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Grimes Golden
Out
of Season |
People visit from miles away to
pick this parent apple of the Golden Delicious. The Grimes Golden is ready to
pick in mid-September. It's sweet, delicate flavor is prized for eating, cider
and jelly. It makes particularly fine apple butter. |
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Rome Beauty
Out
of Season
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Rome is the
classic pie apple - firm and tart, and holds its shape. Our supply of Rome
Beauties is limited. Romes are available in late-September. |
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Virginia Beauty
Out
of Season |
Locally this is the favorite!
With a tender fruit, a very heady apple
taste, and aroma that deepens after it is picked and wrapped in newspapers
for several weeks. Its color is wine with gold russeting at the stem.
Locals make milk shakes from very ripe Virginia Beauties.
It is also good for cobblers, pan-fried apples, and extra-sweet eating.
Available around the end of September or early October. |
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Golden Delicious
Out of Season
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Our Goldens have a red blush! This is because they are not picked before they
are ripe and ready. This makes them crisp, sweet, and pungent - unlike most of those found
in grocery stores. They are great for snacking, and very fine for pies,
cobblers and baked apples. Golden Delicious hold their shape well when cooked. They
are harvested in late September and early October. |
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Stayman-Winesap
Out of Season |
Cooks and cider makers make annual visits to
The Orchard to pick our Staymans (locally called Stayman-Winesaps.) They
are also the choice of people who like hard, crisp, medium tart eating apples.
No matter how many Stayman we are able to harvest, we always wish we had more. They
are picked around the same time as the Golden Delicious, late September and
early October. |
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York Imperials
Out of Season |
York is lopsided with a dull skin,
but has a fabulous flavor and firm texture that improves when kept months in a
cool place. It contributes heavily to the great taste of our late fall
cider and apple butter. Fine for eating and all cooking purposes. Available
early October. This apple gets sweeter
as you keep it. |
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King Luscious
Out of Season |
The largest
apple we grow (it's huge) is very juicy and sweet - fine for eating and for light cooking. The
King Luscious are best picked in mid-October. |
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Red Delicious
Out of Season |
Our
"Red"
Delicious is a
favorite lunch box apple. It is a long lasting sweet eating apple. We also
grow a few of the old-fashion Stark Red, a historical version of Red Delicious. Available
in mid-October. |
