Fruit Farm Community – Page 80 – The Choicest of Fruit

Upside-Down Bathtub

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Cars in the late 1940s and early 50s tended to resemble an upside-down bathtub. The front of the car sometimes looked enough like the rear that it was not always obvious at first glance which direction the car was going.

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Tryac Truck & Equipment

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Tryac Truck & Equipment, the International Harvester dealership from whom we bought our equipment brand-new in the late 1940s, had a Southold branch that was located on Route 48 (at the time called Route 27A), near Youngs Avenue, in Southold. If you went by there in the years after World War II, you might run into, among other people, Joe Conway, who worked there at the time.

The word “Tryac” was an acronym that represented the first letters of the surnames of some of the early people involved in the company. In later years, Tryac morphed into Trux of Suffolk, which eventually became Syosset Trucks, an over-the-road International Trucks dealership that is still in business today, located in Westbury.

Although the Southold location of Tryac has been gone a long time, it was there at least as late as 1965, the date of the advertisement pictured, which informs you that the special of the week is a brand-new 1965 International pickup for $1675. Other ads for the same pickup in the Traveler-Watchman newspaper mention the thoroughly modern and desirable features of “directional signals” and a “heater,” in case the prospective buyer just moved to the East End from, say, Key West, and needed to be reminded that on the North Fork it might be good to have a device to keep the driver warm.

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It’s only original once

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A montage of some of our red equipment from the late 1940s. We bought a lot of this equipment brand-new from the local International Harvester dealership, Tryac Truck & Equipment, in 1948, 1949, and 1950.

As you can tell from looking at the funky patina, these pieces of equipment are not restored show tractors, but rather unrestored originals. Some of them cost as much as $6200 in the late 1940s. As antique auto collectors like to say, “It’s only original once.”

International Harvester shipped our tractors via railcar, on the same car as tractors for other Cutchogue growers such as Leander “Junie” Glover Jr, to the Southold Tryac dealership, which no longer exists.

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Honey Whipped Cream

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For a final blowout to strawberry-shortcake season, a recipe for honey whipped cream by Anna Monette Roberts, from www.popsugar.com :

1 pint heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons honey, or more to taste
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Pour heavy cream into a large metal bowl, and beat with an electric mixer on low for 5 minutes. Gradually increase the speed to medium, beating for another 5-7 minutes, or until whipped cream has formed soft peaks. Add honey and vanilla, and beat until firm peaks form. Be careful not to over-mix, or else the whipped cream will appear clumpy and too thick.

2. Serve whipped cream with fresh fruit, and store in an airtight container for 2-3 days. If cream begins to wilt, simply return it to the mixer, and beat it until stiff peaks form again.

Makes 4 cups.

www.popsugar.com/food/Honey-Whipped-Cream-24273214

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Back To The Market

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We are looking forward to being at the East Hampton Farmers Market again this week, with tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, cherries, strawberries, and our ever-popular donuts. Located in the parking lot of Nick & Toni’s.
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Hillside Cultivator

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Our new hillside cultivator at work. This cultivator features precision on-the-fly side-to-side adjustment to ensure that the implement eliminates weeds in the desired area without damaging the crop. The maker of this hillside cultivator is located in Lititz, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County.
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Ed’s Wine Blog

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Some worthwhile articles about white wine and chardonnay here on www.vint-ed.com, the wine blog of Ed Deitch.

Ed, who is, together with his family, a longtime resident of the East End, writes much more interesting articles than most writers, because his experience in other fields tends to inform what he writes. For example, in any of his pieces, you are likely to read about not just wine but also shellfishing, boats, legal history, and current events. Reading Ed Deitch is a rich and varied adventure.

Be sure and check out the wonderful photographs of boats, seafood, and New York City on Ed’s Instagram page.
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Benefits of Drip Irrigation

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Drip irrigation, shown here in the tomatoes, not only conserves water, but also conserves energy, as the system requires less energy to pump the water.

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