From the public television episode of December 9th

Weekly Feature #1: Holiday Apple Pie, with Patricia Aaron

(Recipe here)
Related article: Home Canned Fruit Pie Fillings

Weekly Feature #2: Selecting and Caring for Christmas Trees, with Robin Fifer

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Questions and Answers

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Mailbag Question: Why does grass die?
Fungus on branch (Rick Daniell)
Leaves on trees (Rick Daniell)

Southern NM:

Gardening gifts (Valois Pearce)

Green Chile/Apple/Quince Pie

1 recipe double pie crust
4 cups peeled, sliced apples
2 cups peeled, sliced quince
2 tablespoons chopped green chile
2 tablespoons dark rum
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter, melted
crust

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Line a 9-inch pie plate with bottom crust. In a large bowl, combine apples, quince and green chiles. Toss with vanilla. In a small bowl, combine salt, sugar and flour. Pour into prepared crust. Drizzle with melted butter. Place top crust over filling. Bake in preheated oven 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F and bake 45 minutes or until crust is golden.
Makes 1 pie.

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CHRISTMAS TREE CARE AND MAINTENANCE

These helpful tips were taken from a list provided by Green Thumb.

When you take your tree home, put it on a sunny porch so it can gradually warm up for a few days
Look for the coolest place in the house to place your tree
Look and see if heater units will hit the tree, if so turn them off
Do not set tree by a heat source (fireplace, wall heater, etc.)
Place a tray under tree to catch excess water
Water your tree daily
Put one or two trays of ice cubes on top of the root ball daily
Keep your tree indoors only as long as absolutely necessary
Use small lights that give off very little heat on your tree
When you are ready to take your tree outside, put it on a porch where it can gradually cool down for a few days
Plant your tree with compost & root stimulator. Water once a week until spring.

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To order publications, call Greg Polanco, Bulletin Office Supervisor, Agricultural Communications, New Mexico State University at 505-646-1075. Be certain to have the publication reference number you wish to request.