Honeycrisp has been crossed with many different varieties to try and create the next great apple. In today’s episode I am talking about the latest one that I got to try - the Pink Luster apple. This time it’s a Honeycrisp mixed with a Gala apple. The result was an apple with a delightful sweet and tart balance that is firm in a different way than Honeycrisp and has a pink hue to it. Learn all about how this apple came and why I am excited about its prospects.
This was one of 4 new to me varieties that I picked at a store farm market called Bauman’s, south of Portland, Oregon this past week. I will be sharing the other varieties I got later in the week.
After this weekend’s trip to the farmers market I am now up to 15 different varieties that I have tried this season so far. Check out my post to see which ones I have gotten:
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