Applicious!!!

Fall is arriving here in Michigan.  It is beautiful to see the variety of trees as their leaves change color.  There are bright reds and yellows appearing daily.   There is a crisp feeling in the air.  Last weekend we participated in some fall celebrations, both applicious.  On Friday we went with some friends to Fenton Applefest.  It is like a fair with rides, cotton candy, apple-filled treats and games.  The girls and Dan played a gun-shooting game together and won.  The girls faces expressed great joy and pride as they each picked out a stuffed unicorn.  Brinley described hers as cuddly and "unicorny".  (Only appropriate, I guess)  On Saturday we were invited to a friend's family's home where they had apple trees.  They let us gather apples (yummy macintosh) and we watched and helped (a little) as they made apple cider, apple crisp, and applesauce.  They even let us take some of it home.  What a treat!!!  It was so fun for the girls to pick the fruit and watch it transform (or smash) into foods that we love to buy and eat.    Yesterday for Sunday dinner we had applecider and slushy pink applesauce with roast beef and bread on the side---- and oh yeah, applecrisp for dessert.  Lainie took great pride in the applecrisp made only from the apples she carefully picked and gathered.  By the way, has anyone heard of an apple called Mutsu.  It is DELICIOUS!  One of my new favorites.  In honor of our weekend and the upcoming presidential elections I am posting a gadget at the bottom of the blog where you can vote on your favorite apple.  I know it is difficult to choose one, but see how you compare to the majority of fellow bloggers. -M