Mom brought over one of her homegrown Cox's Orange Pippin apples for us to taste last weekend. Mark wasn't a huge fan, but I loved it. The flavor is like a sourer version of Golden Delicious, with plenty of acid tones to complement the sweet.

Actually, Mom suspects she may have picked the fruits too soon, even though the seeds were quite dark (a sign that an apple is ripe). So maybe we'll try another fruit next year and see if there's a difference?