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Apples, Ranked [View all] Celerity Sep 2019 OP
My wife is hooked on a new variety of apple True Dough Sep 2019 #1
they look very interesting, part Honeycrisp Celerity Sep 2019 #2
Love pizazz! Cracklin Charlie Sep 2019 #7
Thanks for the recommendations! True Dough Sep 2019 #13
Pazazz is a very good apple! nt yellowdogintexas Sep 2019 #31
I must admit I do not like apples Farmer-Rick Sep 2019 #3
if you want tart. arkansas blacks are TART. pansypoo53219 Sep 2019 #77
One of the many good things I can say about your posts, Celerity True Dough Sep 2019 #4
bada boom! roflmaoooooo Celerity Sep 2019 #5
True, another winner! customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #57
Since you just replied to me, does that make it my turn? True Dough Sep 2019 #58
Knowing you customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #59
I try never to forget True Dough Sep 2019 #60
Tried a new variety yesterday. Cracklin Charlie Sep 2019 #6
Michigan Honeycrisp straight from an orchard is my favorite for eating. Freethinker65 Sep 2019 #8
It is apple season. Why are so many so expensive? Some varieties from $2 to more than $3 each! hlthe2b Sep 2019 #9
Our local nursery does an apple tasting each year MissB Sep 2019 #67
We are in the golden age of grocery shopping IronLionZion Sep 2019 #68
I have a Honeycrisp tree. It didn't produce much this year The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #10
When I was a kid Red Delicious apples were actually delicious... brush Sep 2019 #11
Uggh. mushy. But I do remember when they were good. Like many tomatoes, they've ruined them. hlthe2b Sep 2019 #15
Sometimes it's not the taste, but the texture. luvtheGWN Sep 2019 #72
I have a tree in my back yard and the apples from that are incredibly good rurallib Sep 2019 #41
gotta get baby reds. orange size, not grapefruit. pansypoo53219 Sep 2019 #78
Nothing tops a harrelson. Nothing. the_sly_pig Sep 2019 #12
Haralsons are the very best pie apples. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #25
Pippin apple pie...every Thanksgiving. Tikki Sep 2019 #14
I use Granny Smiths n/t TexasBushwhacker Sep 2019 #54
Those work excellent, also. Tikki Sep 2019 #55
I've never heard of Braeburn or Macoun IronLionZion Sep 2019 #16
Gala crossed with Braeburn produces Jazz! yellowdogintexas Sep 2019 #33
That's what we like here too DashOneBravo Sep 2019 #51
Jazz has been my favorite apple for a couple years now. chia Sep 2019 #81
Years ago, I challenged myself. . . Collimator Sep 2019 #17
+1 Celerity Sep 2019 #18
Apples Schmapples OriginalGeek Sep 2019 #19
I love those, and Moon Drop grapes too Celerity Sep 2019 #20
I haven't seen those but I'll look OriginalGeek Sep 2019 #23
same growers, Grapery in Bakersfield Celerity Sep 2019 #27
Moon drops were cheap and delicious. marble falls Sep 2019 #29
that's 2 of my favorite qualities OriginalGeek Sep 2019 #40
Got someMoon Drops on the way home from work OriginalGeek Sep 2019 #70
lolol, they are addictive! Celerity Sep 2019 #71
We tried our first batch of those last month. Wife, ick; Me, okay. yonder Sep 2019 #34
On sale this week at Whole Foods IronLionZion Sep 2019 #42
At $5.00+ per pound, I will never taste one. marble falls Sep 2019 #22
Oh bummer - they were 3.99 at mine OriginalGeek Sep 2019 #24
With large mangos at $.50 each, I'm pretty happy. Even put them in the oatmeal .... marble falls Sep 2019 #28
Our son was really allergic to mangoes so we never kept any around the house OriginalGeek Sep 2019 #38
My son's exgf and her father both had extreme mango dewsgirl Sep 2019 #52
I love those! The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #26
yes I am fortunate to live in Texas which has Central Market yellowdogintexas Sep 2019 #32
That sounds like a fun store OriginalGeek Sep 2019 #39
Central Market is H-E-B's super special Jane Austin Sep 2019 #63
I am in Fort Worth - the first North Texas CM was built here yellowdogintexas Sep 2019 #65
It is beyond fun!!! the first CM was in Austin. Folks would drive down to Austin with yellowdogintexas Sep 2019 #66
Ummmmm....there is nothing better than a fresh picked McIntosh and jpak Sep 2019 #21
McIntosh. Simply the best. MontanaMama Sep 2019 #30
I love Macs too! smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #56
I haven't tried them with cheese. MontanaMama Sep 2019 #61
You can go high end from a specialty cheese shop, but I am fine with just a sharp Cabot smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #62
That sounds perfect. MontanaMama Sep 2019 #64
My father's favourite after-dinner nosh luvtheGWN Sep 2019 #73
Am I the only one who likes a bit of tartness in an apple? AJT Sep 2019 #35
N0! Jane Austin Sep 2019 #74
Back home in KY, we had an apple which matured in early summer yellowdogintexas Sep 2019 #36
Gala straight out of the fridge with a can of salted almonds njhoneybadger Sep 2019 #37
sounds like a winner! Celerity Sep 2019 #43
just ate a thin sliced GALA (organics) we got from Freddys (Portland, OR) AND IT WAS DELICIOUS!!!!!! trueblue2007 Sep 2019 #45
not a guy Celerity Sep 2019 #46
They're Greattttttttttt njhoneybadger Sep 2019 #47
Agreed, Red Delicious are an awful, mealy mess. yonder Sep 2019 #44
Rome Beauty for baking, McIntosh for eating out of hand. . . DinahMoeHum Sep 2019 #48
Pink Ladies are my favorites and then Braeburn, but they are later apples wishstar Sep 2019 #49
Whenever I see Ambrosia available, I grab some. SeattleVet Sep 2019 #50
I once heard a Washington orchardist Thunderbeast Sep 2019 #53
That's an insult to potatoes! Jane Austin Sep 2019 #75
Dillpotatis (trust me) Celerity Sep 2019 #79
Mmmmmmmmm! Jane Austin Sep 2019 #82
big is bad. baby reds great. I AM GETTING SOME THIS YEAR! pansypoo53219 Sep 2019 #80
Didn't go to the clickbait list, but I do agree on one thing... Wounded Bear Sep 2019 #69
i had a chance decades ago i to have BABY small red delicious and they were marvelous. pansypoo53219 Sep 2019 #76
Fuji apples are not bad either Generic Brad Sep 2019 #83
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