The Original Tehachapi Apple Book

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Watch our blog for apple baking tips, the latest information about Tehachapi apples, articles about Tehachapi apple history and updates on the publication of the next edition of The Original Tehachapi Apple Book.

What to do when you flub a recipe

What to do when you flub a recipe

Anyone can flub a recipe. But it's far worse when you realize that the flub is because of a mistake you made more than 40 years ago! That's what happened to me on my first try preparing Edith Teel's Apple Roll, one of the recipes included in the first edition of The...

The 2020 apple season in Tehachapi

The 2020 apple season in Tehachapi

  As summer begins to give way to fall, an important question in Tehachapi each year is when will apple season begin? As usual, the Tehachapi News has provided an overview of the 2020 apple season, with reports from growers. According to the Sept. 18, 2020,...

To sift, or not to sift?

To sift, or not to sift?

To sift, or not to sift, that's the question when it comes to dry ingredients. You may notice that some of the recipes submitted for The Original Tehachapi Apple Book call for sifting dry ingredients, and others do not. Recipes are often passed along from one cook to...