Grenadier Cookers

[Holly Daze]

My Grenadier cooking apples are dropping off the tree. Does this mean they are ready to eat? Thanks.

[burnie]

A bit early I would have thought, cut one in half, if the pips are white the answer is not yet, however cooked with some blackberries they will be fine.

[annie8]

Our cooking apples are falling too. So I put them in a crumble with some rhubarb.

[ameno]

Apples can be cooked with sugar at almost any stage. I've used golf-ball sized thinnings as cooking apple before and they tasted perfectly good.

[Holly Daze]

Thanks everyone. Will try an apple crumble.

[muck lover]

I have grown Grenadier in a previous garden. They were always early so I think yours are normal. I thought it was an easy and productive variety with good flavour. Only thing is it doesnt keep for long so use it quickly or freeze.