June 2015

Welcome to the June edition of The Slice, Minnie's Dried Fruits & Vegetables monthly newsletter.

Already into the sixth month of the year! And already the middle of the month or almost! 

So what is new in June? 

The Egyptian apple, Ana, is back in season and we have begun to dry them again.  Ana, a locally grown apple, has a very short season. So we are hurrying to stock up on this great seller.  Ana has a blushing cheek and is a little more tart than a yellow apple. We cut it in a crescent shape to differentiate it from the yellow or red apple rounds.

Plums when dried are called prunes. We are filling our stockroom with the Hollywood variety.

Watermelon  juicy and red.  We are beginning the drying process early this year, hoping for a good season.

Eggplant is also coming in and soon we will be drying our homegrown eggplant. We are going to try the long white variety as well which a friend of ours is growing. I think it will be just as nice as the round black/purple one.

Linseed was harvested a few weeks ago and is now available in 75g boxes.

Mint, all 3 varieties,  is growing very well on our property. We know that you all dry your own mint, but for those of you who dont, you will find that this summer mint is fragrant and delicious in tea or in flavor water.

Many of you have asked us to cut our soup mix vegetables into bigger pieces. We listened and we now have a coarser soup mix for you to try. The ingredients are still the same: zucchini, carrots, onions, kale, celery, thyme, oregano and parsley, all of which are grown on our premises.

So click on the tab "Products & Price List" to see what is ready for you now. 

And as always, bil hana!