Now That It’s Fall, Here Are 4 Apples You Should Know
The best eaten fresh, the most autumnal, the go-to for pies, and more
Amy Traverso, senior food editor for Yankee Magazine, penned The Apple Lover’s Cookbook: The Classic Guide to Eating and Cooking Apples, which makes it easy to go down a rabbit hole now that it’s autumn and, by extension, apple season. Consider her apple guide, which documents each apple and how to use it, with a collection of sweet and savory recipes and tips on which apples to use.
How’d she end up writing this particular book? For many New Englanders, apples, apple-picking, cider, and cider doughnuts are part of the fabric of the region. She even used apples as a throughline for her wedding. So when she was approached years ago to write the book, it was a natural fit.
Originally published in 2011, the book is in a second printing with updates. Below, some apples that go beyond Granny Smiths.
The Next Honeycrisp: Cosmic Crisp
