Some apple varieties have been specifically cultivated ... Rediscovered in the late 1900s, found in a cluster of 100-plus year old trees by Roy Slamm, this antique variety is a dessert and ...

Paul Locher explains how valuable apples were on the frontier of Ohio Country in the early 1800s, and how settlers improved ...

Enjoyed on their own in an old-fashioned apple pie ... though of course some apple varieties are naturally more tart than others (for example, Granny Smith, McIntosh, and Pink Lady).