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…
Notes From an Apple Pie Judge
THIRTY-FIVE APPLE PIES in less than two hours. I paced myself this year, taking two bites from each — just…
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…
Admiring the Empire; Apple Dings and Dents
APPLE GROWERS spend their year trying to grow perfect fruit, and they succeed a remarkable amount of the time. The…
Orange New England Apples
MOST PEOPLE THINK RED first when they think of apples. This takes in a multitude of varieties, after all, like…
Marvelous Macoun Apples
FEW APPLES ARE AS EAGERLY ANTICIPATED every fall as Macoun, and apple lovers will be happy to know that they…
Nothing Beats a McIntosh Apple
COMPARED TO MANY VARIETIES, McIntosh is a finicky apple. The creamy flesh beneath its thin skin bruises easily, and, more…
A Virtual Orchard Tour on New England Apple Day
TODAY, APPLES ARE BEING CELEBRATED around the region as part of the third annual New England Apple Day. The fresh crop…
Time to Get Wealthy
WEALTHY IS A MIDWESTERN HEIRLOOM with New England roots. In 1853, Peter Gideon moved to Minnesota and began experimenting with apple…
New England Expects a Good 2011 Apple Crop
GET READY for a crisp, juicy crop of New England apples this fall as the region’s orchards move into the…