"sf" > wrote in message
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> On 3 Nov 2005 14:05:12 -0800, Kimberly wrote:
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> > I'm looking for the very best apples (or combination of apples) to use
> > in plain old apple pie....I've used Granny Smith but Braeburn, Throme
> > Empire and Ida Red were also recommended. Anyone have an opinion?
>
> Find the tartest apples you can and take it from there. I just found
> a new one (to me) called a Pink Lady. It's a very good eating apple
> and would make a decent pie too. Not as tart as the midwestern
> McIntosh & Jonathans of my childhood, but very good all the same.

Yep, Pink Ladies are one of my newest discoveries; I've mentioned 'em in
several previous posts. They're tasty, make great applesauce (not yet made
a pie) and look "right purty" too, with their hint of pink blush. They're
an ingredient in a Chipotle Apple Nut Cake I'm in the process of making
right now.

Spitz
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