Jean B. wrote:
> Janet wrote:
>> Becca wrote:
>>
>>> My favorite eating apple, is Fuji or Gala. Anything but Red
>>> Delicious.
>>> Becca
>>
>> Ugh! I agree. Red Delicious is the worst apple out there. Golden
>> Delicious, while not good for eating out of hand, at least do well
>> when making something like a French apple tart.
>>
>> I live a couple hundred yards from a family-run orchard that has at
>> least 40 varieties of apple, everything from heirlooms (Nodhead) to
>> the new varieties (Honeycrisp). I've been suspicious of the new
>> varieties, but became a convert to Honeycrisps. The flavor is
>> okay--nothing to compare to a good early Macintosh--but the texture
>> and juiciness are out of this world. Could you describe Fuji and Gala, in
>> comparison to other varieties?
>>
>>
> You are soooo lucky to live near a source for heirloom apples. I
> keep thinking I will drive afar to get to such an orchard.

And their cider is fantastic, because they use more than one variety to make
it.