Apple Butter Day

By Theresa Garee
Messenger Editor

Fifty-two years of celebrating the fruit that has sustained Americans throughout history, Apple Butter Day was on Oct. 11 this year.

To the early pioneers, apples were very important food and were used in every conceivable way: in pies, jellies, jams, cobblers, cakes, fruit leathers, dried, and so on… But perhaps two of the most widespread uses were for apple cider and apple butter.

The festival has grown so large it spreads further than it’s initial home at the 1815 era Groveport Log House. Entertainment has grown to include well-known Ohio musicians but the day continues to hold true to its beginning traditions.

Apple butter making for the Groveport Apple Butter Day festival starts a week before the event. Residents are welcomed to help stir throughout the event. The spelling bee continues to be a popular event as well as other activities for children.

The Palm Pond area was well loved by kids wanting to experience antique toys, farm equipment, face painting and the fishing derby.

Vendors lined the the boundaries of the event space. But this year the biggest change was the absence of the KidSpace building. Now, additional parking for all Groveport events.

The day invited a steady flow from visitors all around Groveport and they day’s weather couldn’t have been better.