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    Home Β» Fruit Reviews Β» Apples Β» Ginger Gold Apples

    Ginger Gold Apples

    Published: Sep 14, 2010 Β· Modified: Sep 3, 2021 by Eric Samuelson

    Start the apple season off with the Ginger Gold apple. Learn the interesting history behind this apple along with how it tastes.

    Wood containers filled with Ginger Gold apples on a table at a Farmer's Market. A sign says the apples are $4 per container. Another sign says that Ginger Gold apples are sweet/slightly tart. Good for eating, cooking, salads, and baking.

    When you think of hurricanes, you think of flooding, houses being destroyed, etc. Those things of course are all bad. But in the case of the ginger gold apple something good came out of a hurricane. In 1969, Hurricane Camille did a number on the Virginia coast. It damaged much of Clyde and Frances "Ginger" Harvey's orchard. Near the edge of their Winesap apple trees, they found a tree that was "different". And when this tree produced fruit, the apples were yellow not red.

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    • 🍏 What is a Ginger Gold?
    • πŸ‘… What Does It Taste Like?
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    • 🍎 Other Apples to Try

    🍏 What is a Ginger Gold?

    It turns out the Ginger Gold got its yellow color from a Golden Delicious. It's other parents are the Albemarle Pippin and one type that has never been identified.

    The Ginger Gold is an early apple, one of the first good out of hand eating apples of the year. They are harvested in mid-August, and even early in California.

    It can be found at farmer's market, as well as some chain grocery stores. Whole Foods Market carries Organic Ginger Gold apples from Washington.

    Bags of Ginger gold apples sit on a layered shelves at a farm market. The sign describes them as a cross between Golden Delicious and Albermale Pippin. Sweet with mildly tart overtone. Fine textured, crisp flesh. Excellent eating, salads, baking or sauce. Slow to brown when sliced.

    πŸ‘… What Does It Taste Like?

    Here is my experience with this apple:

    Crispiness6
    Tartness5
    Flavor7
    Sweetness5
    Juiciness6

    When compared to a Golden Delicious, this apple is more tart that gets sweeter and softer with age. It has a bit of spice in it's flavor when they are good.

    I often find them to be inconsistent. They need to be picked yellow for best flavor. The first ones on the market each year (around early to mid August) usually have green in the skin and the flavor is bland.

    They are at their peak in early September. It's popular early season apple because it's one of the few early apples that is not too tart for eating.

    Besides out of eating, I think this apple works well in applesauce. I used some to make a peach applesauce. It's also a good apple for salads because it's slow to brown when cut.

    πŸ’‘ Tip - The shelf life on this apple is about a month, so buy then up in September.

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    🍎 Other Apples to Try

    Check out my favorite golden colored apple - the Blondee, a newer variety with the sweetness of a Gala and a floral like taste that is to die for! Or any of these other varieties.

    • Opal
    • Lucy Glo
    • Lucy Rose
    • Cosmic Crisp
    • Sugar Bee
    • Juici
    • Pink Pearl

    Have you tried this apple? What did you think? Leave a comment below telling us. Be a helper and share where you found it. You may make someone's day with your insider info on where to get them! If you are a true apple lover, you'll want to check out all of our apple reviews.

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