Sebastian, Fla.—Homemade, old
timey, apple butter tastes the best. It is especially good if the apples are
just a week old and the Buttering (slow cooking process that includes spicing
and sweetening) is done in a copper kettle. This is the way Carl and Nellie
Treadway make their apple butter.
Hillbilly Apple Butter making, at Treadway Family homestead, Sebastian, Fla. Copyright 2015 by Helen A Lockey |
For the past three years or
so, according to Florida born Nellie, they have been driving to Virginia to buy
apples from a local farmer. “If we bought the apples here it would be too
expensive to sell,” said Nellie about her apple butter.
They bought 40 bushels of
apples this year to make sure they had enough to meet demand and to adjust for
spoilage. A family friend helped with the peeling and coring of the apples. “We
was two days peeling them apples,” said West Virginia born Carl.
Canning hot apple butter, Treadway Family Homestead, Sebastian, Fla. Copyright 2015 by Helen A Lockey |
They don’t make a lot of
money selling their products, actually they make just enough to go back to
Virginia each year for more apples.
So why do they do it, you
may ask?
Nellie and Carl Treadway, Treadway Family homestead, Sebastian, Fla. Copyright 2015 by Helen A Lockey |
You can buy their Hillbilly
Apple Butter for $6 a pint at LaPorte Farms' Build A Scarecrow day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 11th. They are located at 7700 129th
St., Sebastian, FL.
Or you can call the Treadway’s
directly at (772) 589-4922
So many of us Florida natives have no experience of making apple butter, what a wonderful day.
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