New England ApplesWHAT COULD BE MORE DELICIOUSLY BOLD than a gift of New England apples this holiday season? Imagine the pleasure of receiving a box of fragrant, fresh apples, a jar of creamy smooth apple butter, a bottle of our region’s finest apple wine or hard cider, or a stunning wall calendar packed with photographs and descriptions of many [...]
APPLE CIDER IS AS VARIED AND VERSATILE as the fruit from which it is pressed. It can be frozen or fermented, guzzled fresh or used in cooking, pasteurized (or not), made from almost any apple variety (usually a blend), in almost any condition (dings and dents welcome). Cider was America’s drink from Colonial days until [...]
IF YOU ARE HANKERING FOR AN EARLY SEASON APPLE, your ship has come in. Two of the earliest varieties, Ginger Gold and Jersey Mac, can now be found at many orchards and farmstands. They are harbingers of the fall crop to come — and it looks like a good apple year for most of New [...]
NEW ENGLAND’S APPLE ORCHARDS ARE ABOUT TO BLOSSOM. After last year’s early bloom — two or three weeks in some places, the result of a mid-April heat wave — this spring will be more typical, with full bloom expected most places over the next seven to ten days. That’s good news for the region’s apple [...]
ONE OF THE VIRTUES OF APPLE CIDER — and there are many — is its versatility. Like the fruit from which it is made, cider can have a place at virtually every meal, at every course, at any time of year. Start with the unalloyed pleasure of cider as a drink, bursting with the flavors [...]
REV UP YOUR KITCHENS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! We have now officially entered the year’s biggest apple pie-making zone: Thanksgiving week. These next few days are your last chance to experiment with a new apple pie or practice your favorite recipe one final time before you make your pièce de résistance this Thursday. Make sure you [...]
It’s apple picking time in New England, and the forecast for Labor Day Weekend looks fine.
