As befits their magical names, apples - both real and imaginary - have transfixed humans for thousands of years. This explores the cultural and culinary importance of a fruit born in the mountains of Kazakhstan that has traversed the globe Apple explores the cultural and culinary importance of the apple. From the Garden of Eden and Homer's Odyssey to Johnny Appleseed, Wilhelm Tell and Apple Computer, readers will learn how apples became a universal source of sustenance, health and symbolism.
