Ox Apple apple

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A name for Gloria Mundi, a very large variety of green cooking apple which may have been risen in North American or Germany. There are records in the United States in 1804. It was introduced commercially into the United Kingdom in 1817. This late-season variety is harvested from early October in South-East England and is at its best from October to December. It cooks to a dark golden purée.

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