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It’s Apple Picking Time At Douglas Orchards

photo by provided Douglas Orchards generations three and four.

photo by provided It's that time of year and Douglas Orchard is the place. Since 1898 family owned and celebrating the fall harvest!

Tuesday October 4, 2016

By Cookie Steponaitis

Just around the bend at 1050 Route 74 West in Shoreham, Vermont some of the best traditions of Addison County past and present come together. In addition to the mums, pumpkins and scarecrows that dot the countryside heralding the beginning of fall, rows of apple trees at the Douglas Orchard confirm the sweetness of the time of year and harvest season. The family has been on the land since 1898 and in the business of producing some of Addison County’s sweetest and tart apples and delicious cider.
    Douglas Orchard is in the hands of the fourth generation.  Bob, Jr., Scott and the family are half way through picking a huge variety of apples. The sounds of laughter and chatter mix with that of tractors and the movement of the crop when you drive into the yard. Douglas Orchard is open daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and offers the opportunity to pick from the trees or purchase small or large amounts of all kinds of different types of apples. While Macintosh is the crowd favorite year after year, Douglas Orchard actually grows eighteen different types of apples. “The harvest was better than expected because it was a dry year,” shared Bob, Jr.   
    Come on down to Shoreham and witness a harvest tradition that is as old Addison County itself. Douglas Orchard is the place to explore, pick and purchase apples and so much more as the leaves turn and the approaching bite of winter graces the early morning and our taste buds call out for all things apple. Make some memories and if you have time enjoy the Douglas Orchard Apple Tarte Recipe that is a favorite of generations of the Douglas family.     
                                                                        
Douglas Orchard Apple Tart Recipe and enjoy this family favorite-
Tart Pastry Crust:
   1 cup flour
   ½ teaspoon salt
   ¼ lb. butter
   1 egg yolk
   2 tablespoons water

·Pour in blender with blended flour. It will ball up on blender blade.
·Roll out lg. half of blender dough on bread board in rectangular shape.
·Fit it to a 9x13 pan and up the sides. ·Fill with sliced apples (Macs or Cortland or Honey Crisp) mixed with: ½ cup sugar    1 teaspoon cinnamon    Dash of cloves. ·Roll out the remaining dough to rectangle, slice into strips. ·Place on the apples diagonally, ·Bake at 350 to 375 until apples are cooked through. Enjoy hot or cold or with ice cream as desired.

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