The Renaissance of Heirloom Apples Traditionally, an old fashioned fall treat has been the availability of aromatic autumn apples and the rich complex flavor of pressed cider. Although grocery stores attempt to carry “cider” in pasteurized containers all year, the taste is insipid in comparison to the special flavor that blended heirloom varieties give to…
heirloom apple planting
Plant Your Apples Now
Remember yesterday’s video from The Brooklyn Kitchen? I just love all their videos, and this one is about “heirloom apples”. I planted a couple heirloom apple varieties many years ago. One, the Cox’s orange pippin, is the old variety that has been improved and marketed as “Gala” apples. Yeah! Anyway, if you are interested in…