The Curse Of The Honeycrisp Apple Why Consumers Love It But Producers Hate It The Morning Call
The Honey Crisp apple was first produced as part of an apple breeding program at the University of Minnesota in 1960 It's a cross between a Macoun, which is an excellent, high quality McIntoshstyle apple developed in New York that is extra sweet and juicy with a hint of crunch, and a Honeygold, which is a cross between a Golden Delicious and a Haralson with a sweet flavor Honeycrisp apple Honeycrisp, or Honey Crisp, is a modern apple variety, developed in the 1960s and introduced to the market in the 1990s sometimes trademarked as Honeycrunch It is increasingly available in supermarkets Honeycrisp comes from a long line of apples developed by the University of Minnesota from the 1930s onwards
