The name of an apple can really draw one’s attention. One of the reasons why honeycrisp is so popular is because it has crisp in it’s name (a lot of newer varieties are coming out doing the same thing like Crismon Crisp, Evercrisp, Autmn Crisp, etc). If it had some weird name like Red Bershaw […]
As far as I am concerned – yellow-skinned apples are better set aside for other varieties. A lot of us are use to store bought Golden Delicious apples that are soft, mealy, and flavorless, available year around. I am always on the look out for new yellow apples to try. Last week during my trip […]
Fruit can be tricky to get at the right time. It can be hard to predict when something is going to be ripe. It changes year to year – the weather is huge factor. It can make planning a trip difficult. It’s not like being able to go into a store after Labor Day and […]
Do you know what your family was doing five generations ago? Most of us probably don’t have a clue and even if we did it probably doesn’t have anything to do with what we are doing now. Unless your the Bristol family, owners of Brookwood Fruit Farm in Almont, Michigan. They have been running an […]
How many varieties of apples can you name? 5, 10, 25, 100. What about 1,5000? You may ask does that many actually exist. The answer is yes. That is the number of varieties that you will find at Eastman’s Antique Apples in Wheeler, Michigan. Talk about selection. You have varieties originating all over the world […]
When I am looking for apple orchards to visit the one requirement I have is that they have either an apple that I really, really love or unique varieties that are hard to find, especially if I haven’t tried them yet. Well I found a gem of an orchard just outside of Midland, Michigan. I […]
In 1930s New Zealand, J.H Kidd cross together a Golden Delicious apple and a Kidd’s Orange Red. The Gala apple was one of the results of this cross. In 1974, Donald McKenzie from Stark Bros Nursery got a patent on the apple in the United States. Ever since then this apple has made it’s way […]
There is nothing like biting into a tall, crunchy glass of lemonade. Wait biting into? Yes you can now sink your teeth into lemonade in all new way with the Lemonade apple. I picked up this New Zealand apple at Meijer (for $1.99/pound) in Ypsilanti, Michigan during the month of July. I saw much earlier […]
People love Costco. I can tell just by the popularity of Costco posts on this blog. One downside to Costco for a foodie like myself is that they often don’t offer a lot of varieties of products. They give you a couple options, not the many options that standard grocery stores do. Take apples for […]
It’s clear these days that the Honeycrisp apple has become America’s favorite apple. Go to any grocery store during the heart of the fall harvest and I can about guarantee that the apples that are getting the biggest display and most attention is the Honeycrisp, although the Red Delicious apple is still the most grown […]