Cam is a fan of traditions. When Jane was little, she helped her grandma make applesauce and then when she was older, she assisted her mom. Jane's mom, Cam's Oma, has now passed the efforts to our family.
There is a certain apple that, from our perspective, is superior for making apple pies and sauce. It is the apple most used by Oma's mom in northern Indiana and Michigan called "early transparent." There are only a couple of local orchards that we've found that grow this special fruit. Fortunately for us, Miss Amanda knows the people who own one of them. She and Cam went to pick up a bushel on Monday.
The Early Transparent Apple, more commonly known as the White Transparent or Yellow Transparent, has a fascinating heritage rooted in Eastern Europe and cherished across generations for its early ripening and culinary versatility. It was discovered around 1850 in Latvia, as a chance seedling at the Wagner nursery. It was introduced in North America in 1870. It's one of the earliest apples of the season, often ready by mid-July. It is best used for cooking rather than eating because of its creamy puree texture. The process is a bit arduous, but the chinois strainer makes the job easier since you don't have to peel or even fully core the apples. Our kitchen turned into an applesauce-making assembly line.
During the week, Chris and Cam made their way to Kyle's house to pick up the Mary Free Bed Wheelchair Power Soccer Champions t-shirts!
The weather has been extra warm and humid in Michigan this week. We headed to the cottage on Sunday to see Auntie Karen and her sister, Sue, along with Oma. Lake Michigan was the perfect temperature for swimming so Cam and his dad made quite a few trips in to cool off.
We all relaxed by the water. The outside temp was actually 89 degrees at the beach, which doesn't happen too often.
The sun shone brightly all afternoon without a cloud in the sky!
For dinner, we joined forces by combining our offerings and ate on the cottage deck. The different brat varieties from Mac's Meats provided by Auntie Karen and Sue were most delicious. If you're ever near Rothbury, we highly recommend the blueberry brats and pizza brats. Even though the flavors sound strange, they were incredibly tasty. Our time together was too short.
We did, however, manage to share one of the best beach days of the summer!
Our son was happy to be closer to his bed after spending the day at the lake and his parents welcomed slumber as well!
Camology Quotes:
Cameron is very time-conscious. He always wants to arrive early. To ensure an on-time departure, he now sets alarms in his mom's office. He figured out how to do this by using Alexa and saying something like "Alexa, set an alarm for 2:15p today on Jane's office."
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