Twenty Ounce
Accession
Sandy River Orchard; Mercer, ME [Somerset County]
Synonyms
American Eagle, Aurora, Blessing, Cayuga Red Streak, Coleman, Congress Apple?, Dunlap’s Aurora, Eighteen Ounce Apple, Governor Seward, Lima, Morgan’s Favorite, Oxheart, Twenty Ounce Apple, Wine of Connecticut, Wood
Origin
Cayuga County, New York; before 1843
Season
Fall
Uses
Cooking
Distinctive Features
very large, round, greenish yellow skin mottled and splashed with bright red, darker red stripes
Resembles
Congress
Status of Name
Verified by Old Timer and Visually by Experts
DNA Information
Assumed to be correct; not tested
