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Gingergold is a medium-to-large fruit, a sprightly green-yellow with tiny dark-green speckles. Some of the apples have a pale red-orange blush, usually over only a small portion of the skin.
The sample pictured is more conical than most, but all seem to have some ribbing and many have a little russetting in the stem well.
All About Apples calls Gingergold a "Golden Delicious type" that
can be picked green but will turn an attractive yellow with a blush if allowed to hang on the tree.
If so these were picked a little on the early side, which is how I usually have seen them. They are certainly sweet enough as is. Many growers seem to have these now.
The apple itself is light and very crisp. Its fine-grained flesh (white with a yellow green tint) gives way with a very satisfying crunch and plenty of juice; the flavor is sweet with pineapple and cane-sugar notes and only a little acidity or tartness.
In fact, it does not have quite enough of those last two qualities for me, but
this is a justly popular apple, very fun and easy to eat. Its
simplicity contributes to its appealing lightness.
There is a growing choice of fruit at Farmers Market these days. I think I have identified last week's Red Blush Mystery apple--more soon.
I went in search of your review of Gingergold apples because I just ate one for the first time. So I am replying to your review of this apple from five years ago! The Gingergold I just ate was much as you described above. I did think I was tasting hints of a slightly gingery/lemony flavor. The apple I just ate did seem like a Golden Delicious, but with a more satisfying textures.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to these every year. They seem to be at peak about now.
ReplyDeleteThese were on sale today [69cts per lb] -- seemed worth a try. Nothing special, but firm, crisp, perfectly pleasant as an eating apple. I'd add extra lemon juice [or a couple of Granny Smiths] if I were cooking with them. Thanks for your helpful website !
ReplyDeleteI recommend these to Honeycrisp fans.
DeleteI found some of these at a market today. I don't think they were quite as ripe as they might be--they are rather sour and had more than "a little" acidity. Quite lemony.
ReplyDeleteMid August is a good 10 days or so too early for these where I live. Based on your description I wonder if someone is picking too soon.
DeleteA good barometer is if the pips are white, the apple is unripe.
Is a ginger gold apple as it hangs on the tree a little longer does that become a golden supreme and then , as it hangs on the tree longer does it become yellow delicious so basically same apple but riper? Thank you
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