“Forallofuswhocherishtheapple,itsutility,itsflavors,anditspowersofrevelationandconnection.“--AdrianHiggins,gardencolumnist,TheWashingtonPostTheappleisoneofthemosticonicfruits,traditionallypickedoncoolfalldaysandusedinpies,crisps,ciders,andmore.Andthereisavastworldofvarietiesthatgoeswellbeyondthecommongrocerystoreofferings.WithnameslikeAmericanBeauty,Carter’sBlue,andFallawater,andflavorsrangingfromsweettotart,thistreasuretroveofuniqueapplesisripefordiscovery.ThereisnobetterguidethroughthistastyworldthanTomBurford,whosefamilyhasgrownapplesintheBlueRidgeMountainssince1715.HiscelebratorybookApplesofNorthAmericaisbrimmingwithbeautifulportraitsofheirloomandmodernapplesofmerit,eachaccompaniedbydistinguishingcharacteristicsandcommonuses.Youwillalsofindinformationongrowingapplesathome--withspecificsonplanting,pruning,grafting,andmore--andinstructionsonhowtopreserveapplesthroughpressing,fermenting,cooking,anddrying.
