On Mon, 7 Feb 2005, Julia Altshuler wrote:

> 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.

apples this time of year are for pies.

what's everyone's favorite pie apple? goodhousekeeping's recommending
northern spy, and a bunch of other old varieties.

me, i tend to use jonagolds and jonathans.

Lena