Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-19
APPLE DAY APPEALS
TO ALL NEBRASKANS
This Is the Day Set Apart to Buy
and Eat the Most Luscious
Fruit Of State.
EXPERTS TELL OF VARIETIES
From a staff Correspondent

day, October 19. Will be celebrated BY
many thousands OF people who have long
been devotees Of the apple and by other
Thousands who win commence 10 wor-
ship at the shrine Of King Apple"
Many varieties Of apples will be intro
duced TO the people. Some that are now
IN their prime. others that are commence
ing to be good, others that will need a
couple of months lgg ger to be ready for
use and still others that will not be at
their best until next spring. A few hints
on the seasons OF some of the common
varieties might not be amiss The fol-
lowing Is furnished by the state horti-
cultural society:
Jonathan T. First.
Jonathan. the apple that sttains per
lection in the Missouri river loess soil,
is an apple which heads the list as q
dessert apple. Medium sized, bright red.
thin skinned. white meated apple, spicy
juicy Il IL very desirable for dessert
purposes. For decorating the table what
is finer than a large cut glass bowl
filled with high colerod Jonathans. Not
alone in the dessert class is II In the lead
Jonathan apple pies. Jonathan apple
sauce, Jonathan apple cobbler and many
other delicious Jonathan dishes must be
eaten to be appreciated. The crop Of jon
athans this year Is large and the oppor-
tunity awaits every apple consumer to
become acquainted with the Jonathan.
Let the Jonathan start you In the apple
eating habit. The season Of the Jonathan
" nom October until they are gone
Grimes Golden Also.
mand during the next three months IS
the Grimes Golden. rich. beautiful
golden. yellow. moderately juicy apple
that 10 highly priced by those who know
II as leading dessert apple. For those
who desire an apple that is not sweet.
yet that il not as tart as the Jonathan,
the Grimes Golden fills the bill. For
baking the Grimes is par excell
An apple that has only in recent years
appeared upon the market is the delicious.
Delicious both in name and taste, il is a
dessert apple that is making friends each
year. With its rich flavor. crisp fine
grained juicy flesh and red color, II
makes an apple that is hard TO surpass
as dessert apple. Its season is from
October until January.
The Wtnesnp Group.
The Wineap group OF apples is another
class OF apples that reach perfection I'm
the Missouri river loose soil. The Wine
sap. Black Twig, Arkansas Black and
staymen Winosap as a class are at their
best from January on. depending upon
the kind OF storage and various. All
apples ripen up sooner in common cellar
or cave than they do IN commercial cold
storage. The Winesap having n tough
smooth. bright red. deep to dark purplish
red color on a green or yellow back
ground. Is beautiful apple. II is one
OF the best for dessert and culinar pur-
poses during Its season. All the apples
belonging to this class are good to eat
out of hand made into auce pies,
dpmplings or In other ways that may be
desired. They are very juicy and make
excel cider both for drinking and for
vinegar.
Rawls Genet is another old time apple
that Is long keeper, excellent for eat
ing late In the spring, and one OF the best
for cider making purposes
How 10 Make Month water.
Baked apples with plenty of rich cream
always tastes like more II the right kind
OF apples are used. The different sweet
apples are excellent for baking. Most OF
the sweet apples nthe market are at
their best during the next two months.
Many other varieties are excellent for
baking II used durin gtheir season.
Apples Of the Ben Davis class should
not be used until late in the spring. This
includes Ben Davis and Gano. These are
large red or striped red apples which
make a fine appearance when gathered
and packed. This class OF apples are the
best keeping apple we have. They should
be left on the trees until they have re-
eeived full color. then placed in storage
and not used until next spring. At that
season they are fine for pies, sauce. bak-
ing and In other recipes that the house
wife desires to use. Late In the season
they are good eating out of hand. The
Ben Davis is one OF our best all around
apples. Now, during the apple harvest,
Is the time to buy box or barrel for next
spring needs.
Many other Varieties.
Numerous other varieties will be found
on the market at this time OF year. Some
are ready for present use and others must
be put away until they can ripen up.
Don't judge variety by the first bite
you take out of the specimen you have.
Perhaps you must put the variety away
in the cellar for few weeks or months
before It will pass inspection. An apple
like other fruits has a certain time when