Apples
Before there was the iPod, the iPhone, and the iPad, there was the original apple: a rotund, crispy fruit, borne by the apple tree. There are over 7,500 cultivars of apples, most of which are harvested for eating while some are specifically cultivated for cooking and making into cider. The more modern, commercially popular cultivars tend to have a uniform shape and sweeter taste than older varieties. Apples depend on cross-pollination and growers must use pollinators, like honeybees, to develop the fruit. A mature apple tree can yield between 88-440 pounds of apples a year. Throughout September and October, some local farms are also open for you-pick apple fun.
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Recipes with Apples
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Apple-Fennel Kraut with Red CabbageKathryn Lukas, Farmhouse Culture Guide to Fermenting |
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Ensalada de Lechuga Con Mazana (Little Gem Salad with Apples and Jalapeño Vinaigrette)Gonzalo Guzmán, Nopalito |
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Gourmet Baked ApplesSaeeda Hafiz, author of The Healing |
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Nicasio Valley Cheese and Cauliflower Polenta with Brussels Sprouts and Apple SlawLaurie Figone |
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Articles about Apples
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October 17, 2019From Arkansas Black to Winesap: A Farmers Market Guide to ApplesWe put together a list of some of the more popular heirloom apple varieties you’ll find at the farmers market throughout the fall season. |
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February 20, 2015Do Warmer Winters Mean Less Fruit?Unseasonably warm temperatures could threaten many of our favorite foods. |
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October 24, 2014Perfect Pie Tips from the ProsWhat separates pedestrian pastry from a prize winner? We asked four experts. |
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February 08, 2013Hard Cider RevivalThanks some enterprising apple farmers, hard cider is going back to its roots. And it’s not that cloyingly sweet stuff you might remember. |
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August 03, 2012Farming without WaterAs the nation grapples with the worst drought in decades, farmers on the coast of California practice the lost art of dryland agriculture. |
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