Image Credit: Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.
Collection: William Coxe Manuscript. Contains Manuscript and Atlas.
National Agriculture Library
From The Atlas: Loan’s English Pearmain and Styre
Image Credit: Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.
Collection: William Coxe Manuscript. Contains Manuscript and Atlas.
From The Atlas: Newtown Pippin and Preistly
Image Credit: Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.
Collection: William Coxe Manuscript. Contains Manuscript and Atlas.
Malus: Wild Apples of the Caucasus
Wild Apples of the Caucasus pomological watercolor illustrations from The National Agricultural Library.
Wild Apples of the Caucasus
Wild Apples of the Caucasus
Wild Apples of the Caucasus
Wild Apples of the Caucasus
Wild Apples of the Caucasus
Wild Apples of the Caucasus
Image source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705
Cider Review: Cider52: Slyboro Cider House Old Sin
Cider: SLYBORO OLD SIN
Maker: Slyboro Cider House at Hicks Orchard
Origin: Granville, New York website: www.slyboro.com
ABV: 8% Bottle: 750 ml
Style Notes: Dry, sparkling cider, forced carbonation. Splash of Slyboro Ice Harvest Cider added.
Makers Fruit Notes: Macintosh and Russet apples.
Tasting Notes: In The Glass: Deep clear shining amber. Strong aromas of baked apple and caramel, enriched by splash of Slyboro Harvest Ice Cider.
Our Pairings – The Tasting Lab: We tried with Berkswell raw sheep milk cheese*.
Cheesemonger’s Notes: Pair with a rich double or triple creme such as Pierre Robert for a creme brûlée effect. Bolder, slightly complex companions such as Harbison, Batch 35, Ossau Iraty, and Roquefort should produce delicious results as well.
Overall Impressions: A well crafted American cider that needs a re-tasting away from all the lovely Asturian acidity and funk.
*This cider was part of a January of 2013 Murray’s Cheese tasting class. Rowan Imports was on hand to discuss this cider and cider making practices. This Cider House Rules: Paring Cider and Cheese is being offered again in April.
If you have tasting notes to add please leave a comment.
Cider Review: Cider52: Slyboro Cider House Hidden Star
Cider: SLYBORO CIDER HOUSE HIDDEN STAR
Maker: Slyboro Cider House at Hicks Orchard
Origin: Granville, New York
website: www.slyboro.com
ABV: 8% Bottle: 750 ml, cork
Style Notes: Semi-dry, sparkling cider, forced carbonation.
Fruit: Apples.
Makers Fruit Notes: Blend of Northern Spy and Liberty apples grown at Hicks Orchard in the Adirondack foothills.
Tasting Notes: In The Glass: Bright, pale golden. Aroma of baking apples, buttery, warm caramel, hints of toffee and spice. Sweetness balanced by fresh crisp acidity.
Our Pairings – The Tasting Lab: We tried with Montgomery’s Cheddar from Somerset, England.* Somerset Cheddar is a Slow Food Forgotten Foods Ark of Taste heritage cheese. This raw cows milk cheese is wrapped in linen and rubbed with lard before cellaring, and ripens from the inside out creating a delicious rind.
Cheesemonger’s Notes: The subtle qualities of this cider will nicely support the sweet butterscotch notes in Aged Goudas (Old Amsterdam, Robusto, 3 or 5 year vintages) plus the carbonation and acidity will cut through the dense flavor giving this sometimes overpowering cheese more play time with your palate.
Overall Impressions: All around pleasing cider. Worth another try when palates are not overwhelmed with Asturian “amargo”.
*This cider was part of a January of 2013 Murray’s Cheese tasting class. Rowan Imports was on hand to discuss this cider and cider making practices. This Cider House Rules: Paring Cider and Cheese is being offered again in April.
If you have tasting notes to add please leave a comment.
Malus domestica: Irish Peach
Malus domestica: Irish Peach
- Artist:
- Heiges, Bertha
- Scientific name:
- Malus domestica
- Common name:
- apples
- Variety:
- Irish Peach
- Geographic origin:
- Herman, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States
- Physical description:
- 1 art original : col. ; 17 x 25 cm.
- Specimen:
- 16334
- Year:
- 1898
- Date created:
- 1898-09-14
- Rights:
- Use of the images in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection is not restricted, but a statement of attribution is required. Please use the following attribution statement: “U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705”
The Golden Delicious Apple: Designated Official State Fruit of West Virginia, February 20,1995
Golden Delicious: State Fruit of West Virginia
Official Journal of the Senate
Regular and Extended Session
1995, Volume I
pp. 200-01
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 7
[Adopted February 20, 1995.]
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 7 – Designating the golden delicious apple as the official state fruit.
Whereas, The golden delicious apple was discovered by Anderson Mullins in clay County in 1905; and
Where, By 1921, the golden delicious apple became the leading variety of apple tree in the United States and abroad; and
Whereas, Close to two hundred billion pounds of golden delicious apples are grown annually in the United States; and
Whereas, The golden delicious apple has been planted in every continent in the world; and
Whereas, The golden delicious apple is an apple variety native to West Virginia and the plain apple is presently designated as the state fruit; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the golden delicious apple is hereby designated as the official state fruit, and be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby requested to forward a copy of this resolution to Guyan Valley Junior High.
Which, under the rules, lies over one day.
Record from West Virginia Archives & History.
Pomological illustrations of Golden Delicious apple from the National Agricultural Library Digital Collections : USDA Pomological Watercolors
Image attribution: ”U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705″
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