by Steve Stycos

Despite the great weather, sales at the Pawtuxet Village Farmers Market were slow last Saturday. Some people mistakenly think the market is closed for the season. We will be selling fresh fruit and vegetables for three more weeks. This Saturday, Micki Whelan will be selling our Pawtuxet Village Farmers Market reusable shopping bags. Chang Xiong will have her popular nime chow. Michelle Kosloski will have Long Island cheese squash, which make smooth creamy “pumpkin” pies. And lots more. The market is held outside Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, off Broad Street in Cranston.

Come talk about the election and buy some vegetables. And check the Farm Fresh Web site for other market schedules, many still are open around the state. 

Two of our farmers are looking for land for next season. Both only need two to five acres. If you have any suggestions, please forward them to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and I will pass them along.

Have some scratched or useless CDs? Sam and Penny Hough will be collecting CDs at the November 22 Pawtuxet Village market for recycling. Start making a box of them now, but please do not bring them to the market until November 22.

Marlborough pie

After making a single pie crust, mix together

            ¾ cup applesauce (I leave the peels on, but others do not)

            2 teaspoons nutmeg

            juice of one lemon

            ½ cup heavy cream

            4 eggs, well beaten

            ¾ cup sugar

            6 tablespoons butter

            ¾ cup sherry (I have also used white wine.)

            Then bake at 350 degrees until the custard is set. The top of the pie will be brown and golden. When I last made this pie, it took almost two hours before the center cooked.