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harvest | The season when grains and fruits are gathered. Apple ____ usually begins mid-August and ends in early November. |  | Green, extremely tart, crisp, juicy, and versatile, they're available year-round. Grannies are a favorite of pie-bakers. They're also excellent for snacking and salads. |  | This apple's rich, sweet-tart, spicy flavor is high-impact. Color varies from orange to red over a yellow background. Aromatic, juicy, and crisp, this apple is very firm. A ____ is great for snacking and baking. |  | Apples stewed to a pulp and sometimes spiced with cinnamon and sugar. |
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bucket| | A unit of measurement equal to four pecks or thirty-two quarts. The weight of a ____ of apples is about 42 pounds and will yield 20-24 quarts of applesauce. | | | A container usually made of wood or metal with a curved handle across the top. If you plan to pick more than one apple you may want to use a ____. | | | Apples cooked inside a baked crust made of flour, water, and oil. Best if eaten with ice cream. | | | Another word for the season known as fall. The season that follows summer. Leaves begin to change color, and apples are harvested. |
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leaf| | The season when grains and fruits are gathered. Apple ____ usually begins mid-August and ends in early November. | | | A container usually made of wood or metal with a curved handle across the top. If you plan to pick more than one apple you may want to use a ____. | | | In colonial time apples were called ____ or melt-in-the-mouth. | | | One of the thin, flat, green parts of a tree or plant. |
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Lady apple| | The ____ or Api apple is one of the oldest varieties in existence. | | | A large container with a round, flat top and bottom and with curved sides. | | | A dessert made by baking sliced apples with an oatmeal, flour, and butter topping. This is also very good if eaten with ice cream. | | | Good-quality ____ apples will be firm with smooth, clean skin and have good color for the variety. Very good for eating fresh, cooking, and salads. |
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red| | The first apples exported from America in 1768, some were sent to Benjamin Franklin in London. | | | The part of the apple which holds it to the tree. | | | The ____ or Api apple is one of the oldest varieties in existence. | | | The color of blood or of the ruby. Students like to give teachers a big, ____ apple. |
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applesauce| | ____ spent 49 years of his life in the American wilderness planting apple seeds. He created apple orchards in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Ohio. After 200 years, some of those trees still bear apples. | | | The juice pressed out of apples and used as a drink. This can also be made into vinegar. It takes about 36 apples to create one gallon of ____. | | | The color of blood or of the ruby. Students like to give teachers a big, ____ apple. | | | Apples stewed to a pulp and sometimes spiced with cinnamon and sugar. |
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Newton Pippin| | Firm, crisp flesh and a unique, tangy-tart, sweet flavor are characteristic of this apple. | | | A unit of measurement equal to one quarter of a bushel. A peck of apples weighs 10.5 pounds. | | | The first apples exported from America in 1768, some were sent to Benjamin Franklin in London. | | | One of the thin, flat, green parts of a tree or plant. |
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fall| | A spread used on bread made from the pulp of apples. It is caramel colored and very sweet. | | | A young tree. This is younger than a sapling. | | | The central part of some fruits. You will find the seeds of an apple in the apple ____. Most people do not eat this part. | | | Another word for the season known as autumn. The season that follows summer. Leaves begin to change color, and apples are harvested. |
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Johnny Appleseed| | This round or oval fruit of a spreading tree has skin of red, yellow, or green. The ____ belongs to the rose family! | | | This one's a classic--America's favorite snacking apple. The heart-shaped fruit is bright red and sometimes striped. Crunchy with a mildly sweet flavor, ____ apples are also great in salads. | | | ____ spent 49 years of his life in the American wilderness planting apple seeds. He created apple orchards in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Ohio. After 200 years, some of those trees still bear apples. | | | Pinkish-orange stripes over a yellow background are the signature of this crisp, aromatically-sweet, snappy apple. Snacking and salads are primary uses. |
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Gala| | Another word for the season known as autumn. The season that follows summer. Leaves begin to change color, and apples are harvested. | | | This immensely flavorful, new variety was introduced to the U.S. from Japan in the 1980s, but now the U.S. produces more Fujis than Japan. Each year, this big, super-sweet, crisp apple gains new fans. The Fuji holds its texture when baked. It's known for its hard texture and syrupy sweetness. It's also excellent for baking and salads. | | | The thing from which a plant grows. Apples have 5 of these. There are five ____ pockets, each with a ____, in an apple. | | | Pinkish-orange stripes over a yellow background are the signature of this crisp, aromatically-sweet, snappy apple. Snacking and salads are primary uses. |
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barrel| | A large container with a round, flat top and bottom and with curved sides. | | | The part of a tree, bush, or vine that is formed after the blossoms die. ____ is usually good to eat. An apple is a ____. | | | Apples cooked inside a baked crust made of flour, water, and oil. Best if eaten with ice cream. | | | This one's a classic--America's favorite snacking apple. The heart-shaped fruit is bright red and sometimes striped. Crunchy with a mildly sweet flavor, ____ apples are also great in salads. |
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apple| | Firm, crisp flesh and a unique, tangy-tart, sweet flavor are characteristic of this apple. | | | This round or oval fruit of a spreading tree has skin of red, yellow, or green. The ____ belongs to the rose family! | | | The part of a tree, bush, or vine that is formed after the blossoms die. ____ is usually good to eat. An apple is a ____. | | | One of the thin, flat, green parts of a tree or plant. |
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