R and A Orchards
Great selection, competitive prices
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R and A Orchards website
5505 Highway 52 east, east Ellijay, GA
Phone: (706) 273-3821 or (706) 273-2639
Open: July 1-Dec.1 from 8 am to 7 pm
Directions: 60 miles north of Atlanta. You can come Interstate 400, or Interstate 75. Then 6 miles east of Ellijay on Hwy. 52.
Produce: Apples, peaches (in season), apple products, produce, honey, sorghum syrup, canned goods.
2006 Prices: most around 418 per bushel
Review
Neat, clean, spacious market with a plentiful selection of apples, preserves, ice cream and fresh, homemade hot apple pies.
R and A's Apple Varieties
Below is a listing of the apple varieties that they typically carry, in order that they typically start to be harvested in Ellijay. Be sure to call a couple weeks before they are due to start harvesting, as the actual date varies from year to year! Ellijay apple orchards usually have apples for sale from August to late December.
| Apple Variety | Photo | Usually start harvesting | Flavor | Best uses |
| Gala |
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August 1 | Very sweet | Eating, applesauce, apple butter, pies |
| Detroit Red | August 1 | Tart | Cooking | |
| Ozark Gold | August 1 | Tart | Cooking | |
| Jonathon |
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August 15 | Tart | Cooking |
| Red Delicious |
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August 15 | Sweet | Eating, good to blend with other apples in applesauce and cooking |
| Golden Delicious |
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August 15 | Sweet | Eating, good to blend with other apples in applesauce and cooking |
| Empire |
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August 20 | Tart | Cooking |
| Mutsu |
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September 1 | Sweet / Tart | Cooking / Eating |
| Jonagold |
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September 1 | Sweet / Tart | Cooking / Eating |
| Rome Beauty |
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September 15 | Slightly Tart | Cooking / Eating |
| Stayman - Wine sap |
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September 15 | Tart | Cooking / Eating |
| Criterion | October 1 | Sweet | Eating | |
| Fuji |
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October 10 | Very sweet | Eating, applesauce, apple butter, pies, cooking |
| Granny Smith |
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October 15 | Tart | Cooking / Eating |
| Yates | October 20 | Sweet | Eating | |
| Brae burn |
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October 20 | Sweet | Eating |
| Arkansas Black |
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October 20 | Tart | Baking, Eating (very hard apple) |
| Pink Lady |
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October 20 | Sweet | Eating |
Also, see our pages on tips for picking apples at a farm, easy illustrated directions to make applesauce, apple butter, apple jelly and apple pie; the guide to apple festivals and our guide to apple varieties! NEW! Please write me, if you know of any to add!
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Home Canning KitsThis is the same type of standard canner that my grandmother
used to make everything from applesauce to jams and jellies to tomato and
spaghetti sauce. This complete kit includes everything you need and
lasts for years: the canner, jar rack, jar grabber tongs,
lid lifting wand, a plastic funnel,
labels, bubble freer, and the bible of canning, the Ball Blue Book. It's much cheaper than buying the items separately. You'll never need anything else except jars and lids (and the jars are reusable). To see more canners, of different styles, makes and prices, click here! |
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Lids, Rings, Jars, mixes, pectin, etc.Need lids, rings and replacement jars? Or pectin to make jam, spaghetti sauce or salsa mix or pickle mixes? Get them all here, and usually at lower prices than your local store! |
