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Perfect Fall Recipes: Cooking with Apples

Enjoy an apple a day with these recipes for Pecorino Romano With Apples and Fig Jam and Swedish Apple Pie.

An apple a day…Not only do apples taste great, but they are amazingly healthy too. According to the website www.nutrition-and-you.com, apples have high fiber that can fight LDL cholesterol, they are a great source of vitamin C and beta carotene, and they are rich in cancer fighting antioxidants. And if that wasn't good enough, they are also low in calories and available to us year round. All this makes me very happy because I’m just crazy about apples. I love this time of year when we go apple picking and I can munch on an apple that was just picked off the tree. The crunch, the taste, the juicy combination of sweet and tart; it’s the perfect flavor punch. So, it’s probably not a big surprise that I love to cook with apples too. And since …

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Massachusetts Celebrates September as Apple Month

Head to the Canton farms to pick up your fall crop.

The DAR contributed this press release. With local apples ready for picking and in celebration of an abundant crop expected this year, Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR) Commissioner Scott J. Soares urges residents to support Massachusetts apple growers by visiting local orchards, farm stands and farmers’ markets for their favorite apple varieties. In Canton, folks can buy their fresh produce at the Canton Farmers Market, Brookwood Farm and Pakeen Farm. By proclamation, Governor Patrick has declared September as Apple Month in Massachusetts.  "Purchasing Massachusetts-grown apples is an ideal way to celebrate the autumn harvest and support local farmers at the same time," said Commissioner Soares. “With more than 90 apple orchards …

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