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empire apples
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Where have they gone??!
One minute they were happily on the shelf in Tescos, now they do not exist. I can't believe their season has run out??!
anyone?
One minute they were happily on the shelf in Tescos, now they do not exist. I can't believe their season has run out??!
anyone?
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Empire is an American /Canadian variety that will have been harvested at a failry immature state for storage (iodine tests are used to evaluate the amount of starch that tells the grower which fruit are suitable for harvesting for what purpose - selling for eating or storage for distribution)
Look our for Spartan if you have to have an imported variety - virtually the same apple, last harvesting around January. McIntosh is another US variety that may be about.
Red apples have higher anti-oxidant properties, so will be a bit better for you than green ones.
At the moment it is a little early to get a fresh British apple. Any marked from the UK will be from store. Apples have excellent storage capabilities, but a few like Early Strawberry are harvested from July onwards.
Have a look at the info on Apple Day - October 21st - at the CommonGround site: http://www.commonground.org.uk as there may be an event near you that you could go to and have some fun with apples later when the main crop is under way.
And as above - go to your local farmers' market if you want proper fresh food. Have a look at http://www.bigbarn.co.uk - register your details and there is a really useful locator map of the UK with markets, home delivery schemes, farm shops, PYOs, restaurants using local produce etc etc.
Look our for Spartan if you have to have an imported variety - virtually the same apple, last harvesting around January. McIntosh is another US variety that may be about.
Red apples have higher anti-oxidant properties, so will be a bit better for you than green ones.
At the moment it is a little early to get a fresh British apple. Any marked from the UK will be from store. Apples have excellent storage capabilities, but a few like Early Strawberry are harvested from July onwards.
Have a look at the info on Apple Day - October 21st - at the CommonGround site: http://www.commonground.org.uk as there may be an event near you that you could go to and have some fun with apples later when the main crop is under way.
And as above - go to your local farmers' market if you want proper fresh food. Have a look at http://www.bigbarn.co.uk - register your details and there is a really useful locator map of the UK with markets, home delivery schemes, farm shops, PYOs, restaurants using local produce etc etc.
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