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Apple: Encyclopedia - Apple

The apple is a tree and its pomaceous fruit, of species Malus domestica in the family Rosaceae, and is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. It is a small deciduous tree reaching 5-12 m tall, with a broad, often densely twiggy crown. The leaves are alternately arranged, simple oval with an acute tip and serrated margin, slightly downy below, 5-12 cm long and 3-6 cm broad on a 2-5 cm petiole. The flowers are produced in spring with the leaves, white, usually tinged pink at first, 2.5-3.5 cm diameter, with five petals. T ...

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Apple: Encyclopedia II - Apple - Growing apples Apple - Apple breeding. Like most perennial fruits, apples are ordinarily propagated asexually by grafting. Seedling apples are different from their parents, sometimes radically. Most new apple cultivars originate as seedlings, which either arise by chance or are bred by deliberately crossing cultivars with promising characteristics. The words seedling, pippin, and kernel in the name of an apple cultivar suggest that it originated as a seedling. Apples can also form bud sports (mutations on a ...

We have all heard and used the expression, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." This expression is based on a very old superstition, and is one of many associated with apples. You have probably also held an apple in one hand and twisted the stem while reciting the alphabet to ascertain the initial of that "special someone" - the apple of our eye. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, we are moved by the gracious and dignified austerity of Hester Prynne's declaration that "A is for Apple." There is a very long tradition of prediction and divination with apples. A great many of them, of course, are associated with love and relationships.

Apple: Encyclopedia - Candy apple

Candy apples or toffee apples are made by rolling whole apples in a sticky sweet edible coating, and sometimes then rolling them in nuts or other small savories or confections, and allowing them to cool. Candy apple is the term used in North American English, whilst toffee apple is used elsewhere in the English speaking world. Candy apples are a common treat at autumn festivals in western culture, such as Halloween and Guy Fawkes Night because the holi ...

Apple: Encyclopedia - Apple butter

Apple butter is a highly concentrated form of applesauce, produced by long, slow cooking of apples with cider or water to a point where the sugar in the apples caramelizes. The concentration of sugar gives apple butter a much longer shelf life as a preserve than applesauce. It was a popular way of using apples in colonial America, and well into the 19th century. The term "butter" refers to the thick, soft consistency, and its use as a spread for breads. Typically seasoned with cinnamon, cloves, and other spices, apple butter may be us

Apple: Encyclopedia - Apple cake

Apple cake is a popular dessert produced with the main ingredient of apples. Such a cake is made through the process of slicing this sweet fruit to add fragrence to a plain cake base. Traditional apple cakes go a step further by including various spices such as nutmeg or cinnamon, which give off a unique flavour. Upon the addition of spices the batter can also be accompanied by crushed nuts, the most popular being walnuts and almonds. Dorset apple cake and Somerset apple cake are traditional forms of this cake, respectively from Dorset and Somerset, England. They may include ciders ...

Apple: Encyclopedia - Cooking apple

A cooking apple is an apple that is used primarily for cooking rather than eating fresh. They are generally a lot less sweet and a lot more sour than eating varieties, and have a firm flesh that doesn't break down too much when cooked. Apples can be baked in an oven and served with custard or put into an apple pie or apple crumble. In the UK apples are boiled and mashed and served as apple sauce with roast pork. Cooking apple - Common cooking apple cultivars. Bramley (apple) Granny Smith (also used as an eating apple) Rhode Island Greening ...

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Apple: Encyclopedia - Apple I

The Apple I was an early personal computer, and the first to combine a keyboard with a microprocessor and a connection to a monitor. The Apple I was designed by Steve Wozniak originally for personal use. Wozniak's friend Steve Jobs had the idea of selling the computer. It was sold as Apple's first product, beginning in April 1976. Its retail price was US$666.66. About 200 units were produced. Unlike other hobbyist computers of its day, which were sold as kits, the Apple I was a fully-assembled circuit board containing about 30 ...

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Apple: Encyclopedia - Apple snail

Apple snails (those of the Ampullaridae family) are tropical and sub-tropical freshwater snails. They are named for their round shell, which is apple shaped, technically referred to as a globose shell. They are particularly well adaped to areas which experience alternating drought and deluge; they possess a shell door or operculum which allows them to close their shell to prevent drying out during droughts. Unlike many other freshwater gastropods, Apple Snails have both a lung and a gill. This allows ...

Apple: Encyclopedia - Cider apple

Cider apples are a group of apple cultivars grown for their use in cider production. Cider apples are grouped into four main types according to the nature of their flavour components. Sweets contain high sugar levels which encourage fermentation and raise the final alcohol levels. This group is low in tannins and acidity. Sharps are high in acidity and add 'bite' to the cider. They tend to be low in sugar content and have little tannin. Bittersweets are high in sugar but also contain ...

Apple: Encyclopedia - Bobbing for apples

Bobbing for apples (also known as 'ducking for apples' or, in Australia and New Zealand, 'bobbing for plops' or 'bobbing for ploppers') is a game customarily played on Halloween, but many people have looked upon this game as unsanitary. The game is played by filling a tub or a large basin with water and putting apples in the water. Because apples are less dense than water, they will float at the surface. Players (usually children) then "bob" or "duck" for the apples, by trying to ...

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Apple: Encyclopedia - Apple pie

In cooking, an apple pie or apple tart is a fruit pie (or tart) in which the principal filling ingredient is apples. This pastry is generally used top-and-bottom, making a double-crust pie. An exception is the Tarte Tatin. Apple pie - Ingredients. The best cooking apples (culinary apples, colloquially cookers), such as the Bramley or Granny Smith, are crisp and acidic. The fruit for the pie can be fresh, canned, or reconstituted from dried apples. This affects the final texture, ...

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Apple: Encyclopedia - Adam's apple

The human larynx rests in a frame of cartilage bound by ligaments and muscles. At the front is the thyroid cartilage, creating the lump at the front of the neck, known as the laryngeal prominence or more commonly as the Adam's apple. The etymology of the term "Adam's apple" is unclear: Webster's 1913 dictionary states that the term "... is so called from a notion that it was caused by the forbidden fruit, (an ...

Apple: Encyclopedia - Apple crisp

An apple crisp is a somewhat loosely-defined American dessert (although even nationality is not firmly established). It usually consists of cooked apples topped with toasted or baked oats. It often uses cinnamon and other spices, perhaps combined with butter or margarine, flour, and/or sugar to form a crispy topping. Many different kinds and combinations of fruit can be used in the treat. Crisps can be defined as a baked fruit dessert that has a topping made from flour, sugar and butter, with nuts, spices and oats added. Crisps have no bottom, and the top becomes crisp and crumbly when bake ...

Apple: Encyclopedia - Custard-apple

The Custard-apple (Annona reticulata), known in English as bullock's heart or bull's heart, is a species of Annona, native to the tropical New World, preferring a low elevation, and a warm, humid climate. It is a small deciduous or semi-evergreen tree reaching 10 m tall. The leaves are alternate, simple, oblong-lanceolate, 10-15 cm long and 5-10 cm broad. The flowers are produced in clusters, each ...

Apple: Encyclopedia - Apple Records

Apple Records is a British record label which was founded in 1968 (as a division of Apple Corps Ltd.) by The Beatles. Earlier Beatles albums had been released on Parlophone in England, and Capitol Records (or United Artists Records) in the US. In a new recording deal, EMI and Capitol agreed to distribute Apple Records until 1975; Apple owned the rights to records by artists they signed, while EMI retained ownership of the Beatles' records, though issuing them under the Apple label. The label became successful, surviving the breakup of the Be ...

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Apple: Encyclopedia - Apple Newton

The Apple Newton, or simply Newton, was an early line of personal digital assistants developed, manufactured and marketed by Apple Computer from 1993 to 1998. The original Newtons were based on the ARM 610 RISC processor, and featured handwriting recognition. Apple's official name for the device was MessagePad; the term Newton was Apple's name for the operating system it used, but popular usage of the word Newton has grown to include the device and its software together. Apple Newton - The New ...

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Apple: Encyclopedia - Apple maggot

The Apple Maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella), also known as railroad worm, is a pest of several fruits, mainly apples. The adult form of this insect is about 3/4 inches long, slightly smaller than a house fly, with a white dot on its thorax and a characteristic black banding on its wings. The larva, which is the stage of this insect's life cycle that causes the actual damage to the fruit, is similar to a typical fly larva or maggot. Other "worms" inside apples can be confused with the apple maggot, however caterpillars often ...