Date: October 2, 2014 at 10:04:55 PM EDT
Subject: 'Way down Yonder in the Pawpaw Patch'
Hi BFM Friends:
Way Down Yonder in the Pawpaw Patch: Ivy Brand will have them this week -- they ran out in less than 2 hours last week. Pawpaws are the only tropical fruit that is local to our region. They have a custardy, creamy texture, taste like a wayward child of a mango-banana hook-up. My husband ate 5 of them at one dessert. I did not even get to make custard or ice cream out of them! They are not commercially grown because they are hard to pollinate, hard to germinate, picky about their soil and moisture and light; local farmers forage them in their woods. I think they are wonderful. http://http://uncannykitchen.net/2012/09/03/pawpaw-trees/
ORDER YOUR THANKSGIVING TURKEY AT TRUCK PATCH.
No, it is not too early to reserve the size you want. 8/10 pounders are the smallest, the largest will be 30-34 pounds. $4.89/pound. $20 deposit. Delivery will be Sunday November 23rd at market.
MUSIC at Market at 10 am The DESTROYERS ARE BACK. You love them, we love them so they are back with an extended October 'run'.
Bikes? Yes, we can fix that. Come to our Free BFM Bike Clinic run by our friends from The Bike House. Perfect Biking Weather looking for perfectly tuned up bikes. Meet at The BFM Bike Clinic Sunday 11-1.
- Local Tropicals Week -Pawpaws at Ivy Brand., Baby Ginger and young Turmeric at Keswi
- Cranberry Beans and Black eyed Peas at Garner
- Pumpkin Pie is back at Whiskey
- Sweet Pickles and Half Sours at Number 1 Son
- ONE THIRD OFF the Breton breakfast pastry, Kouign Amman at Pano. This week's sale.
Reid’s Orchard: Apples (Honeycrisp, Gala, Macoun, Gold Supreme, Fuji, Yataka, Pinova, Jonathan, Haralson, Jonagold, Empire, Smokehouse), seedless grapes, Concord grapes, heirloom tomatoes, and various ciders (Apple, Apple Cherry, Apple Grape, Honeycrisp).
KESWICK CREAMERY: Have you tried the baby ginger and young turmeric? Wow. No ugly brown peel, no fibers. Strong, fresh aromatic ginger. I am using them for everything -- all my vegetables, chicken soup, teas, ginger syrups. Make a shrub or a Ginger beer or ale. Back to the Cheese Department: come early for the yogurt because it sold out last week. The ricotta is begging to be stuffed into a pasta or an eggplant taco. Or drizzled with honey. Mixed milk Morbier is a play on the tradition of making a two layered cheese (in a mold starting with a layer of evening milk covered with ash to preserve it. It would then be topped up with a layer of morning milk). Nowadays the French creameries use a single layer of cow's milk but Keswick pays homage to the older version by using a layer of Jersey cow milk and a layer of goat's milk. Dragonsbreath. Lesher. A few more Alpine style tommes this week too (Mad, Cider wash and natural rind ( Tomme Sweet Tomme)
IVY BRAND: Certified organic. Paw Paws! Carrots, broccoli, cabbage, kale, swiss chard, arugula, spicy spring mix, boc choy, lettuce mix, head lettuce, radishes, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, eggplant, sweet peppers, hot peppers, potatoes, fingerlings, sweet potatoes, winter squash, scallions, garlic, and parsley. Still time to plant and enjoy the lemon verbena which makes a wonderful herbal tea and a great cooking herb.
TRUCK PATCH: Broccoli, Heirloom tomatoes, Market red tomatoe. Cherry Tomatoes in a rainbow of colors. Purslane, Arugula, Mesclun, Spinach, Kale, Dino Kale, Swiss Chard, Beets, Green Peppers, and Eggplant. Green & Yellow Zucchini, Crookneck Squash, Pattypan Squash. Swan neck Armenian Cucumbers, Garden Cucumbers, and small pickling cucumbers. Herbs.
TRUCK PATCH MEATS: Bacon, Bacon, and more bacon thin and thick cut! Sage sausage, maple sausage, Hot Italian, Sweet Italian, kielbasa , bratwurst, ground pork, bone in pork chops, boneless and bone in butt. Hammocks , fat back, pork liver, ham steaks, and pig feet. Whole free range chickens, boneless chicken breast, chicken thighs, chicken drumsticks, and chicken wings. Reserve your Thanksgiving Turkey.
GARNER: Figs. Tomatoes: “ordinary reds’, romas, beefsteak, “early girls and heirlooms-- and cherry toms. Baby Limas (American edamame) are great quick boiled and seasoned with olive oil and salt and lemon. Black eyed peas cook up quickly when they are so freshly dried and make a good salad with grilled anything. Japanese, white, Italian and Thai eggplant; Squash: Patty pan. Yellow. Zucchini, Ishtar, that pale green Lebanese variety, eight ball, golden zucchini. Sweet Corn, okra, potatoes, peppers sweet and hot, green and yellow and Roma beans. Melons: sun, cantaloupes and seedless watermelons in red and yellow. Swiss chard and arugula. Mint, dill and parsley.
PANORAMA: They have a great sale every week on a different bread. Lots of rolls and buns. French bread baked by French bakers – baguettes, croissants, palmiers, Danish, scones, Breton specialties. Whole wheat, rye, pumpernickel, rustiques, country, sour dough – boules and sandwich breads too.
NUMBER 1 SONS: Caitlin says: The second planting cucumbers we have gotten have been especially crisp and tasty. The Half Sours this weekend are great! We’ve also begun bringing our slightly sweetened take on bread and butter pickles, Sweet Slices are made with with Potomac Vegetable Farm’s crisp and sweet red pepper slices for hearty fall sandwhiches. If you’re interested in a purple cabbage holiday kraut stop by and tell us. We’re pondering spices and slices…
WHISKED: Jenna says: We're so excited to have pumpkin pie back on the menu. Fresh pumpkin pie coming out of the oven is pretty much the best smell ever, and we're looking forward to making these beauties later this week. We also have a new quiche with mushrooms, roasted garlic and rosemary that we think will be a great addition to our family of quiches. Also Apple Pie (tart apples, spices, flaky crust), Smoky Bacon, Cheddar Onion Quiche, Plum Galettes and those cookies...
Robin and the Teds and Stephanie
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