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Puritan returns

Puritan was one of the first apples I reviewed on this blog, back in early August of 2008. Rereading that review made me think that apple might have been picked early. So when I saw it again, in early September this time, I decided it was time for a second bite.

Puritan *

As told previously, I bought two of these on August 5th at Lexington's Farmers Market. They're not bad! This is a medium-sized apple with just a hint of ribs. The blush is streaky and a little washed out. There is a some russetting in the stem well. The taste begins tart, with pine notes, but then fades as does that of most early apples. Exceptionally crisp and crunchy for an early apple.   The dense white flesh has green highlights and calves just a little when bitten, with only slight softness afterwards. I wonder, in fact, if these are a little unripe. (Maybe they're better that way.) The finish is pleasingly astringent.