Has the Cox's Orange Pippin Lost Its Taste? ; Debate [Scot Region]

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I WAS delighted to learn of the origins of the Cox's Orange Pippin (Mail). Developed from the Ribston Pippin and the Blenheim, no wonder it's a super apple.

My father had a Blenheim Orange tree, among others, in his garden. As a child, I spent many a Saturday afternoon perched up in the fork of these huge trees with a book. Those apples could grow to weigh almost 1lb each; they were crisp, sweet and juicy.

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Has the Cox's Orange Pippin Lost Its Taste? ; Debate [Scot Region]

They were also cookers and keepers. Stored in trays under beds, they lasted...

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