Honeybees dart from blossom to blossom at Weaver’s Orchard, returning to hives managed by local beekeeper Gary Stockin. Weaver’s has been partnering with Stockin’s Apiaries in Strasburg, PA for decades. “It’s been a blessing,” Orchard President Ed Weaver says of this partnership with Stockin’s…
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If you’ve lived in Pennsylvania for a long time, no doubt you’ve heard of fasnachts. For the uninitiated, a fasnacht (faws-nahk) is essentially a deep-fried donut served, as you might guess, on Fasnacht Day. But what is Fasnacht Day, you ask? For many people…
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Weaver’s Orchard customers are a special bunch. You care enough about food to pick it yourself in our orchard and to support local farms and family businesses by shopping in our market. You care about the quality and source of your food. Because of…
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It’s applesauce season. On wintry days, you can’t beat the taste of warm applesauce or the smell of simmering apples filling the kitchen. But before making applesauce, an important question faces you: which apple varieties should you use?Your choices are numerous. After all, Weaver’s has quite…
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Around Thanksgiving, Weaver’s Orchard’s deli manager makes Pennsylvania Dutch Potato Filling in-house. It’s a rich, creamy, delicious taste of Pennsylvania cooking. We highly recommend picking some up for your Thanksgiving meal! If you’re feeling adventurous, you could try making potato filling at home. The…
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If there is anything better than gathering in someone’s home for brunch, I’m not sure what it is. Not too long ago, some of my family members traveled to our apartment from a few hours north, arriving on a Sunday afternoon. Therefore, of course,…
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This time of year, it’s only right to eat heaps of pumpkins. The way the color of the trees begins to match the color of the pumpkins growing in local pumpkin patches reminds us, “eat more pumpkin.” With recipes from our blog, you can…
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In our house, we have a meal that I refer to simply as, “skillet dish.” Skillet dish is often the meal we have on Sunday afternoons when we come home from church and need some food that can be assembled quickly. I love this…
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As much as I love apples in desserts or as a snack, it feels especially rewarding when you can make a whole main dish revolve around apples. That’s the case in this classic Pennsylvania Dutch dish, Schnitz-un-Gnepp, also known as Schnitz-Un-Knepp, or apples and…
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I know. It seems a pity to use apple cider in a recipe because that means you have to “waste” this precious beverage on something other than drinking. But consider two things: A little bit of cider will transform every salad you eat. Apple…
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