Anyone know of a market where I’ll reliably be able to get a decent variety of apples (hopefully including some heirloom varieties) into the winter? Cambridge, preferably, but I’m willing to explore... (3 replies, last updated by chicagotransplant November 9, 2007)

going apple picking this weekend (somewhere north of nyc, havent picked a spot yet). i always pick too many apples. im already planning on making my famous apple pie – but i need some other ideas. maybe something cookie-like... (13 replies, last updated by missmasala October 18, 2004)

of apples. As a kid in NY state, I remember a wide variety of apples that all had truly individual taste/texture/appearance profiles. They were small or large, round or more oblong, had varying degrees of crispness, softness or... (21 replies, last updated by randy June 8, 2004)

There was a great article in Saturday’s New York Times, still accessible online at the URL below, about the American apple industry, specifically about over-breeding of the Red Delicious strain for color, shape and firmness... (2 replies, last updated by emily November 8, 2000)

Hey, only three more weeks of summer and the cool temps today have put me in the mind of autumn. Fall foliage, pumpkins, and APPLES! Every year we make a trip upstate to Klaverak NY to the Philips Orchard for apple picking, usually... (1 reply, last updated by Jim Leff September 14, 1997)

You /might/ get lucky in the fruit market in little Saigon, I think at Magnolia and Bolsa, but don’t get too hopeful. It’s otherwise known as "rose apple", “jambu” in Malay, or “chomphuu” in... (9 replies, last updated by film_score May 16, 2009)

We want to make an apple pie but aren’t sure what type of apples we should be using. We’re from PA so have a pretty good selection right now. Thanks! (23 replies, last updated by cwyllie November 12, 2008)

I’m going to try the vodka crust and attempt to make my husband another pie. Last time I forgot the sugar. Those who said it wouldn’t matter were correct. However, I wanted to use an elegant mix of apples and that was... (12 replies, last updated by JockY December 5, 2007)

We have been tied up just about every weekend, but we really want to get apple picking this year. We should be free after this weekend, but from past experience, a lot of the orchards are picked over by mid-October. I did a... (5 replies, last updated by 4chowpups October 3, 2007)

Hello, all. My grandmother has recently given me a recipe from her old restaraunt that calls for both "crushed apples" and "chipped apples". She says that both of these products were canned goods, that were basically apples in... (7 replies, last updated by evilempryss November 7, 2009)

Fall is in the air and a young man’s fancy turns to apple picking. Does anyone have favorite places in the Boston area? We are thinking of going on a weekday to avoid crowds and have more apples on the trees. Has anyone... (45 replies, last updated by craigasaurus November 2, 2009)

Anyone know if/where I can get Macoun apples in the DC area? (11 replies, last updated by CDouglas November 2, 2009)

I love fuji apples, they are by far my most favorite eating apple. I recently purchased some at Trader Joe’s and they are surprisingly very tasty and very very sweet. However, they are incredibly small and have a weird... (13 replies, last updated by Allstonian October 24, 2009)

Any recommendations for an apple corer that isn’t too frustrating to use? I’ve recently made a couple of tarte tatins and a caramel apple upside-down french toast, and both recipes call for apple halves. I ended up... (13 replies, last updated by elfcook October 17, 2009)

DH just came back from working “up north” (Northern California) with a HUGE bag of self-picked apples (He knows someone up there with a very prolific tree)...they are somewhere between winesaps and granny smiths,... (8 replies, last updated by janetofreno October 27, 2009)