Random Cultivar Of The Day

Pomme Grise

Pomme Grise
From
Montreal
Description
More well-known in Canada than New York.
Flesh quality
Firm, crisp, moderately fine-grained, juicy, rich, subacid, aromatic, and very good to best
Flesh color
yellow
Skin quality
Moderately thick, rather tough, and russeted.
Skin color
green, yellow
Sizes
small, below medium
Shape
round, ribbed, oblate, symmetrical, conical
Keeping quality
Its keeping quality varies much in different seasons. In cold storage its season extends from December to February or March, and in ordinary storage, from the middle of October to January or possibly February. After midwinter it is apt to deteri- orate in quality, although it may remain apparently in good condi- tion till March or April.
General quality
Excellent for desserts
Uses
dessert, local market
Eating season starts in
December
Eating season ends in
April
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