Whats your favorite type of Apple?
10-19-2011, 03:10 AM
#64
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Originally Posted by CarrieAnne
My Mom got me some Honey crisps. YUM! They are Heavenly!!!!!!!!!!! A new favorite.
Love crispy apples, not the mushy ones!
Whats your favorites?
Love crispy apples, not the mushy ones!
Whats your favorites?
10-19-2011, 03:18 AM
#65
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First off, the Honey Crisp was designed in Minnesota. We used to eat them years ago when they were just a number. Got them from an orchard not far from Hastings, Minnesota.
Anyhow, my favorite apple is a Haralson. It makes the best pies in the world, bar none. I, excuse me, please, make the best darn apple pie in the world (about the only thing I can do really good) and I only make an apple pie when the Haralsons are out. They come ripe around the middle of September and go through November. I have never frozen them, don't think I would ever attempt it because I don't know how the apples would turn out in the pie. I make a flour and milk gravy in the pie. The apples stay semi firm, so you can see the slices of apples, not all mooshy. It is a good apple with just a hint of tart in the pie. I have already made two and when I go shopping on Friday will get two bags. I make a deep dish with 1/2 peck of apples in each pie. Last week each pie had over 20 apples in it. It is chock full of apples and then that gravy in the pie just makes it so good and serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, preferable New York Vanilla.
Oh yah, I paint the top crust with milk and sprinkle gobs of sugar on top.
I'll write out the recipe if anyone wants it. It came from the Family Circle magazine in 1964. Make the same pie for the last 47 years. You know, if it ain't broke, don't fix it! Edie
Anyhow, my favorite apple is a Haralson. It makes the best pies in the world, bar none. I, excuse me, please, make the best darn apple pie in the world (about the only thing I can do really good) and I only make an apple pie when the Haralsons are out. They come ripe around the middle of September and go through November. I have never frozen them, don't think I would ever attempt it because I don't know how the apples would turn out in the pie. I make a flour and milk gravy in the pie. The apples stay semi firm, so you can see the slices of apples, not all mooshy. It is a good apple with just a hint of tart in the pie. I have already made two and when I go shopping on Friday will get two bags. I make a deep dish with 1/2 peck of apples in each pie. Last week each pie had over 20 apples in it. It is chock full of apples and then that gravy in the pie just makes it so good and serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, preferable New York Vanilla.
Oh yah, I paint the top crust with milk and sprinkle gobs of sugar on top.
I'll write out the recipe if anyone wants it. It came from the Family Circle magazine in 1964. Make the same pie for the last 47 years. You know, if it ain't broke, don't fix it! Edie
10-19-2011, 03:20 AM
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My all-time fave is the Red Delicious for eating, and the MacIntosh for making candy apples. I've always used Golden Delicious to make applesauce, and still haven't figured out which kind I like best for pies. They're all a bit different. Oh, and the Johna-Gold is a good eating apple, too!!
10-19-2011, 03:47 AM
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wow,, there are so many varieties of apples and everyone is naming the same few. Except for the people in apple growing regions. When I saw someone mention Macintosh I knew she was from New England.
That is big agribusiness at work - deciding which few varieties of apples are best for growing and shipping - forget about taste!!And that is what most people have to choose from in the stores.
Take a look at what we are missing out on, unless you live near an orchard that specializes in heirloom apples.
http://www.povertylaneorchards.com/t...ple-varieties/
We are lucky to be on an old farm with old apple trees around. My favorite is called Yellow Transparent - ready in late August, so pale yellow it is almost white, and makes wonderful applesauce.
That is big agribusiness at work - deciding which few varieties of apples are best for growing and shipping - forget about taste!!And that is what most people have to choose from in the stores.
Take a look at what we are missing out on, unless you live near an orchard that specializes in heirloom apples.
http://www.povertylaneorchards.com/t...ple-varieties/
We are lucky to be on an old farm with old apple trees around. My favorite is called Yellow Transparent - ready in late August, so pale yellow it is almost white, and makes wonderful applesauce.
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