September 2001 Web-letter from FruitFromWashington.com, Your Online Fruit Solution Center!

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September 2001
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We were so slow putting together the September 2001 Web-Letter that the horrible and tragic events of September 11 happened. Here is a link to a page listing some organizations taking donations and helping with the massive relief and recovery effort. We hope you will check this page if you are looking for ways to make online donations or otherwise help.

New Fruit - now available Red Delicious apples, Golden Delicious apples, and Bosc pears.

Month of September Best Buy Specials are a 20-count Gift Box of Red Sensation Pears 10% OFF - $17.95, and a 20-count Gift Box of Gala Apples for $17.95!

Redwood Potting Table - You pay only $349.99 (including shipping)*

See the classic garden furniture section of our on-line catalog! We have Redwood and Cedar Outdoor and Garden Furniture including solidly constructed and beautiful retro-styled picnic tables, Garden Cart, Potting Table and Planter Bench* that will add a natural elegance to your deck or patio! *Free shipping on furniture, UPS Ground to addresses in 48 contiguous states.

Fruit of the Month: A 12-month Subscription Fruit order makes a perfect continuing gift for students living away from home. September is not too early to order that monthly Care Package of Apples and Pears (also available in 9-month, 6-month and 3-month subscriptions).

Red Sensation Pear is the Fruit From Washington Subscription Order Selection for September
Red Sensation is a highly-colored Red Bartlett cultivar that appeared in 1940 in Australia. The Red Sensation pear is an attractive, late summer dessert pear, with the same great flavor as a yellow bartlett. For the marvelous taste of pear, order Red Sensations and eat them fresh or use in any recipe.

September is the Month to Enjoy Evening Picnics in the Park. When your hometown offers evening concerts in the park, pack a picnic basket with brie cheese, ripe Bartlett pears, and homemade walnut bread. Take along a bottle of wine or sparkling cider to enjoy. See our cheese page for more picnic take-along suggestions.

Shorter days, cooler nights and boxes of ripening fruit have a lot of you busy making Fruit Preserves. Even if it seems way too soon to be thinking of those homemade Thanksgiving Day desserts, you will be so glad to have a stock of Pear Mincemeat Pie Filling in the cupboard when it comes time to make the pies to bring to Grandma's house. The Farm Journal Pear Mincemeat recipe gets rave reviews. Use Green Bartlett or Red Sensation Pears!

We recommend the Ball Blue Book Guide to Home Canning, Freezing & Dehydration for specific directions on home canning pears and other fruits and vegetables. You can usually find it at a local store that sells canning and dehydrating supplies and equipment. See our Fruit Preserves Recipes page for more information on Food Preservation Methods.

Improved Calorie Search Program! Now combine foods you're interested in on one page to print or save. Whether you need to figure out the calories in a meal, a menu, or a recipe, the FruitFromWashington Calorie Search Program makes the task of looking up foods in the USDA database much easier. To save you time if you're looking for calories in Fresh Fruit, click to the Fresh Fruit Calorie Page!

If you find yourself without a clue some nights when it's time to start dinner, take a look at our Meal Planner with Recipes
As Recorded in a Daybook of Helpful Household Hints by Barbara A. Eberhart
Here's an excerpt from her daybook entry for August 1.

Cook dessert first. (Barbie recommends Apple Crisp). What's for dinner? If in doubt make a white sauce and start heating water for pasta.

Tonight I added:
1 clove garlic (crushed)
lemon pepper
fresh basil
a handful of diced zuchini
a handful of diced yellow squash
2 handfuls of crumbled smoked salmon

I called it "Smoked Salmon Alfredo Primavera" and served it on Lemon Pepper Linguini, but that was just because I had those ingredients in the refrigerator. You can use whatever you have handy!

Plus, fresh garden salad with lemon tahini dressing, cooked corn and warm apple crisp with vanilla ice cream for dessert.

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September Featured Recipe

Pear Muffins

I made these this morning and everyone liked them although I think I'll add cranberries to the batter next time. -KE

1 c. whole wheat flour
1 c. white flour
1/3 c. brown sugar
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. ginger
dash allspice
3/4 c. buttermilk
1/2 cup (about 1 medium) pear peeled, cored & grated
1 egg
1/3 c.cooking oil

Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix together dry ingredients. In a separate bowl combine buttermilk, grated pear, egg and cooking oil. Mix with wire whisk or egg beater. Fold dry mixture into liquid mixture just until mixed. Fill greased or paper lined muffin pans 2/3 full. Bake for 20 minutes. Makes 12 muffins. Note: Add about a cup of cranberries to the Pear Muffin batter for a special treat.

For more breakfast recipes to start the day (using apples and pears) see the FruitFromWashington Breakfast Recipes Page!

The FruitFromWashington.com
Archive Feature of the Month

Arnold Blanch, painted this harvest scene in 1937 as part of the WPA Arts Project. The oil on canvas painting depicts people picking apples in an orchard and participating in other farm activities. The painting is displayed in Fredonia, New York's (Chautauqua) Post Office. Click for more information on the New Deal for the Arts.

(Source: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538)

The FruitFromWashington Archive Feature metaphorically blows the dust off of an image or document from our past and brings it to the light of day for a new audience to see. Click For more harvest archive materials.

See our Customer Satisfaction and Order Fulfillment policies and read our other customers' comments on FruitFromWashington.com's great products and service!

Special Days in September:

Ellensburg Rodeo Weekend (Saturday, Sunday and Labor Day) • Labor Day • National Grand Parents Day • Citizenship Day • First Day of Autumn • Rosh Hashanah • Yom Kippur

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