Darina Allen: Making the most of a late-summer windfall of apples

"If like us, you have more windfall apples than you can cope with, just cook in water until soft, drip and then freeze the juice so you can make more apple jelly when the humour comes on you, maybe in winter or for Christmas presents."

A slice of Apple Charlotte.

We have a fantastic crop of apples this year, both cookers and eaters. 

This is definitely not an annual occurrence — the weather must have been perfect for pollination during the apple blossom in May.