Over 25 varieties of juicy, crisp apples from our orchard (call for harvest dates for your favorite)!
Fresh apple cider made on our farm.
Our famous donuts worth driving for (pumpkin and blueberry donuts are our seasonal favorites)!
Fresh vegetables including tomatoes, peppers, sweet corn and squash.
Our Pumpkin Pavilion is open from Sept. 12 thru the end of October with pumpkins, corn stalks, gourds, Indian corn, straw and other fall favorites.
15 varieties of pies, butter creme fudge, apple butter, specialty foods, breads and cookies!
Our market hours: Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday noon – 5 p.m.
Enjoy the beautiful fall colors on our farm picnic area by the lake – take in the fall glory!

Weekend Events at White House
September 18 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) and September 19 (noon – 5 p.m.) 29th Annual White House Craft Show & Harvest Festival

• Outdoor Craft Show
• Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides thru the Orchard
• Children’s Petting Zoo
• Outdoor Food
• Pumpkin Pavilion
• Children’s Play Area
• Our Farm Market Bursting with Fall Goodies

Saturday, September 25 and Sunday, September 26 through Saturday, October 23 and Sunday, October 24 (weekends only)

• Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides
• Children’s Petting Zoo
• Outdoor Food
• Pumpkin Pavilion
• Children’s Play Area
• Our Farm Market
• Bag Your Own Apples

Outdoor Events are weather permitting, but don’t let rainy days keep you away! Our market is always bursting with fall excitement as we harvest your favorite apples, squeeze fresh cider, tantalize you with fresh donuts and fill our shelves with many wonderful specialty foods. Our family and staff gear up for the most wonderful time of the year …

Autumn at White House Fruit Farm – It’s Worth Driving For!

See you soon,
The Hull Family

Our Own Peaches Ripe and Ready

• Freestone Red Haven Peaches and White Peaches now in season for slicing, canning or freezing
• Enjoy fresh peach crisp, cobbler, pie, jam, or a bowl of sliced peaches
• Peaches are ripe early this season so can early (before Labor Day)
• Peaches sold by the pound, ½ peck, peck ½ bushel, or bushel

Our Own Sweet and Hot PeppersVarieties include bell, Hungarian hot wax, semi hot, cayenne, jalapeno, sweet banana, pardon, yellow bell, cubanelle, Italian fryer. Call for availability.Round and Plum Tomatoes for Canning – call for availability.Now in Season

• Sweet corn
• Green beans
• Nectarines
• New crop summer apples
• Candy onions
• Zucchini
• Sweet and hot peppers
• Tomatoes
• Cherry tomatoes

White House Peach CrispPrep Time: 15 minutesCook Time: 45 minutesIngredients:

• 4-5 cups fresh peaches sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons flour, divided
• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup butter, cold
• Optional: Whipped or ice cream

Preparation:Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease 9 x 13 glass pan. Mix peaches, cinnamon, sugar and 3 tablespoons flour. Add to pan.Mix rest of flour, oats and brown sugar. Cut in butter. Sprinkle butter mixture over peaches. Bake uncovered for 45 minutes.Best served warm with whipped or ice cream.

We will be closed on July 4 and July 5 to celebrate the holiday with our families!  We will reopen on Tuesday, July 6.  See you then!

Produce from our farm in season throughout July:

• Sweet Corn
• Zucchini
• Summer Squash
• Blueberries
• Black Raspberries
• Green Beans
• Pickling Cucumbers
• Peaches
• Apples
• Candy Onions

10lb. Tubs of Pitted Sour Cherries will be available from July 10 as long as quantity lasts.  Don’t miss the best quality and price of the year on everyone’s favorite pie fruit!

Plenty of canning supplies in our Market:  jars, lids, pickling mixes, vinegar, fruit preserver, etc.  Don’t let summer’s goodness go to waste!

Saturday, July 17
11:00 a.m.

Cooking demonstration in conjunction with OSU Extension featuring our sweet corn and blueberries!  Join the experts and learn how to prepare fresh local fruits and veggies!  Watch for more details in the Vindicator.

Eat local – Eat healthy – Enjoy the bounty of White House!

Farm market summer hours from June 7:
Mon-Friday 9 am-6 pm
Saturday 9 am-5 pm
Sunday noon-5 pm

Homegrown Strawberries now in Season
Already-picked strawberries are in our market dailyBerry Supplies: We carry pectin, freezer pectin, canning jars, strawberry glaze, shortcakes and whipped cream!

Pick-Your-Own Strawberry Hours:
Mon-Friday 7 am-7 pm
Saturday 8 am-5 pm
Sunday 11 am-5 pm

Our strawberry fields are located at the corner of Leffingwell and Knauf Roads in Ellsworth Township (about 3 miles from our farm market). Maps are available at our market. We pick into four quart baskets.  It’s best to call ahead to confirm we are picking due to weather and berry ripening schedules. Call 330-533-4161 and listen to the message, which is updated daily.

It’s Time!!!
June is the time to place your order for our famous tubs of 10 lb. freshly pitted sour cherries. Our tubs of tart cherries can be placed into freezer bags and frozen for pies, cobbler, jam or just eating. Freeze you cherries with sugar added for a redder, firmer cherry. Cherries will arrive at our market in the middle of July for pickup. We will notify you by postcard or email once you have place your order.

A tub of sour cherries will make between 5 and 8 pies, depending on the size of the pie shell.

DON’T miss out – fresh cherries are economical and fresh – they taste great. You can freeze a tub in 10 minutes!! Call 330-533-4161 ext. 230 to order.

Homegrown Asparagus Now in Season.  Asparagus is the Queen of Spring Vegetables!

• Steam
• Grill
• Roast
• Serve Raw in Salads
• Mix into casseroles
• Serve with hollandaise sauce
• Freeze for later use.  Just blanch for 3 minutes and freeze.  Use within one year

Hershey’s ice cream cones are back for the season

We still have plenty of homegrown apples coming out of our storages

• Melrose
• Ida Red
• Empire
• Winesap
• Braeburn
• Red and Golden Delicious

Check out our offerings of Barbeque Sauces and Rubs.

Here’s a sampling:

• Guy’s BBQ Sauces
• Stubbs
• Old Colony
• Isaly’s
• Bone Suckin
• White House Apple Butter BBQ Sauce

Bring Mom and the family out to White House after dinner on Mother’s Day!

Thank you to all the entrants in our second annual Apple Dessert Contest! All entry fees received were matched by White House Fruit Farm. A check in the amount of $400.00 was presented to Second Harvest Food Bank as well as 72 bushels of apples also being donated. We look forward to seeing you all next year for our third annual Apple Dessert Contest!First Place WinnerApple Pecan CheesecakeSubmitted by: Joyce BrooksSalem, OhioIngredients:

•  1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs· ¼ cup butter (melted)
•  2 tablespoons brown sugar· 4 packages (8 oz. each) cream cheese (softened)
•  1 ½ cups firmly packed brown sugar (divided)
•  1 teaspoon vanilla
•  1 cup sour cream
•  4 eggs
•  4 cups chopped & peeled apples (about 3 medium)
•  ¾ cup chopped pecans
•  1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

•  Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
•  Line a 13” x 9” baking pan with foil, making sure that foil extends over the sides of the pan
•  Mix graham cracker crumbs, butter and 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, then press firmly into the bottom of the pan
•  Beat cream cheese, 1 cup of the brown sugar and the vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
•  Add sour cream, and mix well.
•  Add the eggs one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended.
•  Pour this mixture over the crust.
•  Mix the remaining ½ cup of brown sugar, apples, pecans and cinnamon, then spoon evenly over the cheesecake batter
•  Bake for 55 minutes or until the center is almost set, then set aside to cool.
•  Refrigerate for 4 hours, or overnight.
•  Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving. Lift the cheesecake from the pan using the foil handles. Cut into squares. Store any leftover cheesecake in the refrigerator

Second Place WinnerApple Carmel Walnut PieSubmitted by: Gwen VelaEnon Valley, PennsylvaniaIngredients:

• · ¾ cup sugar· ¼ cup flour
•  1 teaspoon cinnamon
•  Dash of salt
•  1 cup chopped walnuts
•  2 tablespoons butter
•  6 cups peeled & sliced apples
•  1 tablespoon lemon juice
•  Heavy cream
•  Sanding Sugar
•  Carmel sauce (can be homemade or from a jar)
•  Whipped cream

Directions:

•  Preheat oven to 425 degrees F
•  Line a pie pan with pastry
•  Toss lemon juice with apples in a large bowl.
•  Toss apples with flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt.
•  Gently stir in chopped walnuts.
•  Pour apples into a prepared pastry.
•  Dot the apples with butter.
•  Cover with top crust and make a decorative edge or lattice.
•  Cut slits into the crust for steam to escape.
•  Paint cream over the crust and sprinkle with sanding sugar.
•  Cover edges of the crust with foil strips to prevent over browning
•  Bake in the oven for 45 minutes until golden brown.
•  Remove the foil strips during the last 15 minutes of baking time.
•  Set the pie on a wire rack to cool.
•  Next, slice the pie and drizzle pieces with carmel sauce.
•  Top with whipped cream

Third Place WinnerNew England Apple PuddingSubmitted by: Ginny PerkinsColumbiana, OhioIngredients:

•  3 (16 oz.) cans of chunk pineapple (drained)
•  4 apples, peeled, cored & cut into chunks
•  1 ½ cups pecans (coarsely chopped)
•  1 cup brown sugar (packed)
•  4 eggs
•  2 cups sugar
•  2 cups flour
•  1 ½ cups butter (melted)
•  Vanilla ice cream

Directions:

•  Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
•  Mix the pineapple and the apples, and then place into a 12” x 7” pan.
•  Mix the pecans and the brown sugar and spread on top of the fruits.
•  Whip the eggs, and then add the sugar, after that blend.
•  Add the flour and butter to the egg mixture and blend well.
•  Spread the batter over the fruit, concentrating it towards the center of the pan.
•  Bake in the oven for about 25 minutes, or until golden brown
•  Spoon into bowls and serve with vanilla ice cream

Join us Saturday March 20 and Sunday March 21 for our seventh annual White House Weekend. Many of our vendors will be sampling their fine foods around our market. Have a blast eating your way through our market. We will also conduct some contests and giveaways for prizes. Go green with White House – if you purchase over $25 in merchandise on March 20 or 21, we will give you a free White House reusable bag! Join us for our spring fling!  We will also be collecting food to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of The Mahoning Valley in-store all weekend long!

New Crop Ohio Maple Syrup will be ready soon (as soon as Mother Nature cooperates). Our local maple syrup makers Dave and Nancy Hively of Misty Maple Farms are gearing up for the annual sap collection and boiling of pure Ohio maple syrup. Did you know that maple syrup was the only sweet foodstuff available to our pioneer ancestors in the 1700s and early 1800s. Honeybees had not yet arrived in America and sugar was too expensive for the average citizen. Imagine a diet with limited sweetness!

Don’t miss out in tasting the original sweetener of Ohio maple syrup.

Calling all Bakers! Our second annual apple dessert contest will be held Saturday March 27. Last year we had over 50 entries! Our panel of local celebrity judges will taste all desserts and select a first, second and third place winner. Our winner will receive a year’s supply of our apples and $100. Get the application HERE or stop in for an application blank. Entry donations will also benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of The Mahoning Valley.

Finally, don’t forget that we have plenty of our Crisp, Juicy apples in store. Our storages open every few weeks and most varieties are available. Choose from Gala, Delicious, Melrose, Winesap, Cameo, Ida Red, Braeburn, Empire and Jonagold. We also make fresh apple cider every week.

Look for a coupon for our market good thru March 31 at the end of our newsletter, The Crop Crier (sign up at the top of this page). Until next month …

“Appely” yours,

Debbie Pifer
White House Fruit Farm

Crispy, tasty Apples from our orchard:
Fuji, Gala, Braeburn, Gold Rush, Melrose, Ida Red, Empire, Cameo, Red & Golden Delicious, Winesap, & Jonagold

Our special apple storages allow us to maintain the “crunch” throughout the winter and spring.

Craving comfort foods? Try making homemade applesauce or baked apples as a side dish to accompany dinner. Quarter apples and spread with peanut butter for a quick snack.

Did you miss our clear crisp “Gold Rush” apple cider over the holidays? We have had so many requests for more that we will continue to make it thru January. Don’t miss out on this unique drink!

January Product features:

• Bear Creek Soup Mixes- just add water and simmer. Clam chowder, potato, gumbo, and more.
• White House Granola Cereals- yummy and healthy cereals enjoyed with or without milk
• Cleveland’s Own Pasta Sauces- great tasting pasta, marinara, or spicy pasta sauces made right here in Ohio
• Mrs. Miller’s Noodles- many varieties of casserole & flavored noodles made in Fredericksburg, Ohio

Winter Market Hours:
Monday-Saturday 9-5 p.m. and Sunday 12-5p.m.

Christmas at the Farm
Saturday, December 12, from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 13, from Noon -5:00 p.m.

Join us:

• Our annual Lionel holiday train layout featuring our Lionel amusement park accessories
• Our special “Gold Rush” Christmas white apple cider
• Food sample stations
• Blueberry the Christmas Elf
• Holiday fruit and food baskets and other seasonal gift ideas

Looking for gifts for family or friends?

• We ship our apples anywhere in the continental US.
• We deliver fruit and food baskets in the local area.
• Our market is a great place to make your own specialty food baskets – you pick the items and we package them.
• We take orders for cookies, pies, donuts, Kolachi, and dinner rolls.
• Give the gift of Ohio cheeses and trail bologna.
• Don’t forget to serve hot spiced apple cider at your holiday parties.

Our Holiday Market Hours:
Monday – Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Noon – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, December 24, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
We will be closed December 25 - 27
Thursday, December 31, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
We will be closed January 1 – January 7 for vacation
Reopen Friday, January 8

We love the Thanksgiving season as this holiday showcases the produce bounty we have harvested this year. We are truly thankful for our productive Ohio soils, our tireless staff, and our wonderful customers who make all of our efforts worthwhile. Happy Thanksgiving! The Hull family

Pies from our Bakery: order your favorites including pumpkin, apple, apple caramel walnut, pecan, cherry, mince, apple cranberry and many more. Pick up Wednesday, November 25, until 5:00 p.m. All pies are 10 inch and serve 6-8. Call 330-533-4161 ext. 230 to place orders. We take orders thru Tuesday, November 24.

Locally Grown Chestnuts: sweet local chestnuts for your homemade stuffing grown here in Ohio! We will have an ample supply. Store in the refrigerator until Christmas.

Our Own Apples: want to make your own pies? Choose from great pie apples such as Melrose, Ida Red, Empire, Winesap, Jonagold, Golden Delicious, or Braeburn.

Fresh Apple Cider: Serve at Thanksgiving dinner or at any party. Try cider simmered with our mulling spices for a great healthy drink.

Bakery Treats: Don’t forget our pumpkin logs, dinner rolls, or pumpkin fudge to delight all your guests.

November Market Hours: Monday – Saturday 9-5p.m. Sunday 12-5p.m.

Closed Thanksgiving Day

Dates to Remember:
Saturday, Sept. 19 from 10-5 and Sunday, Sept. 20 from noon-5
White House 27th Annual Craft Show and Harvest Festival!!

• Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides through the orchard
• Outdoor Food
• Pumpkin Pavilion
• Outdoor Craft Show
• Children’s Petting Zoo
• Children’s Crawl-Thru Caterpillar
• Plenty of our own apples, apple cider, donuts, fudge and farm market specialties

Weekends from September 19-20 through October 24-25 horse-drawn wagon rides, children’s petting zoo, outdoor food and our pumpkin pavilion.

September Produce Picks:

Honeycrisp and Gala apples mid September
Peppers, squash, tomatoes, peaches,& sweet corn as long as the season lasts!

Plenty of our famous donuts, pies, apple cider and fudge

September Hours:
Mon-Friday 9-6 Sat 9-5 and Sunday 12-5
White House Fruit Farm

Our delicious homegrown peaches are now ripe from our orchards. We grow over 12 varieties of luscious yellow and white freestone varieties bursting with sweetness and juiciness. Can or freeze peaches to enjoy through the year or slice up for tonight’s dinner. If you eat peaches out of hand make sure to stand over the sink – the juice will drip down your chin!

White-fleshed peaches are a true treat as they are very sweet and mild with a low acid content. We also grow nectarines (a peach without the fuzz), which are great eaten out of hand.

Our market bursts at the seams with our homegrown produce in August. Crops in season include:

Sweet corn
Green beans
Round and plum tomatoes
Hot and sweet peppers
Pickles
Zucchini
Beets
Red potatoes
Sweet candy onions
Eggplant
Cucumbers
Cabbage
Apples
Cantaloupe

Peach Crisp

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients:

· 4-5 cups fresh peaches sliced

· 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

· 3 tablespoons sugar

· 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons flour, divided

· 1 cup old fashioned oats

· 1 cup brown sugar, packed

· 1 cup butter, cold

· Optional: Whipped or ice cream

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease 9 x 13 glass pan. Mix peaches, cinnamon, sugar and 3 tablespoons flour. Add to pan.

Mix rest of flour, oats and brown sugar. Cut in butter. Sprinkle butter mixture over peaches. Bake uncovered for 45 minutes.

Best served warm with whipped or ice cream.

Dates to Remember

White House Craft Show and Harvest Festival September 19 and September 20, 2009

Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides, Children’s Petting Zoo, Pumpkin Pavilion, Outdoor Food Sept. 19-20, Sept. 26-27, Oct. 3-4, Oct. 10-11, Oct. 17-18, Oct. 24-25