Our neighbor has several apple trees and they gave us a few bags of apples a couple of months ago. Sure made for some delicious apple pies.
Of course, these are California apples and from San Diego, so they don't get as sweet as the apples do in colder climates. Where I grew up (in New York), after the first frost of the year, the apples would increase in sweetness quite a bit. Well, there's one fruit that grows better in New York than California. :wink:
I agree, it's great when you grow your own food and get to enjoy it. Always seems to taste that much better when you grow it yourself.