Macoun Lovers, Rejoice!
MACOUN LOVERS, rejoice! Your apple has come in. This exquisitely flavored apple, the favorite fresh eating of many, is now…
Apple Raspberry Crisp
FOR A SPECTACULAR variation on apple crisp, add raspberries. The resulting mix of flavors is complex and superb, as both…
You say ‘gal-la, I say ‘gay-la’
NO MATTER how you pronounce it, Gala is among the very best sweet apples. It has more character and nuance…
Time to get hopping (to New England’s apple orchards)
THERE IS NOTHING like a day of orchard hopping to get the juices going about the 2015 apple crop. We…
It’s a beautiful day in the New England orchard!
THE BLOSSOMS are peaking now at many New England orchards, and close up or from a distance, it is a…
New England’s Insatiable Thirst For Apple Cider
A RENEWED INTEREST IN APPLE CIDER, fresh and hard, is evident wherever it is sold. Visitors to the New England…
New England Apples From Neighboring New York
ALTHOUGH THEY SOMETIMES COMPETE in the marketplace, New England and New York apple growers have a long tradition of cooperation…
Rare, Strange, And Delicious: English Apples In New England
IT HAS NOT PRODUCED a new apple for a century. Its apples are typically small — in one instance, no bigger than…
McIntosh Plus: New England Apples From Canada
IF McINTOSH were its sole contribution, Canada would occupy a special place among producers of New England apples. McIntosh has…
McIntosh And Apple Crisp
APPLES COME and apples go, but McIntosh is that rare variety whose popularity never fades. It took nearly 70 years…
Green New England Apple Orchards
NEW ENGLAND’S APPLE ORCHARDS are the site of more and more solar and wind installations and other renewable energy systems. It…
Who Makes the Best Apple Cider Donut?
THE QUESTION of who makes the best cider donut inspires considerable debate and some controversy. These humble, cake-like orbs are nearly…