Visit Edwards Orchard before it gets too cold

November 4th, 2007 at 10:02am Emily Johnson

One fall tradition that we never overlook is our annual trip to the apple orchard. Edwards Apple Orchard is definitely our favorite apple orchard in the Rock River Valley area, because you can’t beat their winning combination of awesome apples, fudge, and cider!We had many reasons for going; however, the first one we took care of was heading to the cellar for a snack. On this trip, we chose to have an apple cider donut and split some caramel apple slices with a glass of hot apple cider. The donuts are probably the best donuts we’ve ever had, and nothing beats crisp apples fresh from the field. Their apple cider is also amazing! All of their delicious snacks are also fairly inexpensive.It would be fairly odd to go to an apple orchard and not get any apples, so be sure to pick up some of their delicious fruit. When we visited a week ago, the orchard had Golden Delicious and Fuji apples. We picked up a bag of Fuji’s and enjoyed them last week for lunch.  Call them to see when your favorite apples are in season, although we honestly think you won’t be disappointed with any of them.Ironically, next to the bins of healthy apples is a counter of the most delicious-looking fudge. Besides the normal fudge and fudge with peanuts, they have some fun flavors like raspberry and Snickers. We tried the mint chocolate fudge, which tasted just like a Mint Meltaway from Fannie May.We highly recommend visiting Edwards Apple Orchard before it gets too chilly outside.  Their hot apple cider will help warm you up, but it’s no fun picking out apples when it’s too cold.  Take a quick trip soon and enjoy all of the treats they have to offer![Edwards Apple Orchard is located at 7061 Centerville Rd in Poplar Grove. Call them at 815.765.2234.]

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