Speaking of apples . . .
Lynn from Fargo
apples. The first of the "Honey Crisp" apples are in the stores here.
This is a new apple variety bred for and grown in Minnesota. I think
they are a combination of cooking/eating apple.
When you eat them raw they almost taste like they are effervescent - a
touch "fizzy" in your mouth. They kind of sparkle. They are tart and
flavorful enough to make a good cooking/baking apple, but they are
crisp like a Red Delicious.
They are very pretty too - pinky rose color with red streaks. They
have a really regular rounded shape and work for apple corer/peeler/
slicer gadgets.
If you see them in your store, try one. I like them best chilled and
raw.
Lynn from Fargo
(I have absolutely NO connection, financial or otherwise, to this
product. They're just too good not to share!)
Lin
> "Tis the (beginnning of the) season, and folks are posting about
> apples. The first of the "Honey Crisp" apples are in the stores here.
> This is a new apple variety bred for and grown in Minnesota. I think
> they are a combination of cooking/eating apple.
And THAT would be Bob's favorite apple for cooking! And snacking. They
fetch a pretty penny around here.
--Lin
Janet Bostwick
But a Red Delicious is such a nasty apple these days. Always so mealy. My
favorite when I was in MN was the Haroldson. We'd cross the river at
LaCrosse and make our way down river a bit to a appleorchard/fruit stand.
Janet
Saerah Gray
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They are on sale for $1.79 a pound this week at a local grocery :)
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Saerah
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Saerah Gray
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I agree. I am buying some tomorrow for Rosh Hashana. My mom is totally
thrilled that the first Jonathans are in stores, too.
--
Saerah
(Brother bought a honeycrisp, he bought it for some money
His sister had another one, she paid it for the honey
She put the honey on the apple, she ate 'em both up...)
Lin
> They are on sale for $1.79 a pound this week at a local grocery :)
How much will the shipping and handling on that be, and can I have them
tomorrow? ;-)
Good price!
--Lin
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> But a Red Delicious is such a nasty apple these days. Always so
> mealy. My favorite when I was in MN was the Haroldson. We'd cross
> the river at LaCrosse and make our way down river a bit to a
> appleorchard/fruit stand. Janet
I usually have pretty good luck picking out red delicious apples are
are crisp and sweet. There are signs to look for.
Brian
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won't shut up.
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Saerah Gray
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Even better:
I went to whole foods to get some whole cumin (there's one down the
block from the Meijer that was charging $4 for a little jar of the stuff
:<), and I asked a guy in produce if the apples he was setting out were
honeycrisps, and he gave both Ellie and I one "to try".
I think they were $3 a pound there, though...
Gloria P
I bought some this week for $2.99/lb when Galas were $1.00/lb.
A local store was having a "Grand Re-opening" (after a remodel)
and quite a few things were on sale but not Honeycrisp!
I think Barb S. introduced me to them and another Minnesota hybrid
called something like "Starfire!" (Yes, with an exclamation point in the
trademarked name.)
Honeycrisp are exceptional.
gloria p
Dimitri
"Lynn from Fargo" <lynn...@i29.net> wrote in message
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Our local market brings in local apples from:
:-)
A fun place to visit - Apple farm time!
Dimitri
Melba's Jammin'
<493b2a4f-f3ad-4f55...@l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com>,
Lynn from Fargo <lynn...@i29.net> wrote:
> "Tis the (beginnning of the) season, and folks are posting about
> apples. The first of the "Honey Crisp" apples are in the stores here.
> This is a new apple variety bred for and grown in Minnesota. I think
> they are a combination of cooking/eating apple.
>
> When you eat them raw they almost taste like they are effervescent - a
> touch "fizzy" in your mouth. They kind of sparkle. They are tart and
> flavorful enough to make a good cooking/baking apple, but they are
> crisp like a Red Delicious.
>
> They are very pretty too - pinky rose color with red streaks. They
> have a really regular rounded shape and work for apple corer/peeler/
> slicer gadgets.
> If you see them in your store, try one. I like them best chilled and
> raw.
>
> Lynn from Fargo
I spent 7 hours canning with a couple guys today. Story will follow
when I recover. We made apple butter using Honeycrisps because Eric
"loves Honeycrisp apples." Todd mentioned that the texture seemed a
little coarse and I agreed with him. I think Honeycrisp is not the
apple of choice for apple butter and price is only one reason for that
judgment.
Lynn, have you seen the Zestar! apple up there yet? Also 'born' at the
U of MN. It's snappy and crispy, a little more tart that the Honeycrisp
and what it has going for it is that it's an 'early' apple -- mid-late
August. The early ones aren't usually so crisp, IME.
The Honeycrisp has made a boatload of money for the U in licensing fees.
:-)
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.mac.com/barbschaller, and here's the link to my appearance
on "A Prairie Home Companion," <http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/
programs/2008/08/30/>
Melba's Jammin'
"Janet Bostwick" <nos...@cableone.net> wrote:
> But a Red Delicious is such a nasty apple these days. Always so mealy. My
> favorite when I was in MN was the Haroldson. We'd cross the river at
> LaCrosse and make our way down river a bit to a appleorchard/fruit stand.
> Janet
in 1922. A wonderful apple, all purpose. Great for eating, pie, sauce.
Melba's Jammin'
Lin <grafixb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Here, too!! The Zestar! is the newest star around now. It's just
coming into enough production for commercial sale and fetches a dear sum!
Melba's Jammin'
Gloria P <gpue...@comcast.net> wrote:
You got the 'star' and the exclamation point right: Zestar! I've been
able to get some a couple times this year. Gone now. Pretty soon the
Sweet Sixteens are available and later the Keepsakes. Keepsake is nice
for eating out of hand because it is not a huge apple and I like that.
It's a nice snacking size.
Christine Dabney
<barbsc...@earthlink.net> wrote:
I think Honeycrisp is not the
>apple of choice for apple butter and price is only one reason for that
>judgment.
>
>Lynn, have you seen the Zestar! apple up there yet? Also 'born' at the
>U of MN. It's snappy and crispy, a little more tart that the Honeycrisp
>and what it has going for it is that it's an 'early' apple -- mid-late
>August. The early ones aren't usually so crisp, IME.
Another early one I love for applesauce is the Gravenstein. It
produces a wonderfully balanced sweet-tart applesauce, and the texture
is great. However, I think Gravensteins are rarely seen outside of
California...and I don't think they keep very well.
Christine, missing both Gravensteins and Winesaps
Wayne Boatwright
Gravensteins are fairly common in AZ, but I haven't seen Winesaps in years.
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Janet
"Saerah Gray" <anis...@oohay.com> wrote in message
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Just a couple minutes walk down the road from me is a family-owned
orchard/farm that has been in the same family since about 1812. They have
around 40 varieties of apples, maybe more, many of which are heirloom
varieties such as Nodheads. They also have Honeycrisps. They told me that
they actually have to pay a royalty on the Honeycrisps!
Fabulous apples, though. The comparison to the odious mealy oversweet Red
Delicious doesn't do them justice. They are crisp more like a very good
Granny Smith, incredibly juicy--juice will literally run down your chin if
you aren't careful--and sweeter than the Grannies. I like a tart apple, and
love early Macs, but these are pretty amazing. You actually have to reserve
them at the orchard!
Janet
"Christine Dabney" <arti...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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They grow Red Gravensteins at my local orchard. (About as far as you can get
from CA and still be in the continental US) I won 3rd prize in the county
fair apple pie contest first time out of the blocks using them. They have a
very nice texture as a pie apple, although I prefer the flavor of the much
juicier Macs.
KW
"Wayne Boatwright" <waynebo...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat 27 Sep 2008 04:04:41p, Christine Dabney told us...
>>
>> Christine, missing both Gravensteins and Winesaps
>>
>
> Gravensteins are fairly common in AZ, but I haven't seen Winesaps in
> years.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
>
Winesaps.....come and get'em in the mtns of NE GA...in another 3-4 weeks.
They are pretty nice now, but usually hit their peak after the first decent
frost. (Blooms get a late start here at the upper reaches of zone 7.)
http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/bb58/warrenmountain/Crops/?action=view¤t=WinesapFull.jpg
http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/bb58/warrenmountain/Crops/?action=view¤t=WinesapTall.jpg
http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/bb58/warrenmountain/Crops/?action=view¤t=WinesapCloseup.jpg
My Arkansas Blacks are about played out, but still have some Mutsu and
Golden Delicious coming into season.
KW
Wayne Boatwright
> Winesaps.....come and get'em in the mtns of NE GA...in another 3-4
> weeks. They are pretty nice now, but usually hit their peak after the
> first decent frost. (Blooms get a late start here at the upper reaches
> of zone 7.)
>
Beautiful! But it's a long haul from AZ to GA. :-(
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Nancy Young
> "Tis the (beginnning of the) season, and folks are posting about
> apples. The first of the "Honey Crisp" apples are in the stores here.
> This is a new apple variety bred for and grown in Minnesota. I think
> they are a combination of cooking/eating apple.
>
> When you eat them raw they almost taste like they are effervescent - a
> touch "fizzy" in your mouth. They kind of sparkle. They are tart and
> flavorful enough to make a good cooking/baking apple, but they are
> crisp like a Red Delicious.
>
> They are very pretty too - pinky rose color with red streaks. They
> have a really regular rounded shape and work for apple corer/peeler/
> slicer gadgets.
> If you see them in your store, try one. I like them best chilled and
> raw.
I hope you're happy. Took a ride up north Jersey, stopped at this
farmstand and bought a bag of these spendy Honey Crisps. Heh.
Very tasty, though I haven't had a chance to chill them yet.
I'm glad you say they will be good for baking, too. These apples
are quite large, even the smallest one is bigger than my usual
galas.
nancy
Melba's Jammin'
"Janet" <box...@maine.rr.com> wrote:
> "Saerah Gray" <anis...@oohay.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns9B2662475EE32...@69.16.185.250...
> > Lin <grafixb...@yahoo.com> fnord
> > news:tMydndXhduIHWUDV...@posted.surewest:
> >
> >> Lynn from Fargo wrote:
> >>
> >>> "Tis the (beginnning of the) season, and folks are posting about
> >>> apples. The first of the "Honey Crisp" apples are in the stores here.
> >>> This is a new apple variety bred for and grown in Minnesota. I think
> >>> they are a combination of cooking/eating apple.
> >>
> >> And THAT would be Bob's favorite apple for cooking! And snacking. They
> >> fetch a pretty penny around here.
> >>
> >> --Lin
> >>
> >
> > They are on sale for $1.79 a pound this week at a local grocery :)
> >
> > --
> > Saerah
> >
> > "Welcome to Usenet, Biatch! Adapt or haul ass!"
> > - some hillbilly from FL
>
> Just a couple minutes walk down the road from me is a family-owned
> orchard/farm that has been in the same family since about 1812. They have
> around 40 varieties of apples, maybe more, many of which are heirloom
> varieties such as Nodheads. They also have Honeycrisps. They told me that
> they actually have to pay a royalty on the Honeycrisps!
Damn straight! This is interesting reading, I think, from 2006:
http://www.maes.umn.edu/plantlicense/background/apple.pdf
Wait'll the Zestar!s start producing more. That was born here, too.
I just bought half a peck of them (second quality) for $4 at the local
farmers market.
>
> Fabulous apples, though. The comparison to the odious mealy oversweet Red
> Delicious doesn't do them justice. They are crisp more like a very good
> Granny Smith, incredibly juicy--juice will literally run down your chin if
> you aren't careful--and sweeter than the Grannies. I like a tart apple, and
> love early Macs, but these are pretty amazing. You actually have to reserve
> them at the orchard!
They go for $2.79/lb at one nearby garden center place.
Melba's Jammin'
Lin <grafixb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Don't waste your money on them for apple butter, though. I didn't like
the texture of the finished butter.
George Shirley
tried them yet though.
Melba's Jammin'
George Shirley <gsh...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > They go for $2.79/lb at one nearby garden center place.
> Bought some yesterday at the local Kroger's for $1.73 per lb. Haven't
> tried them yet though.
One of the interesting things I learned from a horticulturist is that
the Honeycrisp apples grown here, in Meen-a-soh-ta, its birthplace, will
taste better than those grown in other parts of the country due to soil
and growing conditions. It makes sense but had not ever occurred to me.
James Silverton
> In article <Z5dFk.43115$bx1....@bignews1.bellsouth.net>,
> George Shirley <gsh...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> >> They go for $2.79/lb at one nearby garden center place.
>> Bought some yesterday at the local Kroger's for $1.73 per lb.
>> Haven't tried them yet though.
> One of the interesting things I learned from a horticulturist
> is that the Honeycrisp apples grown here, in Meen-a-soh-ta,
> its birthplace, will taste better than those grown in other
> parts of the country due to soil and growing conditions. It
> makes sense but had not ever occurred to me.
I would not be surprised! It's the ingluence of what the wine makers
call "Terroir" when they talk about grapes.
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James Silverton
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Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
George Shirley
> In article <Z5dFk.43115$bx1....@bignews1.bellsouth.net>,
> George Shirley <gsh...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>> They go for $2.79/lb at one nearby garden center place.
>> Bought some yesterday at the local Kroger's for $1.73 per lb. Haven't
>> tried them yet though.
>
> One of the interesting things I learned from a horticulturist is that
> the Honeycrisp apples grown here, in Meen-a-soh-ta, its birthplace, will
> taste better than those grown in other parts of the country due to soil
> and growing conditions. It makes sense but had not ever occurred to me.
>
trees growing on his property in Southern Maryland. Both were absolutely
delicious, crisp, juicy, unlike the modern delicious apples we've
purchased in the near past. Wasn't just the soil IMHO, it was the fact
they were tree ripened, picked at the peak of that ripeness, and kept
separately wrapped in the cellar for later use. I think local fruit
always tastes best because you are close to the growing place and the
fruit is picked at the right time for eating, not shipping.
George Cebulka
> "Tis the (beginnning of the) season, and folks are posting about
> apples. The first of the "Honey Crisp" apples are in the stores here.
> This is a new apple variety bred for and grown in Minnesota. I think
> they are a combination of cooking/eating apple.
>
> touch "fizzy" in your mouth. They kind of sparkle. They are tart and
> flavorful enough to make a good cooking/baking apple, but they are
> crisp like a Red Delicious.
>
> They are very pretty too - pinky rose color with red streaks. They
> have a really regular rounded shape and work for apple corer/peeler/
> slicer gadgets.
> If you see them in your store, try one. I like them best chilled and
> raw.
>
> (I have absolutely NO connection, financial or otherwise, to this
> product. They're just too good not to share!)
Honeycrips going for about 2.25 lb here in da Burgh. Do you have San
Rose apples up your way? They have become my favorite... Really tasty.
I was actually able to start some plants from seed. Couple of hundred
seeds and I've got 13 future trees going strong...:)
Anybody know what state San Roses are grown in and where they were
developed?
George.
George
Not trying to discourage you but it is a real crap shoot growing hybrid
plants from seed. The trees may be barren or something really different
from the original. My friends who are into growing fruit trees say the
usual way to propagate fruit trees is by various forms of grafting.
Sheldon
You'll grow trees but I seriously doubt you will be successful with
producing fruit.
George Cebulka
Well, maybe, maybe not. But, until I can find somebody who will sell me
seedlings or cuttings this is what I've got... And all it took was water
and dirt...
Christine Dabney
<not.jim....@verizon.not> wrote:
> Melba's wrote on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:36:29 -0500:
>> One of the interesting things I learned from a horticulturist
>> is that the Honeycrisp apples grown here, in Meen-a-soh-ta,
>> its birthplace, will taste better than those grown in other
>> parts of the country due to soil and growing conditions. It
>> makes sense but had not ever occurred to me.
>
>I would not be surprised! It's the ingluence of what the wine makers
>call "Terroir" when they talk about grapes.
It's the same idea behind Hatch chiles. The same chiles grown
elsewhere, just don't taste the same.
Christine
Sheldon
And your time waiting! And if you ultimately get the trees you want
you really don't want weirdo apple trees nearby.
Go to a local nursery and buy your apple trees... most any large
nursery will have or will find you the type of apple trees you want.
Apple trees need a pollenator so you will need at least two of
different varieties... that's why you don't want alien apple trees
nearby. It's really not possible to grow apple trees from seed and
get representive fruit. You'll probably end up with crab apple
looking fruit that only deer and worms will eat... I have a few of
those volunteers on my property, most likely from seeds in bird
droppings.
George
You can buy trees from this nursery in the Finger Lakes region of NY
(they are a reputable outfit, fall is the best time of year to plant
apple trees):
http://www.millernurseries.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=1041
and from this place in Nebraska: