One of my favorite Jersey Fresh events during the fall is the annual Chatsworth Cranberry Festival http://www.cranfest.org in the heart of the Pinelands the third weekend in October. This area in central Burlington County is listed as having a population of 2,000 but at least 10x that many people show up for the Cran Fest to sample cranberry wine, cranberry sticky buns, cranberry bread and enjoy numerous food choices from the extensive food court. One of the best parts about going to the festival is the drive up. You can go the fast way up the Garden State Parkway (Exit 67) or you can drive to Egg Harbor City, turn right on Route 50/563 and follow that road all the way. The latter is a spectacular drive on a country road where you can enjoy the wonderful fall foliage and even see cranberry bogs along the way. I buy a crate of crannberries and freeze them to use for Thanksgiving and beyond. I even won a blue ribbon one year for my low fat/low suger cranberry-butternut squash bread.
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