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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Chow The Different Kinds of Apples That There Are

Posted by Bethany Jean Clement on Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 9:59 AM

www.allaboutapples.com
A is for apple. Good morning!

This morning, I would like to say: www.allaboutapples.com, I love you.

You have the most complete apple variety listing on the web!

These are just the As:

Aceymac
Adams Pearmain
Adanac
Akane
Akero
Akifu Fuji
Albany Beauty
Alexander
Alfriston
Alkmene
Allington Pippin
Almata
Ambrosia, USPP #10,789
American Summer Pearmain
Ananas Reinette
Anaros
Anderson Jonathan
Andre Sauvage
Anna
Antonovka
Api Etoile
Arkansas Black
Arlet
Aroma
Aromatic Russet
Ashmead's Kernel
Astrachan, Red
Aurora Golden Gala®
Austin Apple (Sponsel cv.)
Autumn Gold (Hein cv.), USPP #9,907
Autumn Pearmain

The last on your list: Zuccalmaglio's Reinette.

Thank you, Internet and Jill.

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honeycrisp ftw

Posted by happy renter on October 21, 2009 at 10:05 AM

I grew up on an apple farm. We sold fifty varieties- in fact, I just finished eating a Haralson that my mom sent. Just shows you how much the food in the grocery stores is bred to be bland, homogeneous, and durable. There's a whole world of plant breeds out there!

Posted by The Cap'n at Work on October 21, 2009 at 10:09 AM

Slow news day?

Posted by nseattlite on October 21, 2009 at 10:21 AM

As an OAS sufferer, I haven't had a piece of fresh fruit in 7 years. Thanks for the reminder!

Posted by itchy mouth on October 21, 2009 at 10:37 AM

Organization of American States? Online Assessment System? Organisation de l'Armée Secrète? Oracle Application Server?

Oh, Oral Allergy Syndrome. I'm so sorry.

Posted by rob!

on October 21, 2009 at 10:53 AM

I've had better. A good winesap fresh from a friend's orchard ftw.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on October 21, 2009 at 10:57 AM

Within one year of moving to the Pacific Northwest, I developed a fondness for apples that borders on fetishization.

Honeycrisp season finds me at my worst, completely out of control. I sometimes fear there may be a way to overdose, that there is something the apple growers are hiding, that they're adulterating their produce with something more nefarious - perhaps nicotine?

Thank you, Bethany, for reminding me that this sort of behavior is, if not normal, acceptable.

Posted by Ackham on October 21, 2009 at 10:58 AM

Red delicious should be banned.

Posted by keshmeshi on October 21, 2009 at 10:59 AM

And if you want to make an Apple Pie with **Gravenstein** apples, read this recipe!

http://goodeggseattle.blogspot.com/2009/…

Posted by dandean

on October 21, 2009 at 11:01 AM

I discovered Macouns while visiting Boston and they were awesome. I've never found them around here though.

Posted by laterite on October 21, 2009 at 11:11 AM

Braeburn

Posted by Urgutha Forka on October 21, 2009 at 11:19 AM

Agree with the Honeycrisp lovers.

Also Jazz are awesome, super dense and crunchy and don't bruise easily.

Posted by Trouble on October 21, 2009 at 11:39 AM

No. THIS is the most complete listing of apples on the web:

http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/htm…

1,454. How dare they and how dare you.

Posted by Cochise. on October 21, 2009 at 11:43 AM

PS. Jazz are better than Honeycrisp. By far.

Posted by Cochise. on October 21, 2009 at 11:44 AM

Macintosh

Comments! I just figured out I have that OAS and looked it up on wikipedia. Turns out I'm also allergic to Birch pollen, which I always suspected but didn't know which tree or why.

Posted by Bittie on October 21, 2009 at 11:47 AM

The L.A. Times says the Ashmead's Kernel has "the most intense, complex flavor of any fruit in the world" and quotes a source saying that it "explodes with Champagne-sherbet juice infused with a lingering scent of orange blossom."

I'll have what he's having.

Posted by rob!

on October 21, 2009 at 11:49 AM

Your server buggered my link. Ashmead's Kernel:

latimes.com/features/food/la-fow-marketw…

Posted by rob!

on October 21, 2009 at 11:52 AM

Braeburn is good too.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on October 21, 2009 at 12:18 PM

I recently discovered Heirloom apple varietals and now believe my entire life has been a lie until this point.

Posted by kid icarus

on October 21, 2009 at 12:42 PM

Gravensteins are my favorite pie apples. They're tart, they keep their shape but melt in your mouth. I've converted my share of pie skeptics with Gravensteins. If you can find Elstar or Akane apples, throw two or three of them into the pie too.

For all these varieties I recommend driving up to Bow-Edison to Rosabella's (www.rosabellasgarden.com). And then stopping by the Old Edison Inn for oyster shooters and beer!

Posted by goodegg

on October 21, 2009 at 1:10 PM

Noticed this site was missing some very important apple varieties and due to having nothing to do at work today found this out through a series of emails:

"This site was really driven by a former Minnesota apple grower, Topper Sponsel. Topper, unfortunately, died unexpectedly a few years ago. If you take a look at the articles you will note that they haven’t been updated since early 2006. It used to be a very active site, but really doesn’t have anyone strong in the driver’s seat anymore."

Sorry Bethany.

Posted by LAH on October 21, 2009 at 4:06 PM

@4 as a fellow never-commenting lurker (and OAS sufferer), I take this opportunity to applaud your initiative: trying to turn the story of a nice apple resource into your own woeful martyr session. [Oh yeah, and I haven't eaten a fresh carrot, celery, parsley, nectarine, any kind of melon, or walnut for TWELVE years.]

Posted by Quacky