Macoun apples have been a regular Farmers Market must-have for us this past month or so, since they work for both baking and snacking. The Boy's mother also had to get a few on their recent visit, but when I mentioned them to my mom at a farmer's stand in South Carolina last week, she'd never heard of them. Down there it was all about the Honey Crisps. Considering that Honey Crisp sounds like a cereal and macoun sounds like...I don't know what since no one pronounces it correctly (ma-cown).
So the explanation for this is the Macouns were created in upstate NY! Yay Cornell mad scientists! They're a hybrid of Macintosh and Jersey Black (which I've never heard of but which sound hilarious). If you'd like to learn even more about my favorite workday snack, check out this huge run-down on the Grub Street blog feature: "Farm to Restaurant."
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