There are more then 7000 named varieties of the apple with a history that goes back 8000 years. During early times apples were enjoyed year round by drying them. The familiar large sweet apple known today is much changed from the tiny sour crab apples which were its wild ancestors. Apples can be easily crossbred through apple blossoms and by grafting. He collected large quantities of apple seeds from cider mills and journeyed up and down the countryside, planting them wherever possible.
Apples can be many colors, from red to yellow to green, and combinations of the three.
Most eating apples are dense, while cooking apples are softer and fall apart during cooking. However, the distinction between cooking and eating apples is not taken very seriously in the United States. Cinnamon, one of the oldest known spices, is native to Sri Lanka where it thrives in the hot moist climate. There are references to cinnamon as far back as ancient Egypt and in the bible. Cinnamon is not recorded in Sri Lanka until the 13th century.