Can’t Get Enough of Those Honeycrisp Apples
IF THERE IS such a thing as a rising superstar in the apple world, it is Honeycrisp. This variety has been…
New England Apple Coffee Cake and Galas
THE 2012 NEW ENGLAND APPLE CROP was celebrated around the region yesterday, as state officials in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New…
Picking PaulaReds
AN EARLY SPRING BLOOM followed by a hot summer means early apples in New England, beginning with varieties like Ginger…
New England Apple Pandowdy with Idareds
AN EASY-TO-MAKE, satisfying-to-eat late-winter dessert is apple pandowdy. It’s really a deep-dish apple pie, with a thick apple filling and no…
Lady, or Christmas, Apple
LADY APPLE PROVES THE ADAGE that good things come in small packages. Lady is small but intense! Its bright white…
Apple Gifts
WHAT COULD BE more deliciously bold than a gift of New England apples this holiday season? Imagine the pleasure of receiving…
Late Season Gold (Delicious, Mutsu, and GoldRush) In Apple Bread Pudding
GOLDEN APPLES have been potent symbols of beauty, desire, and power over centuries in cultures around the globe. They appear in…
New England Apple Cobbler with Fuji
ONE OF THE WAYS Americans have made the apple distinctly our own is in the kitchen. Of course there is Waldorf…
Winning New England Apple Pie Recipes Feature Cortlands
THE BIG WINNER at Mount Wachusett AppleFest’s second annual apple pie contest October 15? The Cortland. It was the only…
Pears with Apples (Like Shamrock, Honeycrisp, and Hudson’s Golden Gem)
PEARS PLAY a supporting role to apples in New England. You never hear of a pear orchard with a few apple…
Classic Cookers: Northern Spy, Baldwin, and Rhode Island Greening
A CENTURY AGO they were the three most popular varieties in the Northeast. Today, Baldwin, Rhode Island Greening, and Northern…
Orange New England Apples
MOST PEOPLE THINK RED first when they think of apples. This takes in a multitude of varieties, after all, like…