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Post by nutsberryfarm ๐ on Aug 19, 2018 12:53:17 GMT
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Aug 19, 2018 13:03:08 GMT
I'll definitely try these 3 new apples if I can find them. Honeycrisp are good but I like Ambrosia apples better. When I was young there weren't so many types of apples, at that time I loved the small Jonathan apples but can no longer find them.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2018 13:32:55 GMT
Pink Lady for me.
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Post by Aj_June on Aug 19, 2018 13:54:16 GMT
Pink Lady is avilabale very widely here in Melbourne. I like Kashmiri apples. There's also a jazz apple sold here that has a sort of sour taste and a lot of juice.
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Post by sunshine on Aug 19, 2018 15:40:32 GMT
My apple of choice was always Jonathan, but I've switched to Gala. I love the HoneyCrisp, but they're just too expensive unless I can find them on sale.
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Aug 19, 2018 17:59:48 GMT
Gala apples are good too, I like most apples but I have to remove the skin and slice them in order to eat them. If I tried to bite into an apple at my age, I would probably lose a few teeth.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2018 18:35:40 GMT
Granny Smith apples are my favorite. I like the sour bite they have.
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Post by divtal on Aug 19, 2018 19:41:04 GMT
Apple season, is a good season. I rarely "just eat" an apple, but I love to include them as ingredients in some dishes. They emit one of the best aromas when they're cooked, in any way. Their natural combination of tartness and sweetness is so good with pork. Gravenstein is my favorite, followed by Granny Smith. The Delicious varieties are too mushy, for me. It sounds kind of odd to say "I don't care for "delicious" apples," but it's true.
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Aug 19, 2018 20:25:38 GMT
I love apple cake. YUM!!!
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Post by nutsberryfarm ๐ on Aug 20, 2018 13:42:12 GMT
I'll definitely try these 3 new apples if I can find them. Honeycrisp are good but I like Ambrosia apples better. When I was young there weren't so many types of apples, at that time I loved the small Jonathan apples but can no longer find them. hopefully i can too! only got one little shipment of raniers cherries this year...i hope the apple selection is better! if you can ever try Arkansas black---do! a fav. and somewhat hard to find.. bighorsecreekfarm.com/arkansas-black-story/Arkansas Black is one of those apples that apparently holds no middle ground among apple fanciers; they either love it or hate itโฆ Period. For those who despise the apple I prefer to think itโs just a case of misunderstanding. Arkansas Black is a fine apple with many exceptional merits that deserves more respect but, in order to properly enjoy the fruit one must exercise a bit of patience and give the apple a little extra time to become โall it can beโ. The apple is thought to have originated in the mid to late 1800โs in Bentonville, Arkansas, possibly discovered and raised by a settler named John Crawford. It certainly gained greater popularity later that century and could be found growing throughout Arkansas and Missouri and surrounding states. Believed to be a seedling of Winesap, the apple has many qualities similar to its better-known parent, namely a tart, tangy flavor and the ability to stay firm, crisp and flavorful after many months in storage. In fact, the apple reaches its peak in flavor and texture after a long period in cold storage. When first picked in October the apple can be as hard as a rock and almost as flavorful! Trying to enjoy the apple at this stage will usually lead to disappointment. However, after an extended period of storage, the apple undergoes a dramatic change and becomes a rather fine dessert apple. The sharp tartness mellows significantly into a rich sweetness that will surprise the skeptic who might have expressed some disdain with a freshly-picked apple. The hard, dense texture improves greatly as well, becoming a softer and more tender apple while still retaining a pleasing crispness. The name is quite apt as the apple is very dark red in color with some specimens appearing almost black or purplish, especially when grown in full sun. Its deep red skin can be very tough, a quality that protects and preserves the apple so well when packed in storage bins for extended periods of time. The pale yellow flesh is sweet and rich with a complex flavor that has been described as โvanilla-likeโ, โalmondsโ, โred wineโ and โhoney-wineโ. Arkansas Black has always been favored as a quality dessert apple for fresh-eating but, like its parent, Winesap, it also has the well-earned reputation for producing outstanding cider. It is not an especially juicy apple but its sharp flavor makes a very good aromatic cider, particularly when blended with a sweeter cider apple. In addition, Arkansas Black is a wonderful cooking and processing apple. It holds its shape well when cooked so is popular for baking whole and pie making. If youโre looking for world-class apple pie, combine a tangy Arkansas Black with a sweet Porter apple. Outstanding! Arkansas Black is a triploid apple with an extra set of chromosomes. Like all triploid apples it produces sterile pollen and is thus incapable of pollinating other apple varieties. When planting Arkansas Black trees it is very important to have another pollen-fertile variety nearby so they can be properly pollinated. Then, to ensure the second pollen-fertile apple tree will be successfully pollinated, it is critical to have a third pollen-fertile variety to pollinate the second tree since the Arkansas Black cannot pollinate the second tree! Confused yet?! Great pollinating apples such as Golden Delicious, Grimes Golden, Winter Banana, Snow or Yates would all be great complementary varieties to grow alongside Arkansas Black. For those cynics who would normally โthumb their noseโ at a basket of freshly-picked Arkansas Black apples I suggest they give this old variety another chance. After you pick the Arkansas Black in October put them in the root cellar for a couple of months while you enjoy your other fall apples. Then in April when the other apples have been consumed, pull out the Arkansas Blackโs and give them another taste. Go ahead and try them; you just might be surprised how good they really are!
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