Pippin Apples?

[tstrum]

Whatever happened to Pippin Apples? Can't find these anymore.

[512window]

Gizdich Farms in Watsonville has them. The various apple vendors at Farmers Markets also seem to have pippins.

[vulber]

if you're feeling adventurous, i went and picked some at swanton ranch last week, but the trees were starting to get pretty thin....

[PegS]

Oh gosh. Newtown Pippins were my favorite apple when I was growing up. Then when I wasn't paying attention they seemed to disappear. Nice to know I can find them again. Currently I've been eating a lot of Pink Ladys, which are easily available at Berkeley Bown and Rockridge Market Hall. At least they have a similar level of tartness that I remember, along with the type of complexity missing in Granny Smiths (ick).

[Robert Lauriston]

The Granny Smiths that first came in from New Zealand in the late 60s or early 70s were delicious. I think the problem with domestic ones is that they pick them unripe.

[lmnopm]

Monterey Market had them today.

[Robert Lauriston]

Billy Bob Orchards, at the Tuesday and Saturday Berkeley farmers markets, has the best I've seen in a while. Hillview Farms at the Sunday Jack London market has I think two or three varieties of pippins.

Berkeley Bowl and Monterey Market probably have them.

[Ruth Lafler]

Berkeley Bowl West had them last week. Funny, they used to be the most common green apple available year round, but they got pushed out by Granny Smiths.

[Joel]

I bought some tasty ones at the Bowl --today at $1.89 / lb for organic.

[Ruth Lafler]

Lucky's had them today.

[mdg]

For those further south, Billy Bob is also at the Mountain View farmer's market. Draeger's also usually has Pippins this time of year.

Michael