Grandma Lambe’s has a couple of early fall apple varieties on the shelf. The Ginger Gold has a mild flavour with a tart finish and is great for pies. According to one U.S. evalution, the Ginger Gold was “the best apple that we have evaluated that ripens before Gala.”

The Silken, according to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, “is an early fall selection that was noted for its unique white gold porcelain colour and for its outstanding texture and flavour. It is a multiple-pick apple usually harvested over two weeks just ahead of and into the McIntosh season… It is firm, crisp and juicy. It is high in aromatic intensity and sweetness and moderate in acidity.”

Silken