The UMM-sponsored Apple Sale is back! The order form is available now! Click the button to place your apple order and pay by credit card. The last day to pre-order apples will be November 5, 2024.

APPLE SALE ORDER FORM

Missed the pre-order window? Don't worry! We will still have plenty of delicious apples, apple cider, applesauce, and apple butter for walk-up customers paying by cash or check.

All orders should be picked up at our "apple stand" at the main entrance of St. Paul's UMC at 10401 Armory Ave., Kensington MD, 20895. Walk-up customers welcome! (Cash or check only please for walk-ups.)

Pick up times are:

Thursday November 7, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday, November 8, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday, November 9, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Sunday, October 29, 12:00 noon - 3:00 PM (if supplies last!)

FIND YOUR NEW FAVORITE!

Our apples and related products come from Scenic View Orchard in Sabillasville, MD. We will have 8 varieties of apple this year. Several of our varieties are heirloom apple types not typically found in most grocery stores. Check out the descriptions below and then try some for yourself! You might find a new favorite.

Varieties are listed here from "sweetest" to "most tart" - but your individual taste bud experience may vary!

• Fuji: Very firm and extra sweet, popular for eating fresh. Light red and green stripey color. Has a longer shelf life than many other varieties. First developed in Japan through cross-pollination of the Red Delicious and Virginia Ralls Janet varieties in the late 1930s.
• Golden Delicious: Sweet and mellow. A "classic" apple discovered in West Virginia at the end of the 19th century. Excellent for snacking and all-purpose cooking.
• Cameo: A modern sweet variety with mellow aromatic notes. Similar to Red Delicious but with firmer texture. Nice for snacking; good in surprise food pairings with savory flavors like cheddar cheese or bacon. Originated at a family farm in Dryden, Washington State, where it was discovered in 1987. 
• Mutsu/Crispin: Sweet and juicy with a balanced flavor. Great for snacking fresh and holds its shape well when cooked. Yellow-green color outside, firm and white inside. Developed in the Mutsu province of Japan by crossing Golden Delicious and Indo varieties, and marketed as "Crispin" when introduced in England.
• Stayman: Firm with rich robust flavor, mildly tart. Good all-purpose apple that gives a nice flavor to cider, applesauce, and apple butter. This variety was developed in 1866 in Kansas by Joseph Stayman.
• Nittany: Crisp, juicy, and tart. Red and yellow color outside. When cut, they brown more slowly than many other varieties. Developed in 1979 in Pennsylvania as a cross between York and Golden Delicious and named after the Penn State mascot, the nittany lion. 
• Jonathan: Moderately tart. Nicely balanced flavor, good in salads, applesauce, apple crisp, or streudel. Very juicy; fruit breaks down slightly during cooking so often lends its flavor to pies mixed with other apple varieties. An heirloom apple type that can be traced back to New York state in 1826!
• Empire: Crisp and quite tart, dark red waxy outside and white inside. It makes unique rosy-pink applesauce when skins are included! Also delicious in desserts and a nice addition to salads. Developed at Cornell University in 1945 by crossing McIntosh and Red Delicious varieties and released to the public in 1966 in New York state.

Click here to download the Apple Sale 2024 Flyer listing all these delicious varieties!

APPLES

Apples $6.75 per bag

approximately 6 apples / 2 lbs. per bag

APPLESAUCE

Apple sauce - unsweetened (23 oz jar) 

Apple sauce - sweetened (23 oz jar)

$5.00 per jar

CIDER

Half-gallon Cider - $5.75 per half-gallon bottle

Gallon Cider - $10.00 per gallon bottle

APPLE BUTTER

Sugar & spice apple butter (pint jar)

No-sugar added apple butter (pint jar)

$5.00 per jar

As always, we rely on volunteers to make the Apple Sale a success. Volunteers help bag apples before the pick-up days and organize orders. On pick-up/sale days, helpers distribute apple orders and sell apples to walk-up customers. If you are willing and able help, please contact Jerry Watkins directly. If you don't have Jerry's cell phone number or personal email, please contact Erin Steele at the church office at stpaulsunited@stpaulsk.org to get started.

Apple facts from Taste Atlas (https://www.tasteatlas.com/) and Maryland Apple Promotion Board.