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Plenty Of Apples In The Forecast
THERE’S GOOD NEWS for apple lovers! Despite drought conditions that have impacted much of the six-state region, most New England orchards…
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Meet the Apples and Artists
TWO OF NEW ENGLAND’s leading strengths — the diversity of its apples and orchards, and its preeminence in ciders — will…
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The Most Prolific Apple
ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING things about the apple is how it connects us to our past. A history book, a…
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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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Mid-season Pleasures: Empire and Spencer
IT TAKES YEARS, sometimes decades, between the time an apple variety is discovered and it becomes available to the public….
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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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Fresh Spencers in Mrs. Cheney’s Nobby Apple Cake
ONE OF THE NEWER and less heralded of the offspring of McIntosh is Spencer. Spencer is a cross of McIntosh…