The season is all but over in
my part of the world,
where "what to eat" is a question of (1) what keepers you've already
stockpiled, plus (2) what you choose to buy at supermarkets.
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Enterprise |
A few orchards, however, are still selling what they have left, on winter
hours. If you get the chance, you might still be able to stockpile some good
keepers for
the month. Here's my report on
how some of them fared last winter.
Phil's, in
Harvard,
was still picking apples the week of
Thanksgiving, though I don't imagine that will go on much longer. He will have
his excellent unpasteurized cider, and crisp sturdy
Enterprise
apples, available through December.
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Ambrosia |
This time of year I extend my love affair with fragile
Macoun at the
supermarkets. The quality can be very good. In the past markets have sold this
variety,
professional stored,
through early February; we'll see what happens this winter.
I have also already seen lovely
Ambrosia
for sale.
Whatever you buy, apples from the Northern hemisphere will be
freshest this time of year.
Update: Here's a report on what was good in
December.