Apples

by Sara Paston-Williams

Published 17 August 2009
Information on apples for every occasion, covering dessert, cooking and cider



varieties. Delicious recipes on everything from apple crumble to making cider.



Packed with practical advice on growing and picking your own apples. Everyone



wants to eat local, home-grown fruit and vegetables and this helpful guide is a



wonderful sourcebook of the quintessential English fruit - the apple. Covering a



range of apple varieties that can be found growing in the orchards of the British



countryside, the book covers a wide range of dessert apples, cooking apples



and cider apples. Information on each variety includes a general description of



shape and colour for easy recognition, and, of course, a description of the taste.



Recipes and culinary suggestions are given throughout the book, and include



everything from apple crumble to making your own cider. Fairy tales, history



and folklore appears throughout, demonstrating how this humble fruit is central



to our culinary heritage. The book is packed with practical advice on how to



grow and pick your own apples, from choosing apple trees to planting and



attracting wildlife into your orchard, alongside information on harvesting and



storing your crop.