Apples!

Like fiddleheads in the spring, it's Gravenstein apples in the late summer and early fall.

My favourite kind of apple. Crisp and tart, and only available for a very short time.

I was an unkind cousin and sent Ross a picture. These are his favourite apple too, and I felt guilt wash over me as I hit the send button.

The best way to get these delicious apples is to pick them yourself. I find the ones in the supermarket can sometimes taste like they were picked last week. Well they probably were.

I usually try to get them at a local market, or sometimes make a trip to the Valley especially to buy them.



I'm on my second round now, about a dozen each time, sometimes eating two a day.

Once these apples are finished I lose interest in this fruit pretty quick.

When I do buy apples through the winter it's usually the Granny Smith.

I get the crispy tartness, but not the flavour of the Gravenstein.
(Shelley)