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A medium-sized, fragrant apple with a lumpy appearance. The skin is a smooth, pale green or pale yellow with some red blush.

This is a classic French dessert apple; it's the apple that is traditionally used for French "tarte aux pommes."

Cooking Tips
Keeps its shape very well when cooked. Also good for cider and cider vinegar.

Nutrition
Many sources say that Calville Blanc d'Hiver Apples have as much or more Vitamin C than an orange. This is false.

Oranges have 50 to 55g per 100g, depending on what source you check with. Calville Blanc d'Hiver Apples have a mean ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) of 17.8 mg/100 g [1]. Most apples average around 6 mg / per 100g. Note that Golden Noble apples, though, are much higher than Calville Blanc, having 25.10 mg / per 100g.

Storage
Tastes even better after a month in storage.

History
Originated in Europe in the late 1500s, known in France by the early 1600s.

Literature & Lore
Monet painted this apple in his still life, "Apples and Grapes".

Acknowlegements

Also called:

See Also:

Cider Apples, Cooking Apples, Fresh-Eating Apples, Smith's Cider Apples

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