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Market Hours
Open August 14, 2010
August - Sept.
Closed Mondays
Tues - Sun 11 - 6 pm
October
Open everyday,
11-6 p.m.
Tours offered
9 a.m. on
Location:
4344 - 13 Mile Road
Sparta, Michigan 49345
Phone:
616-887-2404
Directions:
Take 13 Mile Road ½ mile W. of Fruit Ridge, or 2.3 miles W. of M-37 at Sparta
Map:
Click here for a map to Steffens Orchard Market
Featured Items
Peaches are still available for a few more days but will soon end. Blueberries are done. Paula Red apples are in the market. U-Pick Paula's are done. W now have Golden Supreme, Gala, and Honeycrisp in the market. U-Pick Honeycrisp is NOT ready yet but probably soon. McIntosh (we pick) will be available this weekend..
Come and meet "Peaches," our Golden Retriever puppy. You will love "Peaches."
Sparta Festival
The Sparta "Harvest on the Ridge Apple Festival", was a great success in 2009 and 2010 will be even better. You can download the 2010 schedule of events and scarecrow contest rules at www.spartachamber.com . We will also have the contest rules available at the market.
Put Sept. 24-25 on your calendar and consider entering the scarecrow contest.
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Pumpkin Pie Squares Recipe |
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Pumpkin Pie Squares
Step 1 - Crust
1 cup flour
½ c. quick oatmeal
½ c. brown sugar
½ c. butter or margarine
Combine Step 1 ingredients and mix with electric mixer until crumbly. Press into ungreased 13 x 9 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
Step 2 - Filling
1 can pumpkin (2 cups or 1 lb.)
1 13 oz. can evaporated milk (you can use low-fat)
2 eggs
1 t. cinnamon
3/4 c. sugar
½ t. ginger
½ t. salt 1/4 t. cloves
Combine Step 2 ingredients, mix well and pour on crust. Bake another 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
Step 3 - Topping
1/2 c. chopped nuts
½ c. brown sugar
2 T. butter
Combine Step 3 ingredients and sprinkle over filling. Bake another 15 - 20 minutes at 350 degrees until set.
Cut in squares.
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Apples
Eating U-Pick*
- Paulared*
- Gingergold
- Golden Supreme
- Gala*
- Honey Crisp*
- Red Delicious*
- Fuji*
- Braeburn
- Cameo*
Baking
- Cortland*
- Jonathan*
- Jonagold*
Applesauce
- Rome Beauty*
- Northern Spy
- Idared*
- Golden Delicious*
- McIntosh
Pies
- Golden Supreme
- Cortland*
- Jonathan*
- Idared*
- Northern Spy
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