The months of September and October in Southern California make me think of apple picking. I've always heard wonderful things about Julian and yummy apple pies. This year I called some friends and decided to head south to Julian. The weather was a bit cold and gray, but the company was enjoyable and Julian was as charming as I had imagined.
As we drove in to town, I rolled down the car windows and we were welcomed with the scent of something baking. . . APPLE PIE!!! I did some research online (gotta love Yelp) as I wanted to know what others had to say about the best apple pie in Julian. Decided to give the Julian Pie Company a try and I'm sure glad we did! They have a wonderful assortment of pies. One friend ordered the strawberry rhubarb. . . yum! Another had the mixed berry. . . also yum! I went traditional and had dutch apple with cinnamon icecream . . . YUM! I decided to share some of this yum-ness and bought some Cider Spiced Donut Holes and Apple Nut Loafs to share with co-workers and family.
As I said, we went to Julian to pick apples. Apple picking we did. Many of the orchards were already closed for the season, but we got lucky at the Raven Hill Orchard. For $10 I was able to walk through the orchards and pick my very own apples. Across from the orchard, was the J. Jenkins Winery, for $5 we were able to taste some local wine, including an apple wine and an apple port.
And, my true travel fashion, I must save something that will entice me to return. I will return to Julian to try the apple delectables at Mom's Pie House. I decided to take a picture of the baked apple to remind me of my return visit. Next trip will be in the spring to see the daffodils.
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