 May
is the month of apple and pear blossoms. Bee hives have been
delivered into the orchards. The weather is promising, clear and
warm. The stage is set for another growing season. We can not
help but think about the future of the crop but are reminded by
these words of Robert Frost, to enjoy the pleasure of "the
flowers to-day" and "not to think so far away."
Excerpt
from "A Prayer In Spring"
by Robert Frost
Oh, give
us pleasure in the flowers to-day;
And give us not to think so far away
As the uncertain harvest; keep us here
All simply in the springing of the year.
Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white,
Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night;
And make us happy in the happy bees,
The swarm dilating round the perfect trees.
Find
more spring verse in Fruit From Washington's literary quotes collection.
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Pacific
Northwest Exaggeration Postcards
Collection and Text by E. Morgan Williams
Thanks to collector, E.
Morgan Williams, we are able to expand our display of historic
fruit postcards from the Pacific Northwest. The exaggeration
images shown here are the rare, harder to find images from
the State of Washington.
Morgan Williams is the
co-author with Cynthia Elyce Rubin of a book about exaggeration
postcards, titled “Larger Than Life: The American Tall-Tale
Postcard, 1905-1915” (Abbeville Press, 1990). He grew
up in Ottawa, Kansas. Ottawa was the home of W. H. “Dad”
Martin, a local photographer who established the Martin
Post Card Co. From 1908-1911 “Dad” Martin created
many of the most outstanding exaggeration images ever made
and he is widely known for his postcards.
A LOAD OF APPLES IN GILMER
VALLEY H. M. Brown, Photographer - Gilmer, Washington
1909
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Collection
of E. Morgan Williams
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This is
a real photographic postcard which shows an exaggerated
image created by H. M. Brown, a photographer from Gilmer,
Washington. The image was published on a real photographic
postcard in 1909. Mr. Brown's name is in the image of
the postcard on the front and is also stamped in purple
ink in the upper left hand corner on the backside. The
stamp does not contain the name of the town and Gilmer
is hand written in. This may indicate Mr. Brown also had
a studio in another town.
This postcard
was mailed from Husum, Washington, on May 9, 1913. It was
mailed to Mr. James Edwards, % Major Creek Lbr. Co., White
Salmon, Wash. What is very interesting and unique about
the message on the postcard is that it was written by a
man with the same last name as the valley, Johnnie Gilmer.
Johnnie points out that his family owns the field shown
in the photograph and that the house belongs to his grandmother.
It is very rare that one finds a postcard where the person
who wrote the message on the back is directly related to
the image on the front. The message says:
Dear Friend: I am sending you a photo of our apples.
This is my old team on the truck. You can see our field
and Grandma's old house. I am driving mules now. Best Regards
to all. Johnnie Gilmer % Mt. A. O. Co. Propertyies -
E.M.W., 4/15/02 (Click
for more)
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Excerpt
from "Poem of Joys" (Leaves of Grass)
by Walt Whitman
O
the mother’s joys!
The watching--the endurance--the precious love--the anguish--the
patiently yielded life.
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The
FruitFromWashington.com
Archive Feature of the Month
Her Boys are Serving US.
For Her Sake Let's do Our Part. Buy A Bond For Mother's
Day - May 10, 1942
(NWDNS-179-WP-240) Still
Picture Branch, National Archives at College Park, 8601
Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001
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Month of
May
Featured Recipe
Yummy Fruit Drink
Treat Mom on Mother’s Day. Serve her this
refreshing fruit drink in a tall glass with a straw! - K.E.
1/2 c. pineapple-raspberry sherbet
1 c. frozen berries (raspberries, strawberries, or blueberries)
1/2 c. apple juice
Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor.
Blend until smooth. If the drink is too thick, add more juice.
Variation: for an even more yummy drink, peel and core half
a ripe pear and blend it with other ingredients. Serves 1.
For more beverage recipes (using
Fruit From Washington apples and pears) see the FruitFromWashington
Beverages page!
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Quinn's Salsas,
Sauces & Pepper Jellies--GOURMET FOODS CATALOG
Some Serving
Tips for Quinn's Essential Pepper Jellies
* Accent cheese and cracker trays with fruit flavored
hot pepper jellies.
*
Brighten brunch with these colorful, flavorful jellies that
go so well with toasted bagels and cream cheese.
*
Use either habañero or pepper jellies as a glaze for pan fried
chicken breasts. For 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast (halves),
thin 3 Tablespoons jelly with 1 Tablespoon lime juice and
add mixture to medium-hot skillet after chicken is browned.
Stir to coat chicken, reduces to glaze in less than a minute.
Serve with rice and steamed vegetables.
Order
Monthly Care Packages of Apples and Pears
for gifts that will be enjoyed throughout the year
(also
available in 9-month, 6-month and 3-month fruit of the month
subscriptions).
 The
May Fruit Subscription Variety is a 20-count gift box of
Red
Delicious apples .
Once upon a time, about a hundred and thirty years ago an
apple seedling grew up in Jesse Hiatt's Iowa orchard. When
the seedling tree finally came into production, it bore a
funny shaped, long, pointy, angular apple with five bumps
at the base. Hiatt was more accustomed to apples that were
round, but after tasting it he decided to overlook its non-conformity
of shape. Hiatt thought it was the best apple he'd ever tasted.
In fact it was so delicious, he named it..."Hawkeye."
You
thought I was going to say, "Delicious," didn't
you? But I kid you not. Hiatt's Hawkeye was the original name.
When Clarence Stark of Stark Brothers Nursery got hold of
it, he changed the name to Delicious. Since then, the tinkerers
developed other "improved" strains of the Red Delicious.
Some speculate that the original Delicious, and even Stark's
first improvement, the "Starking" have already disappeared
into the mists of recent time. What we have today is a redder
apple, still pointy, and elongated in shape, with a crisp
texture. As for flavor, we promise that the Red Delicious
we ship were not picked too green. You'll get a mouthful of
sweet, juicy "Delicious," along with that satisfying
crunch. (See
our apple use chart for
more details). - Source of information, "A Is for Apple,"
by Greg and Dorothy Hinshaw Patent (Broadway Books, NY, 1999).
Miss Anna Jarvis
of Philadelphia created the idea of Mother's Day "in honor of
the best mother that ever lived—your mother." By Joint
Resolution of Congress approved on May 8, 1914, the second Sunday
in May became a public holiday to honor all Moms; a special day
that we continue to celebrate nearly ninety years later.
The Presidential Proclamation,
dated May 9, 1914, signed by Woodrow Wilson and William Jennings
Bryant, reads in part:
"...the
President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation
calling upon the government officials to display the United States
flag on all government buildings, and the people of the United
States to display the flag at their homes or other suitable places
on the second Sunday in May as a public expression of our love
and reverence for the mothers of our country..." (Click
for more of President Woodrow Wilson's Mother's Day Proclamation
of May 9, 1914 (Presidential Proclamation
1268, NWCTB-11-PRDOCPI159E23-PP1268, Old Military and Civil Records,
National Archives Building, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,
DC 20408)
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Up
on the Blackboard
Special Days in the Month
of
May
May
Day
Wednesday,
May 1, 2002
If April showers have brought May flowers, gather a basket
and leave it as a surprise gift on someone's doorstep...or
send a gift box of non-traditional fruit and let the delivery
service leave it for you!
Cinco
de Mayo
Sunday,
May 5, 2002
It's a festival day with parades, dancing, food, and
fun! Muy divertimente.
Victory
in Europe Day
Wednesday, May 8, 2002
Anniversary of Victory in Europe. End
of World War II in Europe as Germany surrendered unconditionally
at Rheims on May 7, 1945.
Mother's
Day
Sunday, May 12, 2002
Happy Mother's Day to all you Moms!
Click here for
a great gift that only you kids can give your Mom!
Armed
Forces Day
Saturday, May 18, 2002
A day of appreciation for those who serve in
the Armed Forces.
Memorial
Day
Monday, May 27, 2002
Memorial Day, once known as Decoration Day,
is observed on Monday, May 27th. Remember those who made
the supreme sacrifice for their country.
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Mother's
Day Special - 10% off Two-pack Quinn's Peach Habañero and
Raspberry Pepper Jelly in a cute cardboard gift box with raffia tie.
Mom will love it! Mother's Day card included. Sale price through May
12, only $15.49 (plus shipping - reg. price $17.25). For on time
delivery, place your online or phone order by Sunday, May 5! For
phone orders, call toll-free 1-877-AT-FRUIT.
