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(UPDATED:
September 17, 2010)
Mack Aaron Apple House
8955 Highway 52 East Ellijay, Ga. 30536
Mailing address is 2801 Lower Cartecay Road, Ellijay, Ga. 30536
Phone: 706-273-3600
Open: Mid-July through December 8 am to 5 pm, seven days a week!
Directions: 8.5 miles East of Ellijay on Hwy. 52.
Not to be confused with Aaron's Apples, which is just down the road!
Produce: Apples, cider, peaches, grapes, jams, jellies, relishes, honey, syrup, apple cakes, strudels, cookies, bread, fried pies.
2010 Prices: prices vary with size & quantity of apples available; $10 - 12 per half bushel. $5 per half bushel for 2nds
Note: The new operators are Bill & Gina Aaron (UPDATED: September 17, 2010)
No pick-your-own, but they have a good variety of apples, great prices and other pre-picked fresh produce.
They also specialize in homemade fried fruit pies. the
fried apple pie (see this page for a description and photos of it) is a
specialty of the area, and Mack Aaron's also does 10 other types of fruit
pies.
Below is a listing of the apple varieties that they typically carry, in
order that they typically start to be harvested in Ellijay. Be sure to call
a couple weeks before they are due to start harvesting, as the actual date
varies from year to year! Ellijay apple orchards usually have apples for sale from August to late December.
| Apple Variety | Photo | Usually start harvesting | Flavor | Best uses |
| Gala |
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August 1 | Very sweet | Eating, applesauce, apple butter, pies |
| Ginger Gold |
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Early | Sweet | Eating |
| Detroit Red | August 1 | Tart | Cooking | |
| Ozark Gold | August 1 | Tart | Cooking | |
| Red Delicious |
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August 15 | Sweet | Eating, good to blend with other apples in applesauce and cooking |
| Golden Delicious |
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August 15 | Sweet | Eating, good to blend with other apples in applesauce and cooking |
| Mutsu |
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September 1 | Sweet / Tart | Cooking / Eating |
| Jonagold |
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September 1 | Sweet / Tart | Cooking / Eating |
| Rome Beauty |
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September 15 | Slightly Tart | Cooking / Eating |
| Stayman - Wine sap |
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September 15 | Tart | Cooking / Eating |
| Fuji |
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October 10 | Very sweet | Eating, applesauce, apple butter, pies, cooking |
| Granny Smith |
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October 15 | Tart | Cooking / Eating |
| Yates | October 20 | Sweet | Eating | |
| Arkansas Black |
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October 20 | Tart | Baking, Eating (very hard apple) |
Also, see our pages on tips for picking apples at a farm, easy illustrated directions to make applesauce, apple butter, apple jelly and apple pie; the guide to apple festivals and our guide to apple varieties! NEW! Please write me, if you know of any to add!
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Home Canning KitsThis is the same type of standard canner that my grandmother used to make everything from applesauce to jams and jellies to tomato and spaghetti sauce. This complete kit includes everything you need and lasts for years: the canner, jar rack, jar grabber tongs, lid lifting wand, a plastic funnel, labels, bubble freer, and the bible of canning, the Ball Blue Book. It's much cheaper than buying the items separately. You'll never need anything else except jars & lids (and the jars are reusable)! There is also s simple kit with just the canner and rack, and a pressure canner, if your want to do vegetables (other than tomatoes). To see more canners, of different styles, makes and prices, click here! |
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