I bought two Hudson's Golden Gem apples at the winter farmers market yesterday, purely because I hadn't tasted or even heard of them before. When I told the vendor this, she said they're sweet, which they are. ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
cattitude said "too sweet," but I like a sweeter range of apples than he does; our preferences overlap on Macoun and Esopus Spitzenburg, but I like Gala and he mostly doesn't.
This apple has fairly soft (but not mealy) flesh, and a thin skin with a bit of texture but not much flavor. Juicy, mild flavor. It's a bit reminiscent of Golden Delicious in taste (but not appearance: this is more of a light golden brown, not the yellow of a Golden Delicious).
Orangepippin.com describes this as an "excellent eating apple," derived from a seedling of unknown parentage and introduced in Oregon in 1931. Unsurprisingly, it's a late-season apple. (On the other hand, the same vendor had Esopus Spitzenburg yesterday, which isn't, and doesn't store very well.)
cattitude said "too sweet," but I like a sweeter range of apples than he does; our preferences overlap on Macoun and Esopus Spitzenburg, but I like Gala and he mostly doesn't.This apple has fairly soft (but not mealy) flesh, and a thin skin with a bit of texture but not much flavor. Juicy, mild flavor. It's a bit reminiscent of Golden Delicious in taste (but not appearance: this is more of a light golden brown, not the yellow of a Golden Delicious).
Orangepippin.com describes this as an "excellent eating apple," derived from a seedling of unknown parentage and introduced in Oregon in 1931. Unsurprisingly, it's a late-season apple. (On the other hand, the same vendor had Esopus Spitzenburg yesterday, which isn't, and doesn't store very well.)
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