Cook's Favorite
AppleCook's Favorite
Origin and History
This autumn apple came to John A. Warder from Oliver Albertson, described as a prominent and intelligent cultivator in Washington County, Indiana, who marked the variety "Best." Origin unknown.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, flattish-conical, angular.
Surface: Smooth, whitish-yellow. Dots minute.
Stem: Long, slender.
Cavity: Wide, wavy, brown.
Basin: Deep, folded, ribbed.
Eye: Medium, closed.
Flesh: Yellow, breaking, tender.
Flavor: Sub-acid.
Quality: Quite good.
Core and Seeds: Core medium, roundish, closed, meeting the eye. Seeds numerous, dark.
Season
September.
Uses
Kitchen especially—"cooks very well."
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)The Cook's Favorite.
This nice autumn apple comes to me from Oliver Albertson, a prominent and intelligent cultivator in Washington County, Indiana, marked "Best." Origin unknown.
Fruit medium, flattish-conical, angular; Surface smooth, whitish-yellow; Dots minute.
Basin deep, folded, ribbed; Eye medium, closed.
Cavity wide, wavy, brown; Stem long, slender.
Core medium, roundish, closed, meeting the eye; Seeds numerous, dark; Flesh yellow, breaking, tender; Flavor sub-acid; Quality quite good; Use, kitchen especially—"cooks very well;" Season, September.