How a bad apple harvest led to the first glass Christmas tree balls

What happened to turning the apples into transparent spheres? By Christmas, all the apples were gone, so the glassmakers decided to substitute glass balls for the genuine thing.

How a bad apple harvest led to the first glass Christmas tree balls
Apples that didn't turn out well in the harvest led to the first glass ornaments for Christmas trees. Photo by Andre Benz / Unsplash