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Re: Adam's Apples

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Post by JshWright »

exmadscientist wrote: post #8

What I have always wanted to see is a recommendation chart, something of the form "If you like (common apple), you might like (rare apples), which are also (characteristics)." That way when I have a few unusual options in front of me, I can make better guesses as to what's going to be good. It would also help if I knew better places to seek out unusual, fresh apples. Even here in the heart of apple country, they lie…

Which apple country? Here in central New York there are a ton of orchards that will grow a few rows of a bunch of different varieties. You have to go out a few times in the fall, as different varieties ripen at different times, but you can easily find dozens of different options in the area.

Re: Adam's Apples

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Post by markdbullock »

jonaustin wrote: post #10
css wrote: post #2

I love stuff like this. I searched my favorite variety [0] and learned that the genetics are actually patented and the university that owns it has an entire program for breeding apples [1]. [0]: https://adamapples.blogspot.com/2008/10/honeycrisp.html [1]: https://mnhardy.umn.edu/varieties/fruit/apples

Checkout the new cheaper bariany Cosmic Crisp. Still a bit hard to find it seems but cheaper because less susceptible to rot issues i believe.

I tried it this week. Crispy and a little tart. I think slightly sweeter than Braeburn. I had read about it a few years ago.

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Post by shanecleveland »

squiggy22 wrote: post #12

Remember when you used to discover blogs like this ALL the time? Now you come across it because it's so uncommon. Like that site with the shoelaces that shows up here occasionally, the thing that is interesting is the author's dedication and passion to their craft, and indeed, that said passion is still actively updated.

I love that site's like this exist. I wish I had enough focus to love one thing this much. Another one I like: https://liftblog.com

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Post by adapples »

exmadscientist wrote: post #8

What I have always wanted to see is a recommendation chart, something of the form "If you like (common apple), you might like (rare apples), which are also (characteristics)." That way when I have a few unusual options in front of me, I can make better guesses as to what's going to be good. It would also help if I knew better places to seek out unusual, fresh apples. Even here in the heart of apple country, they lie…

I've started to do this for a few varieties (McIntosh, HoneyCrisp, etc., even Red D) but it is hardly comprehensive https://adamapples.blogspot.com/search/label/You%20May%20Als......

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Post by fogihujy »

stuart78 wrote: post #17
koilke wrote: post #7

I though it was referring to the rather splendid Danish film Adam's Apples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam%27s_Apples One never knows what kind of treat one may find.

Is Mads Mikkelsen in every single Danish film?

No, but he was in a _lot_ of Danish movies from that era. For the record, he's brilliant in Adam's Apples.

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Post by exmadscientist »

JshWright wrote: post #21
exmadscientist wrote: post #8

What I have always wanted to see is a recommendation chart, something of the form "If you like (common apple), you might like (rare apples), which are also (characteristics)." That way when I have a few unusual options in front of me, I can make better guesses as to what's going to be good. It would also help if I knew better places to seek out unusual, fresh apples. Even here in the heart of apple country, they lie…

Which apple country? Here in central New York there are a ton of orchards that will grow a few rows of a bunch of different varieties. You have to go out a few times in the fall, as different varieties ripen at different times, but you can easily find dozens of different options in the area.

Seattle, so the giant near-monocultures of Red Delicious turned into Cosmic Crisp are just across the mountains :)

Hunting for interesting apples has been very much a passive activity for me, but I'm still surprised at how little there is available here given how much is grown locally. To see stores full of NZ apples in the height of the season is just sad.

But, hey, at least we've got Opals and Cosmic Crisps pretty much everywhere around here. It's nice having something better than Honeycrisp at the supermarkets, but it does reduce the need to explore.

Re: Adam's Apples

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Post by sizzle »

fsflover wrote: post #14
squiggy22 wrote: post #12

Remember when you used to discover blogs like this ALL the time? Now you come across it because it's so uncommon. Like that site with the shoelaces that shows up here occasionally, the thing that is interesting is the author's dedication and passion to their craft, and indeed, that said passion is still actively updated.

Here is a search engine designed to find such pages: https://wiby.me .

This is awesome please keep it going forever!
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