Appreciating The Pick-Your-Own Peak
NEW ENGLAND APPLE ORCHARDS hit their sensory peak in September and October, making now the perfect time to pick your own…
Jonagold, and New England Apple Muffins
WITH OCTOBER comes a rush of late-season apples, from the New England heirlooms Baldwin and Northern Spy, to a trio…
A Warm Welcome to Apples!
WELCOME to the 2018 New England fresh apple harvest! Picking is already underway at many orchards (visit the Orchard Finder…
Apple Eggplant Towers with Pristines
ONE OF THE PLEASURES of baking with early season apples is that there is an abundance of fresh, local produce…
Apple Raisin Cake with PaulaReds
APPLES AND RAISINS go extremely well together, as in this recipe for Apple Raisin Cake. I used three PaulaRed and…
Mutsu and Stayman Among the Year’s Best Late-season Apples
SOME OF THE BEST New England apples from the 2015 fresh harvest are still available in stores. Cortlands and McIntosh…
How to Identify an Apple (and Fuji)
BY MOST ACCOUNTS, 2015 has been a banner year for New England apples, and not just for its commercial orchards,…
Apple Pie Time
GET READY to reset your inner clocks this weekend, and turn up your ovens. With the holidays less than a…
The Classic All-purpose Cortland
THERE MAY NOT BE a better all-purpose apple than Cortland. It has long been known for its excellence in pies….
New England Honeycrisp: the Real Deal
FEW APPLES are in as great demand every fall as Honeycrisp. This extraordinary apple combines several superlatives in one package,…
A New Logo on New England Apple Day!
TODAY MARKS the official kickoff of the 2015 New England apple harvest. New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan will bite into…
Six Outstanding Early Apples, and an Outstanding 2015 Forecast
EARLY SEASON APPLES have come a long way in the past 50 years. Today, there are a number of excellent…