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Eat a Red Apple Day, December 1, we’re honoring our teachers’ favorite desk decor and our doctor’s best time-honored heart-healthy snack all in one crisp bite. Since 6500 B.C., humans have been enjoying this sweet and delicious self-contained snack. Each autumn, when this scrumptious fruit is harvested, it fills our local grocery stores and community festivals with glee. Whether we’re bobbing for them, baking them into a pie, or stashing one into our bag for a pick-me-up, later on, we just can’t get enough of the red apple.
History of Eat A Red Apple Day
America became quite the hotbed of apple development after the travels of Johnny Appleseed and, by the late 1800s, apple trees were everywhere in an amazing rainbow of delicious variety. So much so, in fact, that apple varieties were being developed as a response to the ease of transporting apples on a commercial level around the United States.
The ‘Ben Davis’ Apple was the reigning king of apples in 1880, due to its ability to handle rough growing conditions and its ability to keep for a long time. But it wasn’t considered the best tasting one, and as moving produce from farm to store became easier, better-tasting apples began to win out.
How To Celebrate Eat A Red Apple Day
Visit a farmers’ market!
While the local produce department is fantastic in a pinch, the Red Delicious apple did originate in a small, locally owned and operated farm. Pay tribute to its origins by purchasing your celebratory stock from a farmer in your own area. The apples are likely to be organic and even taste a little sweeter!
Bake a pie!
Nothing says American comfort food quite like a doughy, cinnamony apple pie. Gather the family in the kitchen, preheat the oven, and get to peeling! In about an hour, you’ll be in warm, gooey, red apple heaven.
Give one as a gift!
Red apples have a long history of being shared generously by their planters and farmers. When you give someone a clean, glimmering red apple, you give them the gift of health and a sweet treat all in one.
Try out these ideas for celebrating Eat a Red Apple Day:
Throw an Eat a Red Apple Day Party
Red apple lovers unite! Some people will find any excuse to have a party and this is certainly a fun one. For a Red Apple Day party, consider using these ideas:
Have a Red Apple Themed Menu:
Of course, it’s necessary to serve lots of red apples on this day. Use them for cooking and baking treats, or just place them out on a tray for guests to grab as they go.
Make Candy Apples:
A fun party activity revolving around apples simply involves putting the apples on sticks, dipping them into a sugar candy coating. It’s a fun treat for guests to take home with them.
Make “Red Apple” Cupcakes: Looking for baked treats that don’t actually have apples in them? Make up some standard yellow cupcakes and decorate them when red icing with a brown stem and green leaves to resemble apples.
Play Red Apple Games: Have two teams of people stand a few feet apart and take turns tossing apples into a bushel basket. Or play pass the apple, where an apple is passed down the line underneath the chin.
