Adam's Apples

I don't always do the greatest job of keeping track of my apple acquisitions. So it was this morning, when I found my last Celestia apple in a bag in my fruit bin. It was past its prime but still quite good, with strong rich flavors that had matured in storage.

In 1951, an author published in the Fruit Varieties and Horticultural Digest made this plaintive request about Celestia, an Ohio apple from 100 years earlier: Have we lost it forever? Any clue leading to its recovery will be appreciated by a number of apple growers. On October 8 of this year, I found Celestia at farmers market.