The Mt. Rainier of Pie

Now that's a first-prize-at-the-county-fair apple pie.  John bought it still warm yesterday at the Lone Pine Store in Orondo, the heart of Washington orchard country.  The Auvil Fruit Company is located there, founded by Grady Auvil, famous for developing quality Fuji apples.

The store is about 70 miles from Twisp, so we usually make a pit stop going and coming. They have a cafe, local produce, and new crop apples for $1 a pound. I was planning to bake a pie this week, but now I'm off the hook. Yea.

This one is a good value, packed with apples, not too sweet, not too sour.  And how do they make that giant, flaky, domed crust?

I'm not into baking, but a bit of leftover pot roast and gravy in the freezer made a pretty good soup base with a can of beef broth, stewed tomatoes and handful of pasta.  So, a nice comforting supper after a long drive. An episode of "Poldark" and we were ready for bed.

The weekend was a lot of fun and we lucked out on the weather.  Saturday turned cloudy and cool, but at least it didn't rain or snow. Today is the last dry day in Seattle for the foreseeable future.