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Pea Tendrils
These delicate vines have a distinctive and robust flavor that tastes like a cross between sweet peas and spinach.
Fresh Green Garlic
Grown in California, regarded as a spring delicacy, fresh green garlic are very young garlic before they begin to form bulbils or cloves.
Grower
Seasons/Availability
Look for Anna Apples during the late summer months.
Description/Taste
Anna apples are yellowish-green in color with a red blush. The Anna apple is a sweet-tart, summer variety with a clean flavor and a crisp texture.
Nutritional Value
Apples contain traces of vitamin A and vitamin B and offer moderate amounts of iron, calcium and phosphorus. The malic acid and high pectin present in a raw apple help promote good digestion and elimination. The apple skin furnishes essential dietary fiber.
Applications
An all purpose apple, Anna apples may be used in pies, cobblers, muffins and quick breads. Add to fresh green salads. and fruit salads. Pair with dried fruit, nuts, cheese and citrus. To store, refrigerate in coldest part of refrigerator.
Geography/History
Available from Farmers Markets Anna apples are typically late-blooming; the trees need well-drained soil to produce their very best fruit. Pruning keeps the trees at the grower's desired height.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Anna Apples. One
is easiest, three is harder.
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Seasons/Availability
Look for Anna Apples during the late summer months.
Description/Taste
Anna apples are yellowish-green in color with a red blush. The Anna apple is a sweet-tart, summer variety with a clean flavor and a crisp texture.
Nutritional Value
Apples contain traces of vitamin A and vitamin B and offer moderate amounts of iron, calcium and phosphorus. The malic acid and high pectin present in a raw apple help promote good digestion and elimination. The apple skin furnishes essential dietary fiber.
Applications
An all purpose apple, Anna apples may be used in pies, cobblers, muffins and quick breads. Add to fresh green salads. and fruit salads. Pair with dried fruit, nuts, cheese and citrus. To store, refrigerate in coldest part of refrigerator.
Geography/History
Available from Farmers Markets Anna apples are typically late-blooming; the trees need well-drained soil to produce their very best fruit. Pruning keeps the trees at the grower's desired height.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Anna Apples. One
is easiest, three is harder.
