Jonagold apples are one of my favorite eating apples. They are crisp, juicy, and favored by people who like Honey Crisp. The Honey Crisp are all gone, but the Jonagold are a great apple.
We usually start making cider in mid-September when the fall apples get ripe. I will post it as soon as we have some.
Here is what we have at the orchard right now.
A skillet of fried Jonathan apples. Serve on vanilla ice cream, pancakes, or stuff them in a flour tortilla and saute until browned and crisp!
Canning pears
small, sweet, eating pears
Asian pears
White peaches
Jonagold apples
Gala apples
Pippin apples
Laura Red apples
Jonathan apples
McIntosh apples
The farmers markets may not have all varieties and container size is limited. To learn what is available at the orchard before you come, please call the salesroom 8:00 to 5:00 at 256-437-9254.
Crow Mountain Orchard apple cider is made 100% from our own apples and is pressed right here at the orchard using special blend of apples using my dad’s secret recipe. We never add any sugar. The cider is pasteurized using the latest technology to preserve the fresh apple taste.
For many years I have served cider at fall parties and get-togethers as a warm punch. Your guests will believe you have gone to much trouble and ask for your “recipe”. I just heat a gallon of cider on the stove with a few cinnamon sticks, pour into a punch bowl including the cinnamon, and add some thin-sliced apples to float on the top. An alternative is to add a bit of seltzer or club soda to chilled cider. This was always my daughter’s favorite.
Not every variety or container size of our fruit is available at the farmers markets due to limited space on the trucks. For a full selection we encourage you to visit the orchard salesroom from 8 to 5, seven days a week.
Fruit currently available at Crow Mountain Orchard: (Please call the salesroom between 8:00 and 5:00 to check on availability of your favorite fruit before you make a long trip. 256-437-9254.)
Apple Cider
Red Delicious Apples
Gold Delicious Apples
Jonagold Apples
Jonathan Apples
Pippin Apples
McIntosh Apples (currently limited while we wait for more to ripen)
Mutsu apples have just started getting picked. We currently have a limited number in the orchard salesroom, so call before you come for them between 8:00-5:00, 256-437-9254.
Red and Gold Delicious and Jonagold apples are customer favorites. This is the very best time to buy them. They are wonderful eating apples. Gold Delicious and Jonagold can be used for cooking. Several customers who do not cook with sugar use the Gold Delicious for cooking since they are naturally sweet.
If you have not tried the Jonagold, I recommend it to anyone who loves the Honeycrisp apples. They are crisp and have a similar sweet/tart flavor.
We hope to have fresh cider in one to two weeks.
Please call the salesroom between 8:00 and 5:00 to check on availability of your favorite fruit before you make a long trip. 256-437-9254.
Not all varieties or sizes are available at the farmers markets.
Fruit currently available at Crow Mountain Orchard:
Mutsu Apples (limited quantities–call before you go)
Red Delicious Apples
Gold Delicious Apples
Jonagold Apples
Jonathan Apples
Pippin Apples
McIntosh Apples (currently out of stock while we wait for more to ripen)
Asian Pears
Muscadine Grapes
Seedless Grape (almost gone for the season)
Spartlett Pears
Pears on dehydrator tray
If you dehydrate fruit, make sure you try drying the Spartlett pears. Dried pears have a more intense pear taste and sweetness that makes them great for a healthy snack. My favorite use for them is to add them to oatmeal which naturally sweetens it.
Red and Gold Delicious and Jonagold apples are customer favorites. This is the very best time to buy them. They are wonderful eating apples. Gold Delicious and Jonagold can be used for cooking. Several customers who do not cook with sugar use the Gold Delicious for cooking since they are naturally sweet.
If you have not tried the Jonagold, I recommend it to anyone who loves the Honeycrisp apples. They are crisp and have a similar sweet/tart flavor.
We hope to have fresh cider in one to two weeks.
Fruit currently available at Crow Mountain Orchard: (Please call the salesroom between 8:00 and 5:00 to check on availability of your favorite fruit before you make a long trip. 256-437-9254.)
Red Delicious Apples
Gold Delicious Apples
Jonagold Apples
Jonathan Apples
Pippin Apples
McIntosh Apples (currently limited while we wait for more to ripen)
Asian Pears
Muscadine Grapes
Seedless Grapes
Spartlett Pears
Pears on dehydrator tray
If you dehydrate fruit, make sure you try drying the Spartlett pears. Dried pears have a more intense pear taste and sweetness that makes them great for a healthy snack. My favorite use for them is to add them to oatmeal which naturally sweetens it.
