Sings: "Peaches in the summertime, Apples in the fall..."

Found a new variety of apple (new to me, at least) in the store, today: Ginger Gold. The ones in the store were bright, shiny green. So I bought a couple, and just ate one raw. Made my tongue curl with its tartness, but there was an intense apple flavor that exploded in my brain. And if I'd known better, or had read that WikiPedia article first, I would have known they were still unripe -- well, that explains the tartness, but not why such an early-ripening apple would be in the store unripe at the end of October, ffs. Especially since it's a super-local, Virginia apple.

Postscript: in case you're wondering about the tune that goes with "Sings:" you can hear it here: Shady Grove (Sung and played by Lew Dite on the tenor banjo)