Court Pendu Plat, apple variety

[bloviatrix]

Locust Grove and Samascott are two local fruit farms that often bring to market uncommon varieties of apples. So I was intrigued to find the Court Pendu Plat at Locust Grove last week. The skin is russeted and it looks like someone pressed down on the top of the apple to flatten it a bit. On the tart side. Not super juicy. Decent crunch. Wikipedia tells me it's a French cultivar that dates back to the early 17th c.

[Sneakeater]

What used to be the best apple purveyor at GAP has seemingly abandoned tart varieties.

[mongo]

see if anyone carries our favourite minnesota apple: haralson. tart with a musky-sweet edge. introduced by the university of minnesota just about 100 years ago.