Who wouldn’t like to be swept off her feet by a charming, polite prince? If you answered ‘me’ think again. I can tell you first hand that it’s a good experience since it happened to me late last week when one came through the door at the test kitchen.
Since I’m a married woman, it’s very lucky that my royal swoon was the result of a new apple variety and not the result of a tryst with a royal (after all, as a commoner a real prince would likely break my heart in the long run anyway – I’ve seen the Tudors).
Far from being like Wilhelm von Habsburg, the historical red prince, red prince apples are very consistent (von Habsburg constantly changed his politics and sexual orientation) which makes them pretty easy to like. Red on the outside with a crunchy texture and pale white flesh that would charm even Snow White, these apples are newly on the market here in Ontario. (The variety came to Canada nine years ago and is being grown exclusively in southern Ontario in a manner that the grower assures us is sustainable and innovative at the same time.)
Personally, I think I’d rather get a basket of these yummy apples instead of chocolates for Valentine’s Day. What about you?
