"Apple of my eye"😍 Image: 2013, Crawford Market 🍎Apple is the most familiar fruit in the world, the first word taught in schools worldwide, A for Apple. Apples have a characteristic known as extreme heterozygosity, which means apples will be nothing like the seed of its parents, they have their own genetic creativity, which is why grafting is the only way to reproduce the consistent, current modern apples. So much for originality. From recent research DNA analysis shows that the origin of Apple is from the Tien Shan mountains of Kazakhstan, where the great-great-grandparents of the modern apple still grows. It was the development of trade through Silk Road, that brought this fruit to the world. Initially, apples were produced only for making Cider🧉, because they were bitter and not as sweet as that is produced now New varieties are still being discovered and cultivated around the world, with the best eventually becoming household words like McIntosh, Delicious, Empire, Rome, Spartan, Cortland, and Northern Spy. Recent arrivals include Fuji, Honeycrisp, Gala, and Liberty. ✅"An apple a day keeps the doctor away", rightly said; Apples are nutritional powerhouses! 👩⚕️ Low in calories and free of fat, sodium, and cholesterol. Eating apples has been associated with a lower risk of a variety of cancers, stroke, and diabetes. Apple is the one fruit that keeps coming up in literature, art, everyday speech, and even Steve Jobs chose Apple as the symbol to represent his product and business🤷♀️ ... Why though??🤔🤔 ... ... .. Send in your thoughts in the comments below✒ ⏭ ... ⤵️ .. #apple #appletreeyard #appletreepruning #appletreefarm #applofmyeye #anappleadaykeepthedoctoraway #anappleaday🍎 #appledebate #applephone #applebrand #stevejobsapple #stevejobsschool #aforapple🍎 #aforapple #applepierecipe #applepietrail #applechef #cheflifefood #cheflife👨🍳 #cookingwithapples #cookalongwithchefsandhya #appledish https://www.instagram.com/p/CCXvEo2p4Hp/?igshid=1dka3y2x2w9xu
