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The Colors of August: Ginger Gold and Paula Red
APPLES COME IN MANY SHADES, mostly reds, greens, and yellows. Two of the best early season apples include their color…
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What Makes New England Apples Special?
MOST OF NEW ENGLAND’S FRESH-GROWN APPLES are consumed right here where they are grown. That means consumers get the freshest fruit…
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When To Pick Apples, and Apple Pie Pancake
APPLE SEASON is full upon us! But depending on where you live, you may find some varieties are earlier than…
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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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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…
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A Corporate Giant Slams New England Apple Growers
JONAGOLD is one of the finest apples grown in New England. In taste tests, consumers rate it highly — as high…
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Good Now, Better Later: Idared and Suncrisp
SOME APPLES, like fine wines, improve with age. Two relatively new varieties, Suncrisp and Idared — are examples. Their flavor…
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Why the Iconic Apple?
CHANCES ARE you would not be reading this if I were writing about spinach or carrots. Healthy and delicious as…
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Apple Pie Time
GET READY to reset your inner clocks this weekend, and turn up your ovens. With the holidays less than a…
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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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New England Apples from the USA
THE AMAZING APPLE has traveled back and forth across America since its arrival in New England in 1623, and nearly…