In England we buy what we call 'Bramley Cooking Apples' for some reason in Canada you cannot buy that type of apple, so I have to use Granny Smiths, still nice but not the same as home!
I remember when my children were in their early teens, we used to rent a holiday cottage for 1 week in September or October in the countryside, one year we stayed at a cottage that had its own orchard where we were free to pick as many apple as we could use. We used to have marathon Apple Pie making sessions, where my mum and nan would help me with the pastry and hubby and my dad would be there peeling away like billy ho! Oh the pies we ate until we were all Apple Pie'd out!
Apple Pie with cream - Apple Pie with Ice Cream - Apple Pie with Custard - Apple Crumble with ......
In England you can get the most yummy Devonshire Clotted cream which is lovely on Ice Cream, the cream starts to go hard on the Ice Cream, ahhh I wish I were in Devon....
http://www.bramleyapples.co.uk/
Mmmmmmmmm.....I think I need to go get some apples. :)
ReplyDeleteYou sound homesick Sue!! I love apple pie, apple sauce.....
ReplyDeleteYes, sometimes I miss home, I love Canada but England will always be 'home'
ReplyDeleteSomething to with my daughters being there, their hubby's are both in the Royal Air Force ( one of them is away in Afghanistan at the moment) all the grandchildren are growing up without me :0(
My eldest daughter Stephanie is expecting another baby in February so that pulls at the heartstrings as well xx
We use Granny Smiths too! I love a fresh apple pie! Have never tried clotted cream but I had heard how scrumptious it is!
ReplyDeleteYour pie looks delicious, we used Granny Smiths in NZ too. It must be hard having your daughters living in other countries.
ReplyDeleteLove apple pies & crumble. I have to use granny smiths. A young welsh friend is always on about the Bramleys but i tell him he has to put up with the granny smith's as i can't get Bramleys.
ReplyDeleteOoh nothing better than a Bramley Apple Pie, you've brought back wonderful memories of home for me too :)
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