what is a "RIBSTONE PIPPEN"?

Answer 1

no idea

Answer 2

If you want to know about Apples, the Brogdale Trust is the world's acknowledged centre of expertise on Apples.

Their website will not reveal details about individual apples - well they do have
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Brogdale is home to the National Fruit Collections, the largest collection of varieties of fruit trees in the world. Over 2,300 different varieties of apple,
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But in conjunction with the Brogdale Trust Joan Morgan and Alison Richards have produced a book on Apples

Note the Spelling difference but it is the same Apple - I shall quote from my copy


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Ribston Pippin
UK believed raised c 1707 from a pip brought from Rouen by Sir Henry Goodrocke to Ribston Hall, nr Knaresborough Yorks.
Listed 1769 by William Perfect of Pontefract, Yorks. Well known by early 1800s to Europe and N. America (later to antipodes).
Syns many RHS AM 1962.
Original Tree died 1835, but shoot grew up from roots to give another tree which lived until 1928 when blown over and died in c1932.

Intense, rich, aromatic flavour: juicy, firm deep cream flesh. More acidity than Cox, not as delicate, but stronger with great depth and length.

Most highly esteemed Victorian dessert apple.

Grown in gardens all over the country, also for market in London, kent and elsewhere in 19th c.
By 1890s declining in popularity, by 1930 only a minor market apple, but still a valued garden variety.
Exported to UK from Canada, Australia and NZ up to 1930s. Today it is still a valued variety in Sweden
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The rest of the article is a large collection of abbreviations describing technical details of the apple - colour size variations etc of fruit, leaves buds etc resistance to disease fruiting season etc.

Very definitely an apple - and one which should not have been replaced in the supermarkets by good looking TASTELESS golden delicious!

Answer 3

I'm not sure, but maybe Scottie would know. After all, they've got the same last name.

I know this isn't a joke or riddle, but I figure a funny answer is better than none at all.

Try looking at http://www.foodnetwork.com

Answer 4

It's an old type of English apple.

Do you know where to get some from?

Answer 5

There's an apple called a "pippin"--could that be a variety of it?

Answer 6

I reckon it's an apple xx

Answer 7

sounds like an apple.

Answer 8

I thought 'apple' too, then I found this...

http://ribstone-pippin.blogspot.com/

where it isn't an apple and then this...

http://www.genuki.org.uk:8080/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Hunsingore/GreatRibstoneHistory.html

where it IS!

So your guess is as good as mine.

Answer 9

I think you have the wrong catagory

Answer 10

Dunno. Apple??