The Blue Pearmain runs to deep red. The apple gets its name from a dusty blue bloom it often wears. (Photo: Blue Pearmain ) Many apples bloom, not just the Blue Pearmain.
After I published my annual apple ratings last week, I realized I had goofed. (Photo: Also very good ) McShay, above, did not get the one-star rating it deserves.
Every winter, around the ancient festival of Imbolc , I rate the apples I tried for the first time in the previous year. ¶ In 2024, I had the pleasure of eating 16 that I'd never tasted before.