So, I was strolling around Dillons and realized that they had more different varieties of apples than I realized! I have lately been buying Fuji apples (I like the crispness and the tartness), but also enjoy Braeburn now and then, too. I used to only like Granny Smith, but they are a little too tart for me now. I do NOT like the kinds that are soft, either. I also remember that one time my family did an "apple taste-test" to see which apples we liked the best. Of course, like all "research" my family does, we can't remember the outcome! We get too wrapped up in the fun of testing (kind of like when we tried to see what would happen to a marshmallow if we put it in a vacuum sealer).
So... out of all the different types of apples out there, which is your favorite?
Winesap from our local orchard. Crisp, sweet/tart and a good keeper.
Caramel Apple.
The iPod. What else?
Oh B-o-o-o-o-! ;D
The one in the pie someone else prepared.
Do I feel dumb.I just answered the question that was asked! Yours are much more entertaining than mine!
My grandmother had an Iowa Beauty tree in her front yard in Montana and I always thought they were the best. I was only there in August and they were so good and crisp. One year we were there in September when they were ripe and they weren't nearly as good. I was so disappointed.
I like the ones that come in cobbler form and covered in ice cream.
Yea right Varmit. Since when did MRE's have ice cream in them.I know you still have Army green flowing thru your veins and do not eat that civilian crap they call food. Now drop down and give me 25. :)
Ha! I figured I'd get these answers! My favorite way has been to eat them cooked with cinnamon and brown sugar, with cool-whip globbed on top. Guess it doesn't matter what the actual APPLE tastes like when you "enhance" the flavors!
Rudy, I'm surprised you knew how to properly capitalize iPOD, let alone know they are made by Apple... :P ::) ;D Hee, hee! Couldn't resist!
I saw a new variety of apple in Dillons that I swore I'd try and remember... it looked like a Red Delicious... dark red with little white spots on it. Short name.. maybe Rome? They also were advertising Honey Crisp as an "old fashioned favorite". I may have to break down and do another taste-test of the different varieties!
Rome is a very good cooking apple. I looked at some today. The Winesap weren't ready yet ,so I brought home some Jonathan.
Quote from: jarhead on October 06, 2009, 08:03:21 PM
Yea right Varmit. Since when did MRE's have ice cream in them.I know you still have Army green flowing thru your veins and do not eat that civilian crap they call food. Now drop down and give me 25. :)
HAAA! Typical Marine...thinks MRE is short for Meal Ready to Eat. Doesn't know that it stands for Meal Rarely Edible. ;D
Varmit,
A friend that worked hurricanes last fall brought me an MRE. I will say this about it--it was a heck of a big meal. 3 of them a day and our troops would be in the shape I am now. I would still rather eat C-rations. To a lad that was raised from a vegatable garden I thought those C-rats were a gormet meal--except the caraway cheese---and fruit cake---and date pudding. But peaches & pound cake , hard to beat. I'd imagine ol Sarge preferred to eat the Ham & Lima beans' though. Back in Larry's days they probably still had K-rations. :)
Al always said it was ham and lima bean ( one big bean) ;D
I always liked Winesap apples. They were nice and tart, but I haven't seen them around here for years. I am not much on apple pie but I love fried apples, baked apples with a little sugar and rum, and apple slices with caramel sauce or peanut butter.
I bought some Jonathan apples for the horses today and had one with him and it was soooo juicy and yummy!
Quote from: Buddyboy on October 08, 2009, 06:38:54 AM
....... little sugar and rum, and apple slices with caramel sauce or peanut butter.
MMMMMMMM....Rum is good.
Well, I have some first quality red delicous apples in the fridge that I was going to use for a salad, but this thread got to me last night. I don't have any of Granny Smiths on hand so I got one of those Red Delicous out, cut it into wedges and got some little slices of Cojack cheese to go with it. Mmmm Good! ;)
Fuji's are a very nice all purpose apple....but I thought you folks only bought American? ;D
All of our red apples come from red states.
Although small the favorite apple in Kansas is Manhattan. 8)
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Red Delicious are good but get mushy too quickly. The yellow delicious seem to stay a while longer but still get soft. The Fuji and Gala have the longest shelf life...Unless you want a baking apple then the Granny Smith takes the pie.
Macintosh just don't seem to mesh very well with pc's. They are alright within their own pie but don't play well with others.
With COOL we have to have origin labeling on all produce. It is funny how much fresh fruit comes from very far away places at certain times of the year.
I don't typically enjoy the red apples as much as green or red/green ones. They usually have softer centers (less crisp) and the skin is thicker. They are also less tart, which I like the tartness.
Hmmm. Maybe I'll have some apples and PB for a snack this afternoon.
No pickles?
How about pickled apples?
Eeeeewwww...What a suggestion! lol
Pickled apples are good, a great condiment! ;)
No, I didn't really have much pickle cravings. They say that if you do, you're lacking in salt.
Yes, pickled apples are pretty and good!
Definitely Granny Smith. Just got done eating two Granny Smith apple pies that I made over the weekend. Mmmmmmmm
Just bought 2 new kinds of apples I haven't tried before. Honeycrisp and Courtland. I tried the Honeycrisp on the way home. So-so, in my opinion. VERY crisp and juicy, for sure. It was less tart than the Fugis I've been eating. It also was less dense than some of the crisp apples, so if you like crisp but don't like the hardness when you bite down, this apple would be for you. I imagine it would cook down a lot, too, since it's so juicy and not very dense.
The favorite one is the one you bring to school for the teacher! :angel:
I don't know how much longer I can keep this up.
Lets see, first he had nomorepep, and now he's an Optimist. What's he going to be tomorrow!
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Hey! Happy Birthday!