Winesap

As the trees produced fruit, I learned that some of the best baking apples are Jonathan, Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, and Winesap. Red Delicious, not so much.

Use firm apples to make this pie, such as Gala, Empire, Winesap, Cortland, Granny, Smith or a combination of several varieties.

And as we sat there with our biscuits and block cheese and good Winesap apples, I paused and looked closely at these beautiful birds laid out before us, and knew my affair with wood ducks had just begun.

Head to Carter Mountain Orchard (1435 Carters Mountain Trail, 434-977-1833, chilesfamilyorchards.com) for fresh fruit in varieties from Gala to Jonathan to Fuji and Winesap. A country store here sells apple butter, jams and apple cider doughnuts, too.

Without really trying, and without this being in any way a comprehensive list, I was able to find, identify, and eat the following varieties of apples, all within walking distance of my house: Yellow Transparent, Baldwin, St Lawrence, Jersey Mac, Winesap, Red Delicious, Snow, Gravenstein, Reinette.

I've measured the volume produced by 'Harrison' at 18 percent higher than that yielded by an equal amount of 'Winesap' fruit.

As one would expect, Sweet Stayman has as its main ingredient Stayman's Winesap apples, a sport (that is a strain) of the Winesap.

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Thanks to homesteaders who planted orchards in the 18oos, Yosemite is home to rare varieties of heirloom apples like Spitzenberg, Winesap, King, and Northern Spy.

"Then bring in heirloom varieties because they are new, exciting and pique the interest of consumers who might walk by otherwise." He says names such as Pink Lady, Winesap and Honeycrisp grab consumers' attention.

PER SERVING Calories: 340 Total Fat: 11 g Sat Fat: 1.5 g Protein: 35 g Sodium: 360 mg Cholesterol: 95 mg Carbohydrates: 25 g Fiber: 2 g Roasted Butternut Squash, Apples, & Onions 1 butternut squash, peeled and cubed 2 honeycrisp or winesap apples, peeled, cored, and chopped 1 onion, chopped 6 sprigs thyme 3 Tbs.

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