heritage apples h e r i tag e a p p l e s a new sensation susan lundy Copyright © 2013 Susan Lundy All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise—without the prior written consent of the publisher or a licence from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (access Copyright). For a copyright licence, visit accesscopyright.ca. TouchWood Editions touchwoodeditions.com library and archives canada cataloguing in publication Lundy, Susan, 1965– Heritage apples [electronic resource] : a new sensation / Susan Lundy. Includes index. Electronic monograph. Issued also in print format. ISBN 978-1-927129-92-0 (HTML).—ISBN 978-1-927129-93-7 (PDF) 1. Apples. 2. Apples—Varieties. 3. Cooking (Apples). I. Title. SB363.L85 2013 634'.11 C2012-907743-7 Editor: Marlyn Horsdal Proofreader: Holland Gidney Design: Pete Kohut Cover image: Derrick Lundy Author photo: Sierra Lundy All photos courtesy the author unless otherwise indicated. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support for our publishing activities from the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund, Canada Council for the Arts, and the province of British Columbia through the British Columbia Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit. The information in this book is true and complete to the best of the author’s knowledge. All recommendations are made without guarantee on the part of the author. The author disclaims any liability in connection with the use of this information. ç Bags of heritage apples to my daughters, Danica (Newton Pippins for cider) and Sierra (Sierra Beautys, because she is one); to my mother, Barbara (Wolf Rivers for pie); and to Bruce (Cox’s Orange Pippins, from our trees, I hope). contents 1 chapter one The Apples of My Eye 21 chapter two “A” is for Apple 41 chapter three From the Garden of Eden 63 chapter four How Do You Like Them Apples? 87 chapter five Biting Into a Surprise 109 chapter six “Surely the Noblest of All Fruit” 131 chapter seven “Comfort Me with Apples” 149 chapter eight Deep Roots 171 chapter nine The Cider House Rules 191 chapter ten The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree 208 conclusion 211 endnotes 214 index 219 acknowledgments 220 about the author chapter one The Apples of My Eye Baskets and boxes of heritage apples for sale at Ruckle Farm on Salt Spring Island. Considered the oldest working farm in British Columbia, it has heritage apple trees that have been producing fruit for over 140 years. the apples of my eye 1
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