When, at this time of year, we went to stay at Gran and Grandad's home, the first thing we would do would be to run to the end of the back garden to see if there were any windfall apples. The ones we liked best, were, according to grandpa, named Corrianders. Small , red with light green patches and a lovely smell and taste. A few years ago I made enquiries and no apple of that name could be found but was advised that it was a Devonshire Quarrendon and I bought two little trees. This yearthey are overloaded with those lovely old apples. (the type dates from 1650) They don't keep and fall as soon as they are ripe but the taste and beautiful smell bring back the memories!
Talking of apples, I've got a very young Bramley seedling cooking apple tree which has it's first fruit this year. Five apples, not very big but a promise of apple pies in the future!
It's a lovely day today. Sunny and warm.
4 comments:
My favourite apple is beauty of bath as red as snowwhites lips and a smell so sweet !
So glad to be able to read your work again. Disconnected jottings (think that was what it was) was an incredible piece and no wonder your daughter can write poems with you and Cait as parents.
p's we have two apples here one is definitely a cooker but not sure about the other but as most of us like quite bitter tasting apples we will probably treat it as an eater anyway. Shop ones can get pretty boring as they all seem to taste similar and sometimes quite yuck.
Talking of your apples we need some more! We have gobbled up that last huge bag already!
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