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
Michelin
MICHELIN is an old and long-popular English cider apple which originated with M. Legrand of Yvetot, Normandy, around 1872. It was named after M. Michelin, a well-known promoter of cider apples. The apple was introduced into England in 1884 by the Woolhope Naturalists’ Field Club. The fruit is small-medium, conical, ribbed and pale green dotted with russet and sometimes slightly blushed. Along with Dabinett, it is one of the most reliable croppers. The tree is medium-sized with an upright multi-leader habit. With its sweet astringent flesh and soft tannin juice, it is best used for blending with other midseason varieties. Ripens late October to November.
