by DLCadmin | Apr 14, 2015 | Apple Variety, Baking/Cooking Apples, Eating Apples, Other Apples at DLC
Ripens: Very late in the season (late October or early November) Recommended Use: Eating/pie baking (store in refrigerator until January before eating—it is a “long-keeper”) Taste: Hard and crisp, fairly tart (mellows when stored) This late season apple is fantastic...
by DLCadmin | Apr 14, 2015 | Apple Variety, Baking/Cooking Apples, Cider Apples
Ripens: Mid-September Recommended Use: Fresh cider/baking (pies and tarts) Taste: High flavor The Ashmead’s Kernel is a very old apple variety and is one of few English apples to thrive in North America. This green, russeted heirloom apple is distinctly tart with a...
by DLCadmin | Apr 14, 2015 | Apple Variety, Baking/Cooking Apples, Sharp
Ripens: October Recommended Use: Baking Taste: Sharp (high in acid) The Bramley’s Seedling is an excellent pie-making apple due to its tartness, high acidity, and high concentration of pectin. This highly prized apple is perfect for baking. **DLC owner and orchardist,...
by DLCadmin | Apr 14, 2015 | Apple Variety, Baking/Cooking Apples, Cider Apples, Sharp
Ripens: October Recommended Use: Cider/baking (pies) Taste: Somewhat tart Brown’s apple is an English cider/pie apple similar to the Bramley’s Seedling. Slightly sweeter with a bit less acidity, the Brown’s Apple is great for pie-making.
by DLCadmin | Apr 14, 2015 | Apple Variety, Baking/Cooking Apples, Eating Apples, Other Apples at DLC
Ripens: Earliest in orchard (August) Recommended Use: Eating/cooking (pies and salads) Taste: Unique, nutty The Ergremont is a classic English Russet apple from the Victorian Era. This uniquely nutty apple is good for eating, pie-making, and...
by DLCadmin | Apr 14, 2015 | Apple Variety, Baking/Cooking Apples, Cider Apples, Other Apples at DLC
Ripens: Early September Recommended Use: Baking (pies)/fresh cider Taste: Crisp, sweet-tart Great for balancing strong flavors while you cook, the Fortune apple can be blended into applesauce, added to a pie mix, and much, much more. With Fortune apples the...
