Janet wrote:
> 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.
>
>
And it probably isn't pasteurized either. Boy, pasteurization
ruins the cider!

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Jean B.