Grainiwinkle

The origin is contested. Thatcher notes that it originated in the orchard of Thomas Williams. It is also noted that the origin is from a graft taken from a tree belonging to "an old lady, Mrs. Van Winkle Pove-shon." The fruit is large, red and very sweet. It is difficult to make "first rate cider" because the apples decay quickly when it falls from the tree. Thatcher notes, "Cider made from this apple alone, resembles unfermented metheglin, and must remain in the barrel until the next summer, when it will fine."