Nov
03
Lord Hindlip may sound like a character from a classic Britsh novel, but it is actually the name of an apple variety. The Lord Hindlip apple was named after a Worcestershire landowner. It first appeared just before the dawn of the 20th century (1896). There isn’t any more information on the origin of this apple. …
Nov
03
I have come across a lot of apples with interesting names. But one of the most interesting has to be the Westfield’s Seek-No-Further apple. I guess if you were seeking out a great apple you do not have to seek any further. This apple originated in Westfield, Massachusetts around 1796, when our country was very …
Oct
24
There are a lot of people who like to do their family tree. It’s interesting to see what the people that came before you were like. If you wanted to do a family tree for an apple, the Elstar apple would be one of the most interesting. It is an offspring of the ever popular …
Oct
13
Since the beginning of September I have been working out at a Michigan apple orchard. Part of my job has been to go to the farmer’s market twice a week to help sell their apples. It has been a fun experience being able to interact with people and answer their apple questions. One of the …
Oct
13
Sometimes you can learn something about an apple just from it’s name. As is the case with Adam’s Pearmain. A Pearmain is the shape of an apple that resembles a top or a pear. This particular pearmain apple originated in the United Kingdom around 1826. It is named after R. Adams of Norfolk. The parents …
Oct
10
The wonderful thing about apples is that new varieties sometimes naturally occur for one reason or another. Sometimes only slight variations can take place. That is the case with the Cherry Cox’s Orange Pippin. It is considered a sport variety. It is different enough to be given a different name but still very similar to …
Oct
10
In 1958, an apple that would become known as Prima was first breed at the orchard of the Department of Horticulture at the Illinois Experiment Station, Urbana, Illinois. It was introduced to the market place in 1970. This is an early ripening variety that ripens about a month before the so-called Delicious apples. The apple …
Oct
10
I am amazed by the amount of unique things you can find in the apple world. I have recently been able to get a hold of some heirloom apples that don’t look the apples most people are use to. One of those apples is the Thornberry. It has a yellow color skin with pink blush. …
Oct
10
I have been helping to sell apples at a farmer’s market for the past month. I had a customer come up to me asking if I knew where to get any Cox’s Orange Pippin apples. I have heard a lot about this variety. It’s a very popular English apple and that customer had a British …
Oct
06
You may think by the title of this post that I am talking about some sort of cinnamon spiced apple dish. But I am actually referring to a variety of apple that is called Cinnamon Spice. It is suppose to have a cinnamon like flavor. It originated in Bolinas-Olema Valley, California sometime in the 1980s. …
Welcome to my blog! My name is Eric. I live in Saline, Michigan with my wife (Donna) and two daughters, Hannah (3 1/2) and Autumn (1). I started this blog in October 2009 to share my culinary experiences from making my own food from scratch to what I find at farmer's markets and grocery stores.
