There is something a little fascinating about red-fleshed apples. Red flesh is so unexpected, especially if the apple’s skin is yellow or green, giving us no hint of what might be hiding inside....
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The Kingston Black: Always Popular, Eminently Adaptable
It would be fair to say that if a cider enthusiast knows the name of only one apple that is, and always has been, grown specifically to make cider it is Kingston Black. It’s an English apple, small...
Belle de Boskoop: The Belle of Europe
The dedicated enthusiast is well aware that apples come in an almost infinite number of varieties. Most have sprouted, grown, fruited and eventually crumbled back into the earth never having been...
The Gravenstein Goes West
Apple Tales with Darlene Hayes The golden days of August are a time of great abundance in California’s Sonoma County where the late summer air around the small town of Sebastopol is perfumed with...
The Jonathan: How does an apple become famous?
In 2021 there would certainly be a PR firm involved and a social media campaign complete with foodie influencers and sexy images. But 200 years ago? What was needed was a champion, and for the...
A Classic English Apple, Porter’s Perfection
This month we turn our eyes to England and an apple that has become a classic, Porter's Perfection. The Porter in its name is one Charles Porter (1844 - 1932) of East Lambrook, a small village in...