Apples, it turns out, are a remarkably versatile fruit and one with deep North Carolina roots. Though they originated in Asia, apples have been grown in North Carolina since about the 1670s or 1680s, says Creighton Lee Calhoun Jr., an heirloom apple enthusiast and author of the book Old Southern Apples. Today, most of the state’s com-mercially grown apples come from the western part of the state, but Calhoun says, “Apples have been grown by farm families for hundreds of years, even in the warm areas of the South.” Apples have myriad uses — just as at home in many savory preparations as well as in the archetypal pie — but not all varieties lend themselves well to all purposes. One Place Twice the Fun! Porters Neck Center 8211 Market Street (next to K-38 Baja Grill) 910-319-7057 University Commons 341 S. College Road (next to TJ Maxx) 910-769-3150 Cupcakes • Smoothies Frozen Yogurt Voted Best Vegetarian Food by encore magazine Lovey’s Your LOCAL Health Food Store and Café CELEBRATING 12 YEARS • Organic Produce and Groceries • Salad, Soup, Hot & Juice bars • Cafe • Catering • Supplements • Health & Beauty Aids • Wheat & Gluten-Free foods SpecialS New Chapter 25% off • KAL 25% off Curamin 15% off • Nordic Naturals 25% off 910-509-0331 Landfall Shopping Center • 1319 Military Cutoff Road www.loveysmarket.com 9 Bakery and Lounge bakery director Abbye McGee crafted this apple pie doughnut with Granny Smith apples, salted caramel, cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar, garnished with pie crust crumbs. The downtown Front Street bistro’s house salad, opposite, is composed of mesclun greens, chili spiced walnuts, gorgonzola crumbles, pomegranate seeds, sliced Granny Smith apples and a house-made roasted onion vinaigrette. 86 WBM october 2014
October 2014
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