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Eat | Drink | Cheap Episode 33 – Apples

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Harvest time is upon us! Simon and Shawn dive deep into the history and varieties of mankind’s oldest cultivated fruit. 

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Music by John Palmer

Show notes and Shout Outs:

Alton Brown’s Pickled Watermelon Rinds: https://altonbrown.com/recipes/watermelon-rind-pickles/

Kingfisher Resort and Spa: https://www.kingfisherspa.com/spa-hydropath/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw-KipBhBtEiwAWjgwrEhz0um-MELzrEren1IdN23jf-DCL7UGaSwc9ohjqb0EIwBeHr2ltBoC9qgQAvD_BwE

A History of The Apple: https://newint.org/features/1990/10/05/simply

Tart Tatin: https://newyork.consulfrance.org/recipe-of-the-month-tarte-tatin

Joy of Cooking: https://www.amazon.ca/Joy-Cooking-Fully-Revised-Updated/dp/1501169718

Squishy buns!!!

Cherry Blossoms!

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Cherry blossom petals
The wind carries them away
Taking me with them

– Sean Condon, Vancouver, British Columbia (2014 Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, Honourable Mention)

One of the more profound moments of my short time living in Vancouver occurred by accident on a frigid spring morning at the Burrard skytrain station. It was crazy early and I had my headphones on to blot out the world as much as possible. I exited the train amidst the rest of the rabble and had begun the long climb up the central staircase to the street when a teenage Japanese girl beside me squealed.

It wasn’t a terror squeal, or a “look, its Johnny Depp!” noise, but it was enough to make me look up just in time to see a massive cloud of cherry blossoms descend down the staircase towards us. All the sakura trees up top had dropped their collective payloads simultaneously to form a dense, beautiful and unnervingly slow-moving tsunami of pink petals.

Whoooosh! The station filled with flowers and everyone gasped. Children whooped and spun. Couples drew closer. Even the proto-hipster guy (who hadn’t looked up from his book, even while disembarking the train) acknowledged the moment with a “huh”. The spell lasted about four magical, luxurious minutes before reality resumed… And I’d realized that by tallying amongst the cherry blossoms I missed my bus and was going to be late for work. Read More