![]() ![]() Cut white peaches and/or white nectarines in half, remove the pits, crush a handful of basil leaves, stir into the fruit, add the juice of two lemons and chill overnight before passing through a food mill.Cut Santa Rosa plums from their pits, mix with 2 teaspoons of lightly crushed cardamom pods and chill overnight before passing through a food mill.Cut watermelon into chunks, remove any seeds and add lime juice as needed.Alternately, fill tall glasses about half full with ice and add the agua fresca. ![]() To serve, pour the agua fresca into a large pitcher, fill to the top with ice and enjoy. If it tastes at all flat or bland, add citrus juice. Taste the mixture and, if it isn’t sweet enough for you, add simple syrup, ¼ cup at a time, until it tastes perfect. To serve, thin the fruit with enough water to create a consistency of homemade lemonade. Discard any solids left in the food mill and put the fruit puree, covered, in the refrigerator to chill for at least three hours. Set a food mill over a deep container and pass the fruit through it. Prepare the fruit according to the list of suggested combinations. Andy’s Produce Market in Sebastopol usually has an excellent selection of local fruit at this time of year as well. Imwalle Gardens in Santa Rosa also is a good source for local fruit and for reasonably priced lemons and limes. It’s always best shop at a farmers market nearest to where you live and to visit any farm stands near you, too. Our local melon season doesn’t really kick in until September. The exception is melons, most of which are coming from other parts of California. Overall, the best fruit is local - it’s harvested ripe and does not need to hold up for hundreds of miles. I also like to have plenty of fruit in the house, both to eat and drink. Sparkling water, watermelon, lemons, limes, cilantro, corn tortillas, good chips, good salsa, iceberg lettuce and cucumbers are all foods I consider essential when it’s hot and dry. That way, I can have certain things on hand and won’t need to go out, especially during the heat of the day. I always panic a bit when I hear such forecasts, though it’s helpful to know about the heat in advance. If using a GPS plug in the address: 2393 South State Route 202 Troy, Ohio 45373.As I write this, the weather forecasts sound apocalyptic, with temperatures expected to rise to 130 degrees in Death Valley and days of excessive heat warnings locally. 41, take a right and turn south and drive approximately 1 mile. 41 until you reach the light at the intersection of St. 41 follow into Troy and around the square following St. Coming from the North.take I-75 south to the Troy exit St. Coming from Tipp City or points West ~ take State Route 571 East to State Route 202 turn left or North about 4 miles.watch for our Farm Market. Coming from the Dayton area we are located approximately 20 miles north of Dayton, 10 miles north of I-70 on State Route 202. Do you have a special occasion that you would like to celebrate out of doors in the fall? Why not give us a call today and book that fun family event?ĭirections to the farm: these are held at our Farm Market on State Route 202, also named Old Troy Pike in Huber Heights. We can help you celebrate special occasions as well.Company parties, Birthday parties, Weddings, Wedding Anniversaries, Retirement parties etc. You may come into the campsite early and stay late, but we need to have prior notice so that we may get your group to their campsite safely. ![]() Hayrides are given on the hour: 6:00, 7:00 and 8:00 pm every day of the week.scheduling is done on a first-come, first-serve basis.weekend dates seem to fill up quickly so call or e-mail today to book your date. ![]()
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