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Bucks Food Calendar: August 19, 2011

By On August 19, 2011 · 1 Comment

If some of these “scattered thunderstorms” can hold off, it looks like a pretty decent weekend. Which is great news if you are heading over to the 2011 Middletown Grange Fair. We will be going tonight – for the BBQ Chicken Dinner, of course, and to see the bunnies and maybe buy a [...]

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Earl’s Bucks County goes local

By On February 2, 2010 · 3 Comments

As some of you may know from our tweets Monday night, Mark and I attended the preview party for the “new” Earl’s restaurant in Lahaska (Peddler’s Village).

First, let’s get the whole price thing out of the way. Most people I know (“locals”) have avoided Earl’s for the last few years due to [...]

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Tidbit: Storing apples for winter

By On January 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Here’s a great post from Grow Indie on how to store apples for the winter. There are still plenty of locally grown apples available at Manoff Market Garden and Solebury Orchards. 

Amy Manoff suggests keeping the apples as cold as possible without freezing. Manoff’s has 3 varieties left for sale – [...]

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Bucks County apples: Juicy, crunchy and sweet

By On October 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment

by guest blogger Susan Sprague Yeske

Autumn means more than pumpkins at Bucks County farms and farm markets; it also means a parade of apples that change weekly, each with its own personality and flavor.

With enticing names such as Zestar, Honey Crisp, Cortland, Macoun, Mutsu, Keepsake, Gala, Fuji, Jonagold, Jonathan, Empire, McIntosh, [...]

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Berry-Yummy

By On July 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment

By guest blogger Susan Sprague Yeske

Pardon my purple-stained fingers, but I’ve just finished picking the best black raspberries ever at Penn Vermont Fruit Farm in Bedminster.

Apparently the slow ripening process brought on by extended cool spring weather is helping to create a terrific raspberry season. I picked seven pints of black [...]

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