Les pommes aux epices

Apple trees are to be found everywhere, even on roadsides where passers-by are free to pick them if they can be bothered. Most of them are old varieties, some more tasty than others, sometimes quite sour and better used for making cider. Golden Delicious are of course everywhere, much scorned by gourmets, although friends of ours assure us that, if kept longer than usual, they can indeed live up to their name. Apples are a popular base for tarts, although we have not found them much