and it was completely tasteless. Last year, the same thing. The same goes for McIntosh, Golden Delicious, etc. The Pink Ladies have some taste, but not a lot, and the Honey Crisp are fairly tasteless. Yes, I also tried some local stuff (NC)- the Pink Ladies last year were pretty good, not great. The few other varieties I tried were blech.
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Am I the only one who cannot find apples with any taste? I just bought a Wash.Jonagold to check out,
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marsha-tbay
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I started buying mine at my local health food market and cafe ...they're organic and what a
difference!!! I won't buy them at the supermarket anymore, they're that much better.
Everytime I bought them recently from the grocery they were either mushy or tasteless or both
difference!!! I won't buy them at the supermarket anymore, they're that much better.
Everytime I bought them recently from the grocery they were either mushy or tasteless or both
Not sure if they are organic but the ones I just picked are very good this
year. We went to a local orchard this afternoon and picked a combination of Crispin, Macintosh, Golden Delicious, and Cortlands - $20 lbs for $6.50, which is about 32 cents per pound.
They were a little damaged by hail earlier this summer, but that's what they would be, anyway.
What are they where you all live? Curious about it - they are plentiful here. And close.
Now for some of those great recipes I've been reading about here lately!
year. We went to a local orchard this afternoon and picked a combination of Crispin, Macintosh, Golden Delicious, and Cortlands - $20 lbs for $6.50, which is about 32 cents per pound.
They were a little damaged by hail earlier this summer, but that's what they would be, anyway.
What are they where you all live? Curious about it - they are plentiful here. And close.
Now for some of those great recipes I've been reading about here lately!
michael-in-phoenix
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Are you getting the new harvest, or the end of last year's crop?
markinhouston
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I think proximity to the orchards is the key...
Unfortunately, apples are not a stellar crop in southeast Texas. (Our local shrimp and oyster seasons may suffer from Hurricane Ike--boo hoo!)
While we usually have an abundance of quality local produce, this is the time of year I wished I lived "up yonder"!
Unfortunately, apples are not a stellar crop in southeast Texas. (Our local shrimp and oyster seasons may suffer from Hurricane Ike--boo hoo!)
While we usually have an abundance of quality local produce, this is the time of year I wished I lived "up yonder"!
You guys have the BEST mangoes. One of my supermarkets carried some mangoes from TX last year for a
very, very short time, and they were outstanding. Meanwhile, for the rest of the year, we're stuck with mangoes from Mexico, Brazil, and who knows where, and they suck. I don't even buy them anymore.
very, very short time, and they were outstanding. Meanwhile, for the rest of the year, we're stuck with mangoes from Mexico, Brazil, and who knows where, and they suck. I don't even buy them anymore.
patbastrop
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I love courtlands! I'd be buying them by the bushel andmaking lots of applesauce!
We've still not gotten this year's crop yet. Nothing but Galas with any quality.
We've still not gotten this year's crop yet. Nothing but Galas with any quality.
sandi-in-hawaii
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You have to try a Hayden mango in Hawaii during the summer!
We always got the best mangoes from friends and relatives for free! But more and more people are cutting down their mango trees, so they are far less abundant than they were. So sad.
One day, a group of us from Hawaii were at a ski resort in Vancouver, and sat down to a breakfast buffet. There was a fruit platter, with all kinds of fruits. There was a fruit we all tasted and none of us could identify it, so we asked the waitress what it was.
Couldn't believe it when she told us it was a mango!!! So tasteless, and so unlike the creamy, juicy ones from home.
You really have to try one from here.
We always got the best mangoes from friends and relatives for free! But more and more people are cutting down their mango trees, so they are far less abundant than they were. So sad.
One day, a group of us from Hawaii were at a ski resort in Vancouver, and sat down to a breakfast buffet. There was a fruit platter, with all kinds of fruits. There was a fruit we all tasted and none of us could identify it, so we asked the waitress what it was.
Couldn't believe it when she told us it was a mango!!! So tasteless, and so unlike the creamy, juicy ones from home.
You really have to try one from here.
Is that an invitation? smileys/smile.gif Would love to try one - the fruit here in general is terrible. I remember
way, way back when I used to buy "Jet Fresh" Hawaiian pineapples. Actually, all pineapples in the country at that time were from Hawaii. They were fantastic. Now, all we get are pineapples from Central America, and they're inferior. It's so sad that many of the U.S. companies that buy and distribute our produce go for "cheap," (but still charge the consumer a lot), and often would rather buy mediocre stuff from other countries, than support the superior produce grown right here.
way, way back when I used to buy "Jet Fresh" Hawaiian pineapples. Actually, all pineapples in the country at that time were from Hawaii. They were fantastic. Now, all we get are pineapples from Central America, and they're inferior. It's so sad that many of the U.S. companies that buy and distribute our produce go for "cheap," (but still charge the consumer a lot), and often would rather buy mediocre stuff from other countries, than support the superior produce grown right here.
lana-in-fl
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Cortlands are my favorite apple! those and winesaps...