I tend to use apples for quick and preparation-free snacks, rather than any sort of cooking. And there's such endless variety of flavor amongst apple varieties, it would be difficult to tire of eating them. But when I enter any grocery store, I am assaulted by the site of numerous apple varieties -- which to try today? I'm a usual fan of the bright green Granny Smith apple which has a nice tart flavor that I enjoy. But this week at the store I went and picked up an unknown -- the Honeycrisp, a sweet-scented red and green apple that's deliciously juicy. There are more apple varieties out there than can be easiliy listed, but one thing I can recommend -- next time you find yourself wandering the grocery store in search of snacks, pick up an apple or two. Surprise yourself with and break out of the monotony of the Red Delicious standard!An apple a day...
I tend to use apples for quick and preparation-free snacks, rather than any sort of cooking. And there's such endless variety of flavor amongst apple varieties, it would be difficult to tire of eating them. But when I enter any grocery store, I am assaulted by the site of numerous apple varieties -- which to try today? I'm a usual fan of the bright green Granny Smith apple which has a nice tart flavor that I enjoy. But this week at the store I went and picked up an unknown -- the Honeycrisp, a sweet-scented red and green apple that's deliciously juicy. There are more apple varieties out there than can be easiliy listed, but one thing I can recommend -- next time you find yourself wandering the grocery store in search of snacks, pick up an apple or two. Surprise yourself with and break out of the monotony of the Red Delicious standard!Comments [12]
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5The honeycrisp is a cross between a Macoun and a Honeygold (the honeygold is in turn a golden delicious cross).
Those of us from new england know that macouns are perhaps the ultimate eating apple. Unfortunately you cannot get them outside new england because they do not ship. The honeycrisp has a lot of the macoun flavor and it grows and ships everywhere. YAY for us displaced new englanders.
810-08-2006 @ 1:33PM
Sharon Elano said...
My Uncle used to harvest his apple crop up to three years in advance, and they were stored in cold storage in the dark before they ripened. Once he was ready to sell them to market (or when the prices of apples went up!) he would adjust the temperature and lighting conditions, and the apples would ripen accordingly. He never used sprays or waxes on his crops, but lots of his neighboring farmers DID. So make sure you WASH your apples with soap and water to remove all traces of chemicals, etc.
1010-09-2006 @ 1:46PM
Finished Law School said...
Pink Lady apples are really good. Costco used to carry them but not anymore...
1110-10-2006 @ 12:41PM
Anthony Phillips said...
My personal favorites are royal gala. They are readily available and I have found that they have the most consistently good texture of supermarket apples. They have a wonderful clean sweet flavor, and make a perfect snack or breakfast accompanyment.
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