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Macoun Lovers, Rejoice!
MACOUN LOVERS, rejoice! Your apple has come in. This exquisitely flavored apple, the favorite fresh eating of many, is now…
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Apple Raspberry Crisp
FOR A SPECTACULAR variation on apple crisp, add raspberries. The resulting mix of flavors is complex and superb, as both…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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McIntosh and Apple Crisp
APPLES COME and apples go, but McIntosh is that rare variety whose popularity never fades. It took nearly 70 years…
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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…
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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…