Dave Smith wrote:
>sf wrote:
>>Janet Bostwick wrote:
>>
>>> That apple you just bought might be a year old – but does it matter?
>>
>> No.
>
>Not if you put enough nutmeg on it. ;-)
>Most apples keep well and do not have to be used fresh off the tree, but
>some varieties keep much longer than others. Aside from the risk of
>rotting, most apples start to get mealy with age.

Apples at the market out of season are waxed, refrigerated they can
keep 2-3 months. Off the tree refrigerated with no wax they'd be
doing well to keep one month. The more tart apples, like Granny
Smiths, keep a bit longer. Naturally as with any produce the sooner
it's consumed the better it will taste... apples a week after
harvested won't be nearly as good as just picked... people who pick at
the local orchards eat so many apples that soon as they get home they
head for the terlit, if they can make it.