Ice and snow here, a good time to catch up on some reading.
Apple lore
This is likely the most comprehensive listing of apple varieties and seedling selections available in Minnesota during the period. Many are now lost and some are important ancestors to 20th and 21st century varieties.
Complete with line drawings. Elsewhere, a discussion of the book and how it fits into the history of apple breeding.
Everybody's a critic
Do we care if we agree with Brian? If his sometimes-photo-shopped photos don't always match the apples in question? If maybe a quantitative numerical score is not a good idea?
Read his Apple Rankings to see.
Cider finder
It's sortable, zoomable, and clickable in a lot of handy ways.
A trip to Kazakstan
It is a tribute to a late friend, thanks for "the relatively inefficient digestive system of the horse," and a vividly described trip to Alma-Ata, Almaty, the father of apples and the capitol of Kazakstan.
Don't skip the post-script at the end.
Nibbles
- "A typical 240 g [gram] apple contains roughly 100 million bacteria," and organic apples have more healthful bugs than "regular store-bought." (more...)
- Prohibition killed cider largely a myth, according to Cider with Maria.
- This discussion of the economics of club apples is a bit of a ramble, but the table of modern varieties at the end is especially interesting.
- An "intense" apple is the fruit of the year in Switzerland
Curator's note: I came across these in the past year, though some are older.
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