My name is Mike. It's been 9 months since my last apple blog. If I had relations with an apple then, I could have a little pome baby now. I think that's how that works but life got in the way, issue with and of the heart, political upheaval, brain matter and sleep. So back to it...
My wife was at Sendik's Food Market in Germantown a couple weeks ago and picked up a couple Lucy Rose apples. They are very interesting indeed. Don't worry, your gums aren't bleeding! The inner flesh is not just white but pink or even red. I wish I had taken pics of the other apple I had (VERY red inside) This is a pic of apple number 2 cut open, not as red but you get the idea.
The Lucy Rose was developed by Chelan Fresh in Washington state and is part Honeycrisp. The red interior looks cool raw or for baking. I have not seen apples with this much color inside before in person. It is a sweet, tangy and crisp apple but not very juicy with notes of berry.
Lucy Rose has a uniform, somewhat conical shape and lenticals (spots) which remind some people of a strawberry. Personally, it reminds me of an apple. It has a sister apple called Lucy Gold which is orange to gold on the outside and has a more tart and tangy flavor. See some more pics below of both.
Next time, I review another apple with a unique pink flesh, the Pink Pearl. Crunch on!
