Apples

October 2, 2003

OOPs!!! I forgot I put a few pats of butter on top of the apples

before I put the top crust on.

a

October 17, 2007

can you share your jam recipe?

>

> I just got two bushels of apples to dry. All I do is peel and slice them and

put them in a

> food dryer. It's a great year long snack. They also have some late season

Heritage

> raspberries (u-pick). We made jam as soon as we got home. Yum!!

> Lynn

>

October 17, 2007

I'm sorry to say that I just used a box of sure-jell for the raspberry jam. We

use so little

jam, and I had a box of sure-jell on hand, and I knew that it would turn out

well, so I took

the easy way out.

Lynn

>

> can you share your jam recipe?

>

May 26, 2008

Maybe it's just me but as a 58 year old man who grew up eating apples from

trees in our yard, I can say that the store bought apples I've been getting

lately--in the last six months or so--are as good as any I've eaten. In fact, I

think I've eaten more apples in the last six months than in the rest of my

life combined. Maybe there's something wrong with me. I feel OK. Who knows

where these cravings come from? Could be I need something especially that

apples

have in them. I've been eating Fujis and Cameos, Delicious and Granny ,

Braeburns and Galas along with whatever else comes along--as long as they're

crisp I'll eat them and be happy to do it. Lucky me.

In a message dated 5/26/2008 11:46:01 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

bobsallyeva@... writes:

I often wonder about nutritional content when I read stuff like

" pineapples are rich in manganese " etc etc. Presumably only if there is

manganese in the soil. Bell peppers grown hydroponically can't be rich

in anything I wouldn't have thought. The same must apply to organic

stuff ..........the growing plant can only absorb what is available in

the soil

Sally

maartendeprez wrote:

>> Some years ago, we discovered an abandoned apple orchard in Custer

>>

> State Park, South Dakota. After some research regarding homesteading

> of that area and subsequent acquisitions of the area by the state, we

> figured the trees had been planted around the end of the 1800s. The

> apples are wonderful [...] The black hills apple was loaded with

> flavor, the organic apple whas not so bad, the other was nearly tasteless.

>

> Yeah, i think supermarket apples here are like plastic (thats what

> they look like). Strange how this could have come to be; it means

> consumers did buy the less tasty ones, or it was just so much cheaper

> to produce them.

>

> An organic producer in my neighbourhood is even growing non-standard

> varieties. They're not only more tasteful (and, more types is more

> tastes of course), but also have a better resistance, which is

> especially useful for organic growing.

>

> Makes me wonder about the nutritional differences, in hard numbers.

> Would be an interesting subject for a scientific study. If the

> commercial variety, artificially fertilized apple is very low in

> minerals, it would take away nutrients instead of providing them. So,

> is the saying " an apple a day keeps the doctor away " still true nowadays?

>

> Greetings,

> Maarten

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May 26, 2008

> Some years ago, we discovered an abandoned apple orchard in Custer

State Park, South Dakota. After some research regarding homesteading

of that area and subsequent acquisitions of the area by the state, we

figured the trees had been planted around the end of the 1800s. The

apples are wonderful [...] The black hills apple was loaded with

flavor, the organic apple whas not so bad, the other was nearly tasteless.

Yeah, i think supermarket apples here are like plastic (thats what

they look like). Strange how this could have come to be; it means

consumers did buy the less tasty ones, or it was just so much cheaper

to produce them.

An organic producer in my neighbourhood is even growing non-standard

varieties. They're not only more tasteful (and, more types is more

tastes of course), but also have a better resistance, which is

especially useful for organic growing.

Makes me wonder about the nutritional differences, in hard numbers.

Would be an interesting subject for a scientific study. If the

commercial variety, artificially fertilized apple is very low in

minerals, it would take away nutrients instead of providing them. So,

is the saying " an apple a day keeps the doctor away " still true nowadays?

Greetings,

Maarten

May 26, 2008

I often wonder about nutritional content when I read stuff like

" pineapples are rich in manganese " etc etc. Presumably only if there is

manganese in the soil. Bell peppers grown hydroponically can't be rich

in anything I wouldn't have thought. The same must apply to organic

stuff ..........the growing plant can only absorb what is available in

the soil

Sally

maartendeprez wrote:

>> Some years ago, we discovered an abandoned apple orchard in Custer

>>

> State Park, South Dakota. After some research regarding homesteading

> of that area and subsequent acquisitions of the area by the state, we

> figured the trees had been planted around the end of the 1800s. The

> apples are wonderful [...] The black hills apple was loaded with

> flavor, the organic apple whas not so bad, the other was nearly tasteless.

>

> Yeah, i think supermarket apples here are like plastic (thats what

> they look like). Strange how this could have come to be; it means

> consumers did buy the less tasty ones, or it was just so much cheaper

> to produce them.

>

> An organic producer in my neighbourhood is even growing non-standard

> varieties. They're not only more tasteful (and, more types is more

> tastes of course), but also have a better resistance, which is

> especially useful for organic growing.

>

> Makes me wonder about the nutritional differences, in hard numbers.

> Would be an interesting subject for a scientific study. If the

> commercial variety, artificially fertilized apple is very low in

> minerals, it would take away nutrients instead of providing them. So,

> is the saying " an apple a day keeps the doctor away " still true nowadays?

>

> Greetings,

> Maarten

>

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>

May 26, 2008

Fujis, Braeburns and Galas are all my favorite apples along with Pippins, Orange

Pippins, and a few others I can't remember. Here in Vermont in the fall our

local coop sells dozens of varieties of heirloom and exotic locally grown apples

some of which are fantastic. The Orange Pippins are one of them. The rest I

can't remember, but each fall I try out many of them. Crisp and tart are what I

especially like. Though I also love the crisp and sweet Galas.

Tonio

about 5 months from apple season

Re: re: apples

Maybe it's just me but as a 58 year old man who grew up eating apples from

trees in our yard, I can say that the store bought apples I've been getting

lately--in the last six months or so--are as good as any I've eaten. In fact,

I

think I've eaten more apples in the last six months than in the rest of my

life combined. Maybe there's something wrong with me. I feel OK. Who knows

where these cravings come from? Could be I need something especially that

apples

have in them. I've been eating Fujis and Cameos, Delicious and Granny ,

Braeburns and Galas along with whatever else comes along--as long as they're

crisp I'll eat them and be happy to do it. Lucky me.

In a message dated 5/26/2008 11:46:01 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

bobsallyeva@... writes:

I often wonder about nutritional content when I read stuff like

" pineapples are rich in manganese " etc etc. Presumably only if there is

manganese in the soil. Bell peppers grown hydroponically can't be rich

in anything I wouldn't have thought. The same must apply to organic

stuff ..........the growing plant can only absorb what is available in

the soil

Sally

maartendeprez wrote:

>> Some years ago, we discovered an abandoned apple orchard in Custer

>>

> State Park, South Dakota. After some research regarding homesteading

> of that area and subsequent acquisitions of the area by the state, we

> figured the trees had been planted around the end of the 1800s. The

> apples are wonderful [...] The black hills apple was loaded with

> flavor, the organic apple whas not so bad, the other was nearly tasteless.

>

> Yeah, i think supermarket apples here are like plastic (thats what

> they look like). Strange how this could have come to be; it means

> consumers did buy the less tasty ones, or it was just so much cheaper

> to produce them.

>

> An organic producer in my neighbourhood is even growing non-standard

> varieties. They're not only more tasteful (and, more types is more

> tastes of course), but also have a better resistance, which is

> especially useful for organic growing.

>

> Makes me wonder about the nutritional differences, in hard numbers.

> Would be an interesting subject for a scientific study. If the

> commercial variety, artificially fertilized apple is very low in

> minerals, it would take away nutrients instead of providing them. So,

> is the saying " an apple a day keeps the doctor away " still true nowadays?

>

> Greetings,

> Maarten

>

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May 26, 2008

Hey Tonio,

That's just not fair that you can get 's Orange Pippins in VT! They're a

" famous " English apple. At least they were in my childhood ;-)

and the K9's

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> Fujis, Braeburns and Galas are all my favorite apples along with Pippins,

> Orange Pippins, and a few others I can't remember. Here in Vermont in

> the fall our local coop sells dozens of varieties of heirloom and exotic

> locally grown apples some of which are fantastic. The Orange Pippins

> are one of them. The rest I can't remember, but each fall I try out many

> of them. Crisp and tart are what I especially like. Though I also love the

> crisp and sweet Galas.

May 26, 2008

,

You're right, but on the other hand we have to wade through 5 feet of snow for 6

months to get them. ;+)

Tonio

Hey Tonio,

That's just not fair that you can get 's Orange Pippins in VT! They're a

" famous " English apple. At least they were in my childhood ;-)

and the K9's

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> Fujis, Braeburns and Galas are all my favorite apples along with Pippins,

> Orange Pippins, and a few others I can't remember. Here in Vermont in

> the fall our local coop sells dozens of varieties of heirloom and exotic

> locally grown apples some of which are fantastic. The Orange Pippins

> are one of them. The rest I can't remember, but each fall I try out many

> of them. Crisp and tart are what I especially like. Though I also love the

> crisp and sweet Galas.

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May 26, 2008

We may have to change that old saying to " An apple a day keeps the doctor in

pay. "

When we can get apples from those trees in Custer State Park, I really notice

that I have eaten something substantial. The first bite is so full of flavor

that it about knocks you over. But you can't wait to get up and have another!

The first year we picked there, we were up in the trees picking when a herd of

bison moved in under the trees. My wife and small daughter were in one tree in

the middle of the herd. My son (2 years younger than my daughter) and I were in

another tree on the edge of the herd. So after sitting there for awhile, my

daughter remarked to Becky (my wife), " It's a good thing we have our food

supply. " Those bison looked like they were going to stay for the day.

I managed to get out of my tree and slip around behind the herd (still behind

some trees) and persuade them to move on. So those apples have much more value

than food value for us.

Ellis

re: apples