Filling:

18 oz. tart dessert apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced (Granny Smith's recommended)
4 T. butter
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

Preheat oven to 400°. Roll pastry into circular shape and place in large flan dish. Trim away surplus dough, crimp edges in decorative fashion.

Prepare compote by combining compote apples with 1/2 c. sugar and 7 1/2 Tablespoons of water in a medium saucepan. Cook uncovered over low heat, stirring occasionally. Cook for about 30 minutes, reducing the liquid and blending apple pieces into a rough purée. Cool slightly and spread over pastry in flan pan.

Prepare tart apples for filling. Layer them over the compote in the flan pan, leaving about 1/8 inch between apples and outer edge. Melt butter and brush some over the apples. Sprinkle portion of confectioners' sugar on top. Bake in oven for 30 minutes, repeating butter/sugar topping sequence two more times during baking. Remove tart when apples are golden and pastry is cooked through. Serve hot topped with vanilla ice cream.

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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Poem
On March 17, we'll be wearing the green in observance of St. Patrick's Day and dishing out the blarney. Oh, did you ne'er hear of the Blarney, That's found near the banks of Killarney? Believe it from me, No girls heart is free, Once she hears the sweet sound of the Blarney - (Stanza from poem by Samuel Lover. Click for more of this St. Paddy's Day poem.)

What's New at FruitFromWashington.com
Six different virtual card choices are now found in one place on the Fun Stuff menu, including the latest Springtime and Easter card images dating to the early 1900's.

Yellow dog goes for a walk sculptureYellow Dog goes for a Walk is the title of one of Ross Eberhart's kinetic, shop object sculptures. See the Ross Sculpture Garden page for this latest addition to the collection.

Special Days in March to Observe:

International Women's Day Ides of March St. Patrick's Day First Day of Spring

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