What was that topic in rfc chat all about and who were you talking to?
Everyone should know by this time that many apples are regional, maybe
pippins aren't available in your neck o' the woods.

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"sf" > wrote in message
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>
> What was that topic in rfc chat all about and who were you talking to?
> Everyone should know by this time that many apples are regional, maybe
> pippins aren't available in your neck o' the woods.
>
> --
> I love cooking with wine.
> Sometimes I even put it in the food.



No biggie. Of course apples are regional... most produce is, even when it's
carried across country by truck or train. JL posted some topic in the
chatroom about pippins. I changed the chat topic from what JL had posted
about pippins to let him know they're most likely more well known in CA.

The only previous reference to pippins I've ever heard was in an interior
monologue by Nancy Kelly (actor) in the 1956 B&W film, 'The Bad Seed'. "The
pippins were falling from the trees." (She was hiding from her homicidal
mother in an orchard.)

I've never seen pippins in the south or southeast U.S. but then again, I
wasn't actively looking for them

Jill

On 2009-12-09, jmcquown > wrote:

> pippins were falling from the trees." (She was hiding from her homicidal
> mother in an orchard.)

It was the child, Rhoda, (Patty McCormack) that was homicidal.

nb

On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 08:39:36 -0500, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>"sf" > wrote in message
.. .
>>
>> What was that topic in rfc chat all about and who were you talking to?
>> Everyone should know by this time that many apples are regional, maybe
>> pippins aren't available in your neck o' the woods.
>
>
>No biggie. Of course apples are regional... most produce is, even when it's
>carried across country by truck or train. JL posted some topic in the
>chatroom about pippins. I changed the chat topic from what JL had posted
>about pippins to let him know they're most likely more well known in CA.
>
>The only previous reference to pippins I've ever heard was in an interior
>monologue by Nancy Kelly (actor) in the 1956 B&W film, 'The Bad Seed'. "The
>pippins were falling from the trees." (She was hiding from her homicidal
>mother in an orchard.)
>
>I've never seen pippins in the south or southeast U.S. but then again, I
>wasn't actively looking for them
>
Pippins are one of those ubiquitous grocery store apples here. Very
common. People talk about certain East Coast or Midwest apples and
I'm left scratching my head wondering what the heck they are. I
finally saw a Honey Crisp, for instance. Bought it... and it wasn't
very good. Must have been farmed on the West Coast. To tell you the
truth, the only apple we get out here that can hold a candle to what's
produced in the rest of the country with "hard" winters is Pink Lady
and they aren't available yet.


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Christine wrote:

>> To tell you the truth, the only apple we get out here that can hold a
>> candle to what's produced in the rest of the country with "hard" winters
>> is Pink Lady and they aren't available yet.
>
> Yes they are. I have seen them all over the stores and the farmers
> markets already. Here. They are very available now. Start
> looking..LOL.

Aren't farmers' markets GREAT?

Bob

On Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:30:43 -0800, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>On Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:47:58 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
> To tell you the
>>truth, the only apple we get out here that can hold a candle to what's
>>produced in the rest of the country with "hard" winters is Pink Lady
>>and they aren't available yet.
>
>Yes they are. I have seen them all over the stores and the farmers
>markets already. Here. They are very available now. Start
>looking..LOL.
>
I looked just this week, chris.


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Christine Dabney wrote:

> By the way, I went to the new Berkeley Bowl yesterday. I like the
> older one better, I think...madhouse parking and all.

The old one's parking has gotten LOTS better since they opened the new one.

We haven't been to the new one yet, and may not ever get around to it.
We still shop at the old one a few times a week (this week is an
exception, as the cold season has been rampaging through our household
on its way elsewhere).

Serene
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Christine Dabney wrote:
> On Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:28:46 -0800, Serene Vannoy
> > wrote:
>
>
>> We still shop at the old one a few times a week (this week is an
>> exception, as the cold season has been rampaging through our household
>> on its way elsewhere).
>>
>> Serene
>
> Are you heading there sometime in the next day or so? I want to get
> over to that one, as I couldn't find some stuff at the new one, that I
> know the old one has. Maybe I could meet you for coffee...say at the
> cafe, or someplace else...

I have this terrible cold, unfortunately, so I did what I very rarely do
(safeway.com says it's been more than 3 months -- I think it was
actually more than a year ago) -- I ordered groceries delivered. Can we
get together some time next week instead? I'm free most afternoons.
You can hit me up in email and suggest a day; I'm happy to work around
your schedule.

Serene
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Christine Dabney wrote:

> Wow.
>
> Watch out, I might make soup and bring it to you..LOL.

:-) I have certainly been eating a lot of soup. And farina -- I love
hot cereal when I'm sick. It goes down so easy.

>
> Speaking of which, I need chicken parts, like backs and necks. Guess
> i need to hit up the ethnic stores....

Berkeley Bowl has them, but not especially cheap (I wanna say $1 a pound
or so), as well as feet for about the same. I haven't really sought out
a good source of parts, but if you find one, I'd love to know about it!

>
> Not sure what my schedule is yet. I won't know til Friday is at the
> earliest. Maybe not even til next week...

Okey-dokey. I'd love to finally see you! Even if we can't do a whole
day thing, I'd love to just go sit for a while, or go shopping or something.

Serene
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"sf" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> Pippins are one of those ubiquitous grocery store apples here. Very>
> common. People talk about certain East Coast or Midwest apples and
> I'm left scratching my head wondering what the heck they are. I> finally
> saw a Honey Crisp, for instance. Bought it... and it wasn't> very good.
> Must have been farmed on the West Coast. To tell you the
> truth, the only apple we get out here that can hold a candle to what's>
> produced in the rest of the country with "hard" winters is Pink Lady> and
> they aren't >available yet.

Here there is one apple that will grow successfully in the deep south, like
Calabria. It's called Annurca. It has a very short season and doesn't keep
well at all. Delicious! The first year I tasted them I tried to keep some
and they went all floury and lost the spice parts of the flavor. Now I just
wait for them, eat them and cook with them that month and it's then over for
another year.