Heritage Apples: A New Sensation

229 Pages·2012·56.99 MB·English

by  Susan Lundy

heritage apples

h e r i tag e
a p p l e s
a new sensation
susan lundy
Copyright © 2013 Susan Lundy
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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.
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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