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Queen of Sauce

Apple

Queen of Sauce

Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900), as described by Hogg

Origin/History

Not described in source.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large

Form: Oblate

Skin: Greenish yellow, striped and flushed with red; patches and specks of russet

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Open

Basin: Not described in source.

Flesh: Yellowish, firm, crisp, juicy, sugary, brisk, pleasant

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November, January

Uses

Culinary apple

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Quality Rating

Good

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Queen of Sauce. A culinary Apple, described by Hogg as : Fruit large, oblate, greenish yellow, striped and flushed with red, patches and specks of russet. Calyx open. Flesh yellowish, firm, crisp, juicy, sugary, brisk, pleasant. Good. November, January.

A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)