Re: [gardeners] Apple butter
Lon J. Rombough (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 28 Jun 2001 09:39:17 -0700
The champ of all places for old apples is the North American Fruit Explorers
(NAFEX). http://www.nafex.org I've been a member for years and know
several folk with collections of over 1,000 varieties of apples.
-Lon J. Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, more, plus word on my grape book at
http://www.hevanet.com/lonrom
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>From: Margaret Lauterbach <melauter@earthlink.net>
>To: gardeners@globalgarden.com
>Subject: Re: [gardeners] Apple butter
>Date: Thu, Jun 28, 2001, 8:43 AM
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>Yes, but fortunately fruit-growing hobbyists are keeping the old varieties
>alive. For instance, Seed Savers Exchange yearbook this year has scions
>(for grafting) available of Cortland, Cortland Early, and Cortland Red
>Spur. There are also clubs and a marketing organization called
>"Applesource." I have an old catalog from them ('96), but they had Cortland
>apples available (and many other old fashioned varieties). They may now
>have a website, but all that was listed in that catalog was 1-800-588-3854.
>These apples do bring premium prices. I don't think you could grow decent
>apples in So. Calif. because you don't have required chilling
>hours. Margaret L
>
>At 07:52 AM 6/28/01 -0700, you wrote:
>>Good morning, Margaret,
>>
>>Isn't it a pity how fast the wonderful apples of old are disppearing? It
>>seems that most of the apples we get, at least here in So Cal, are
>>latter day varieties, many of which come from New Zealand and elsewhere
>>outside the U.S.
>>
>>When I was a kid growing up in NY, one of my favorites was the Cortland
>>apple. I haven't seen nary a one in going on 40 years. Sad.
>>
>>Ron
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