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So last weekend my sister and I went to the Apple Holler down in Sturtevant, WI.
www.appleholler.com
I had passed by this place often enough on trips down to Il. and it popped into my head that this is prime apple season. I have fond memories of riding home from Iowa with my dad when I was little, and I would always beg him to go through the 'mountains' and apple trees. During the right time of year you could see tons of greenery growing on these steep hills polk-a-dotted with shiny red orbs...and the smells were delicious!
So anyway. Last weekend I wanted to head down to the Apple Holler, and my sister-being the only one who didn't have to work that morning-said she'd go along. I did some research online and found that they had an all-you-can-eat apple pancake breakfast for only $5! who would pass that up?! apparently us. for when we got there we were seated smack dab in front of the buffet line. Yes the buffet was $9, but oh hell, it was totally worth it. sausage and bacon, quiche and hashbrowns, pancakes and cinnamon apples and cranberries, warm muffins and rolls, plus this YUMMY walnut cinnamon french toast. Good god. I didn't eat the rest of the day. And for two people-$23 including tip. Good enough for me!
As we step outside to gear up for picking apples (even though we were both ready to just sleep under the trees) we went to the information stand to gather our baskets and get the jist on this family attraction. Turns out that in order to pick any amount of apples you have to purchase a bag-a paper bag?! where's the baskets?! oh, they cost you another $6 wtf?-that can carry a half bushel. Ok. I can get over the basket thing. Until I find out how much a half bushel is. Twenty-six dollars. TWENTY SIX DOLLARS!!! for maybe 2 dozen apples!!! oh Hell No. First off, that's crazy expensive. second off we don't want that many apples between the two of us. so we casually say "we'll just look inside the gift store first" and sneak away from the sales woman who wants to sell us bags made of gold. We look in the cooler where they have smaller bags for those who 1. don't want to waste time picking apples, and 2. don't want that many apples. A half-peck, maybe the size of two brown paper lunch bags- $8.00. Ok. Fuck the apples.
Melanie and I decided that we had a good breakfast, and we got to pet some goats, so we were good to go. We leave the apples behind and head home. Before going home though we go to a friend of the family who owns a farmer's shoppe. I bought a bag of apples there that were the same kind, same size, how much? $2.75. Take that apple holler!
www.appleholler.com
I had passed by this place often enough on trips down to Il. and it popped into my head that this is prime apple season. I have fond memories of riding home from Iowa with my dad when I was little, and I would always beg him to go through the 'mountains' and apple trees. During the right time of year you could see tons of greenery growing on these steep hills polk-a-dotted with shiny red orbs...and the smells were delicious!
So anyway. Last weekend I wanted to head down to the Apple Holler, and my sister-being the only one who didn't have to work that morning-said she'd go along. I did some research online and found that they had an all-you-can-eat apple pancake breakfast for only $5! who would pass that up?! apparently us. for when we got there we were seated smack dab in front of the buffet line. Yes the buffet was $9, but oh hell, it was totally worth it. sausage and bacon, quiche and hashbrowns, pancakes and cinnamon apples and cranberries, warm muffins and rolls, plus this YUMMY walnut cinnamon french toast. Good god. I didn't eat the rest of the day. And for two people-$23 including tip. Good enough for me!
As we step outside to gear up for picking apples (even though we were both ready to just sleep under the trees) we went to the information stand to gather our baskets and get the jist on this family attraction. Turns out that in order to pick any amount of apples you have to purchase a bag-a paper bag?! where's the baskets?! oh, they cost you another $6 wtf?-that can carry a half bushel. Ok. I can get over the basket thing. Until I find out how much a half bushel is. Twenty-six dollars. TWENTY SIX DOLLARS!!! for maybe 2 dozen apples!!! oh Hell No. First off, that's crazy expensive. second off we don't want that many apples between the two of us. so we casually say "we'll just look inside the gift store first" and sneak away from the sales woman who wants to sell us bags made of gold. We look in the cooler where they have smaller bags for those who 1. don't want to waste time picking apples, and 2. don't want that many apples. A half-peck, maybe the size of two brown paper lunch bags- $8.00. Ok. Fuck the apples.
Melanie and I decided that we had a good breakfast, and we got to pet some goats, so we were good to go. We leave the apples behind and head home. Before going home though we go to a friend of the family who owns a farmer's shoppe. I bought a bag of apples there that were the same kind, same size, how much? $2.75. Take that apple holler!