In article , Jaques
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Or possibly Devonshire Quarrenden, or its son Ben's Red. DQ according to
Joan Morgan's Apples: 'Distinctive flavour- of strawberries or winey to
loganberry taste...'

Thanks indeed. It certainly sounds like DQ - I'll investigate further.
(I want one! And a Charles Ross, and a *REAL* Cox's orange pippin,

They're supposed to be disease prone and difficult to grow in a garden.

and a
Bramley, and a Codling. Oh, and a quince.)


Another one we had which I'd like is not so easy to describe: it's a
larger apple, but not huge - about the size of the standard Golden
Disgusting you find in supermarkets (though I understand they are quite
pleasant if picked when ripe). It is slightly more pointed, and could be
slightly uneven or 'puckered' at the sharp end.

Cornish Aromatic?

It is green with red striping, and when just approaching ripe, is crisp
and juicy with a slight mixed spice flavour, which disappears when the
fruit is fully ripe. At this stage it has white to extremely pale green
flesh.

Fully ripe, it is fairly soft and juicy, with pale cream flesh, and the
green of the skin becomes paler, almost yellow, with more red stripes.

You can't bore *ME* with apples...

Presumably the wet summer, but the apples seem *huge* this year. I'm
used to herrings Pippin being large (two apples to a pound), but the
Allingtons Pippin are nearly as big, instead of being merely supermarket
apple size.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"