A World of Tree Fruit
WITH CLEAR SKIES and warm temperatures predicted, this weekend is an ideal time to visit a New England orchard. Early season…
Apple Season Has Arrived!
WELCOME to the 2020 apple season — and to our weekly apple blog. New posts will be published before every weekend…
Apples for All Ages and Places
IF, as the English poet and hymnodist William Cowper (1731-1800) said, “Variety’s the very spice of life, that gives it all…
Get Early Season Apples While They’re Hot
THERE ARE some outstanding early season New England apples that are already being harvested, or soon to be picked, from…
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…
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…
Early Apple Season Entries Jersey Mac and Williams’ Pride
WHEN IT COMES TO APPLES, New England truly is a melting pot. In addition to the dozens of varieties discovered…
Pristine, Mollie’s Delicious, and Chunky Apple Bars
MOLLIE’S DELICIOUS and Pristine, two of the best early season apples, are relatively new varieties, both developed at Rutgers University…