Darryl wrote:

> However, I've noticed a horrible trend in the last 2 years:
> Braeburns are getting bigger.
>
> They've almost tripled in size, and the color has changed. They're
> getting candy-apple red, & the size of melons.
>
> This wouldn't be so bad except they are getting sweeter & mushier.
> It's as if they're trying to create an apple that has the shallow
> sugar-water taste of a Delicious & the mushy consistency of a Granny
> Smith.


Is it possible that the problem isn't the growers' breeding of the apple
but the shippers' and handlers' storage of the apple? This is February.
Apples grown in North America have been in storage since October.
Apples grown in New Zealand have traveled a long way. I always hate
apples this time of year and go back to liking them in August.


--Lia