Hi Nancy,

 NB>  NB>> Makes sense... the Amish ones were probably closer to the having
 NB> been  NB>> picked off the tree, and the transportation was your own...
 NB>  ;)

 RH> From the orchard to us.

 NB> As I figured...  :)  And picked at peak....

And held for several days before putting up. We probably should have
bought them the day we left. But, they'll still taste good this winter.


 NB>  NB>> Did Steve take the bad ones back to Harris Teeter....?

 RH> No, just added them to the compost bucket.

 NB> I might have wanted to let them know that they were that bad, in case
 NB> they cared....

Yes, but we had other things to take care of, and my fall/break threw us
out of sorts for a few days.

 NB>  RH>> Yes, some of the things we did this year were a direct result of
 NB> what  RH>> we learned--our shopping and going ahead of the rest of the
 NB> team for  RH>> instance. They appreciated having a meal ready for them
 NB> upon arrival.  RH>> (G)
 NB>  NB>> I'm sure they did...  :)   One less thing to have to think about
 NB>  NB>> when one is zonked from traveling...  ;)

 RH> I understood that they did the last 2.5 hours with no breaks. The
 RH> group sort of stretched out, unwound, etc for about 20 minutes before
 RH> we served supper. They unwound some more by doing the clean up
 RH> afterward, before going down to Barre for maple creemees.

 NB> Sounds quite pleasant.... :)

Nice to have the clean up done for us, and the chance to sit & visit
with those not needed for the clean up. Getting creemees the first night
in VT is traditional as we understand.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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... Get shopping while the gettin' is good!!!

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