Apple find causes stir in fruit circles

An short, but exciting news article from England which describes the findings of two apple varieties thought to be extinct: Tower of Glammis and Sugarloaf Pippin.

We looked up these apple varieties in the New Book of Apples and found the following on Tower of Glammis.

Tower of Glammis - Local to orchards in the 19th century. Large, heavy apple which cooks into a pale lemon, soft, sweet puree.

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