From the founding of Jamestown to the time of Washington and Jefferson, every plantation owner made cider, drank cider, and bragged about his cider.
Fruit
GLORIA MUNDI is of uncertain origin, but it is recorded in 1804 that it originated on the farm of a Mr. Crooks near Red Hook, New York. Coxe places its origin in Long Island, New York. There is even some speculation that it came from Germany. A large, irregularly-shaped apple with silvery-green skin that ripens to a golden-yellow. There is some purplish-brown flush on the surface, but there are no stripes. The lenticels are prominent white or grey dots, and the skin is smooth and becomes greasy in storage. The creamy-white flesh is coarse-textured, dry, and acid-flavored. In 1860, a specimen was recorded that measured 18 inches in circumference and weighed 3 ½ pounds. This shy bearer is a large, hardy tree that is vigorous and spreading in form. A cooking apple, it ripens late September and early October.
Ripening Period
- Early Fall - September
- Mid Fall - October