We welcome the fall apple season with one of the earliest ripening apples: the Ginger Gold. This apple was discovered in the 1960s near a Golden Delicious orchard, and shares many traits with its parent: a fairly long shelf life; gorgeous golden color; and a sweet flavor for such an early apple. It does have a sharper edge than the Golden Delicious, so it’s equally great for snacking and cooking. Since this variety doesn’t brown very quickly after it’s cut, it’s an appealing prep-ahead snack to go with peanut butter or be tossed into a fruit salad to munch on all week. Ginger Golds make an almost spicy, early season applesauce. Or slice and bake them into an apple cheddar pie.
Milton, NY
Hudson River Fruit is a family-run business that has been around for 4 generations. Before their journey as fruit distributors officially began, they were selling apples out of pushcarts in Brooklyn, NY. Over time they have grown and developed as a business and now have over 1,000 acres of cultivated land. They grow a wide array of varieties, planting thousands of new trees each year.