Bridgwater Pippin
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Culinary
A large, roundish, ribbed English apple with deep yellow skin, russety dots, and a red-to-lilac blush. The flesh is firm and pleasantly flavored. A second-rate culinary variety in use from October to December, documented since Rea's 1665 pomology.
Flavor & Texture
briskpleasantfirm
Best Uses
cooking
Origin & History
- Status
- heritage
briskpleasant
References
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 741
- Cited authority (Hogg 1851)
- Rea