Apples: The Vermont Heritage Fruit 

"At one time, every farm and all village estates had their apple orchard, be it large or small, for apples were the first fruit, and often time the only fruit to be had during the long winters, so many were the ingenious methods to preserve them. There were "pie" apples, those best suited for canning, or sulphurizing, or paring to string and hang up along the ceiling to dry. Most any variety could be made into cider but each family swore by their own for that." 

"Following is a list from an old ledger, kept by a storekeeper, of different varieties of fruits:  1) peach apple  2) Gideon apple  3) Martha crabapple  4) Early Richmond cherry  5) Wolfe River apple  6) Magog Red Streak  7) Scotts Winter Apple  8) Mulberry plums  9) Macintosh Red and 10) Clapp's favorite pear."

"The Gold Russet was a favorite winter apple known for its keeping qualities. When packed, they eventually became hard as rocks but if there were none better available, they made a passable sauce."

Source: The Potash Kettle, Quarterly Publication of the Green Mountain Folklore Society, Vol. 47, No. 3, Summer 1999.