Best place to get apples to go along with pork is from the tree
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By Justin R. Lessman

No fruit goes better with pork than apples.
And there are not too many better places to get fresh apples for that favorite pork dish — or any dish, for that matter — than at Schreibers Orchard in Lakefield.

Dave and Brenda Schreiber have owned and operated Schreibers Orchard for the last 29 years. The Schreibers grow 16 different varieties of apples in their orchard, which consists of 182 trees. The different varieties come ready at various times throughout the late summer and fall, Dave Schreiber said, and are also suited to different uses.
Beacon and State Fair apples are early-season varieties, Schreiber said, and best for baking.
Red Baron and Honeycrisp are midseason apples, he said, and ideal for eating, with the latter the preferred pairing with pork.

Haralson and Connell Red are late-season varieties, he added, the former perfect for pies and cider, the latter great for fresh eating and baked apples.
Prairie Spy apples are typically the last out of the orchard, Schreiber said, ripening in late October. They are great for baking and long-term storage.
For the Schreibers, the apple season opens in mid-August, with sales continuing until the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. It’s a hectic few months for the couple, but they say they enjoy the work and also spending time with their 13-year-old grandson, who Dave Schreiber said has taken a keen interest in the business.

“He just might be the next generation to run the orchard,” Schreiber said. “That would really be something.”

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