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APPLE
HOT BREAKFAST APPLES
Start your day with a fresh apple; they take just five minutes to prepare. Quickly cook chopped apples in a sauce pan with brown sugar and cinammon and use as a pancake topping. If you have apple cider on hand, use it to make pancake batter. Replace the milk and sugar ingredients with the apple cider, and fold in some finely chopped apples. Cooked apples are also delicious combined with walnuts and mixed in with hot oatmeal, or stirred into yogurt with some muesli.
APPLE MOON CAKE
What can you do that bushel of apples you just picked? Celebrate an autumn full moon with an apple moon cake. Bake one. Bake two and give one to a friend or seal one up to store in the freezer.
CAKE INGREDIENTS:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 egg
3 cups apples, seeded and chopped
1-1/2 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup raisins
TOPPING:
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
3 Tablespoons butter
1/2 cup nuts
Beat together sugar, butter, and egg. Mix in apples. Fold in dry ingredients. Stir in vanilla and raisins. Spread in a two greased round springform cake pan. Mix topping ingredients and sprinkle on top. In a preheated 350 oven, bake for 45 minutes or until done.
TALE OF A MYSTERIOUS APPLE TREE
Overlooking the city of Providence stands the Roger Williams Monument alongside a an apple tree, which harkens to a mysterious and marvelous true story of historic importance. Read more.
Start your day with a fresh apple; they take just five minutes to prepare. Quickly cook chopped apples in a sauce pan with brown sugar and cinammon and use as a pancake topping. If you have apple cider on hand, use it to make pancake batter. Replace the milk and sugar ingredients with the apple cider, and fold in some finely chopped apples. Cooked apples are also delicious combined with walnuts and mixed in with hot oatmeal, or stirred into yogurt with some muesli.
APPLE MOON CAKE
What can you do that bushel of apples you just picked? Celebrate an autumn full moon with an apple moon cake. Bake one. Bake two and give one to a friend or seal one up to store in the freezer.
CAKE INGREDIENTS:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 egg
3 cups apples, seeded and chopped
1-1/2 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup raisins
TOPPING:
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
3 Tablespoons butter
1/2 cup nuts
Beat together sugar, butter, and egg. Mix in apples. Fold in dry ingredients. Stir in vanilla and raisins. Spread in a two greased round springform cake pan. Mix topping ingredients and sprinkle on top. In a preheated 350 oven, bake for 45 minutes or until done.
TALE OF A MYSTERIOUS APPLE TREE
Overlooking the city of Providence stands the Roger Williams Monument alongside a an apple tree, which harkens to a mysterious and marvelous true story of historic importance. Read more.
AN APPLE A DAY
Did you ever wonder how apples got such an undeserved bad rep, along with Eve, in the Garden of Eaten'? Fortunately Ben Franklin set us straight when he coined the phrase, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” in Poor Richard’s Almanac approximately 250 years ago. Though he did not know it at the time, apples contain vitamins, minerals, fiber and even antioxidants (flavanoids and polyphenols) which are thought to protect against cancer (BBC). Scientific studies have also linked the eating of apples with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, asthma, and diabetes. That old adage is an invaluable piece of wisdom.
A 2001 Mayo Clinic study demonstrated that the flavonoid, quercetin, found in apples were found to help prevent the growth of prostate cancer cells. A Cornell University study showed that phytochemicals in the skin of an apple inhibited the reproduction of cancer cells by 43 percent. You may, however, want to steer toward the apples in the organic produce section of your super market. Link to article for more info..(
Apples also have really strong antioxident power and are one of the best dietary sources of Boron, which is energizing and strengthening for bones.
The sugar in apples is nothing to worry about. It's not the high-fructose corn syrup used to sweeten every junk food in the market. In fact the natural fructose in apples is probably healthy. So, take an apple to school. Pack one up for a Power Lunch. Or bring one in to your teacher along with a printout of this page and teach HER (or HIM) a little something.
FOR THE BEST APPLES,
BUY LOCAL
Have you ever considered the energy spent to bring in apples from, say, the state of Washington? There's the transportation to a processing facility, where the apples get waxed, and then the transportation a distributor on the east coast before delivery to the consumer via the supermarket. This requires fuel as well as wear and tear on trucks. Local growers are also your best bet for quality affordable organic produce.
One of Rhode Island's greatest resources is her rich soil, and vibrant small farm community - farmers markets, pick-your-own farms, farm stands, and grocery markets that love to feature regional produce. Where are they? Click here. ApplesR #2 only to peaches for having the Worst!Contamination of pesticides! 92%R treated with Chemical!PesticiDES
Did you ever wonder how apples got such an undeserved bad rep, along with Eve, in the Garden of Eaten'? Fortunately Ben Franklin set us straight when he coined the phrase, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” in Poor Richard’s Almanac approximately 250 years ago. Though he did not know it at the time, apples contain vitamins, minerals, fiber and even antioxidants (flavanoids and polyphenols) which are thought to protect against cancer (BBC). Scientific studies have also linked the eating of apples with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, asthma, and diabetes. That old adage is an invaluable piece of wisdom.
A 2001 Mayo Clinic study demonstrated that the flavonoid, quercetin, found in apples were found to help prevent the growth of prostate cancer cells. A Cornell University study showed that phytochemicals in the skin of an apple inhibited the reproduction of cancer cells by 43 percent. You may, however, want to steer toward the apples in the organic produce section of your super market. Link to article for more info..(
Apples also have really strong antioxident power and are one of the best dietary sources of Boron, which is energizing and strengthening for bones.
The sugar in apples is nothing to worry about. It's not the high-fructose corn syrup used to sweeten every junk food in the market. In fact the natural fructose in apples is probably healthy. So, take an apple to school. Pack one up for a Power Lunch. Or bring one in to your teacher along with a printout of this page and teach HER (or HIM) a little something.
FOR THE BEST APPLES,
BUY LOCAL
Have you ever considered the energy spent to bring in apples from, say, the state of Washington? There's the transportation to a processing facility, where the apples get waxed, and then the transportation a distributor on the east coast before delivery to the consumer via the supermarket. This requires fuel as well as wear and tear on trucks. Local growers are also your best bet for quality affordable organic produce.
One of Rhode Island's greatest resources is her rich soil, and vibrant small farm community - farmers markets, pick-your-own farms, farm stands, and grocery markets that love to feature regional produce. Where are they? Click here. ApplesR #2 only to peaches for having the Worst!Contamination of pesticides! 92%R treated with Chemical!PesticiDES
