The slightly true narrative of how a brave pioneer father brought apples, pears, plums, grapes, and cherries (and children) across the plains.
Apples, ho!
When Papa decides to pull up roots and move from Iowa to Oregon, he canât bear to leave his precious apple trees behind. Or his peaches, plums, grapes, cherries, and pears. Oh, and he takes his family along too.
But the trail is cruel. First thereâs a river to cross thatâs wider than Texas, then there are hailstones as big as plums, and then thereâs even a drought, sure to crisp the cherries.
Luckily Delicious (the nonedible apple of Daddyâs eye) wonât let anything stop her fatherâs darling saps from tasting the sweet Oregon soil. A hilarious tall tale from the team that brought you Fannie in the Kitchen thatâs loosely based on the life of a real fruiting pioneer.