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[Annette Kruzic and Robert Sweet <ubileen@earthlink.net>]

Chris,
Now you have my curiosity up: I'm going to pick up some Jonagolds from the
grocery store to try. While waiting for our trees to get big enough, we have
supplemented our annual supply from the local research station program, and
the times I buy from the store I have put directly into recipes. I suspect
that the Jonagolds you have tasted may have been picked or stored
incorrectly. (Almighty $) I'll report back.

Annette
Puget Sound region USDA zone 8

Christopher Mauchline wrote:

> >If I had to pick only one apple to live with it would be Jonagold.
> Having heard that its a favorite apple of Europe, and other strong
> recommendations for it, I have purchased it a number of times, and
> *always* been disappointed.  Soft, no flavor, etc.  Have I just been
> getting bad Jonagolds?
>
> Chris Mauchline
> SE PA, zone 6
>
> --- In nafex@egroups.com, Annette Kruzic and Robert Sweet
> <ubileen@e...> wrote:
> > The best tasting apples that grow in your area? Worldwide? So many
> apples to
> > choose from!   And taste is so subjective.
> > If I had to pick only one apple to live with it would be Jonagold.
> It does so
> > much so well. But I would much rather have other apples to
> complement such as
> > Hudson's Golden Gem, Belle de Boskoop, Freyburg, (which,
> incidentally, is
> > described here by having a licorice taste. I don't like licorice,
> but I love the
> > apple) Gravenstein, King, Akane, Melrose, oh, there are more, so
> many more!
> > Good luck,
> > Annette
> >
> > Doreen Howard wrote:
> >
> > > I may be writing a small book on the best tasting apples.  I'll
> have to
> > > limit the selection to about 30 varieties.  All you apple experts
> and
> > > growers out there, how about your recommendations for the best
> tasting
> > > apple?
> > >
> > > I've already started to photograph some apples--Black Gilliflower
> (which
> > > tasted great), Cox's Orange Pippin, Wolf River (a bit too tart
> for my taste,
> > > but good flavor) and Prairie Spy.  I will include Esopus
> Spitzenberg (my
> > > absolute favorite), Hudson's Golden Gem and Pitsmaston
> Pineapple.  All three
> > > are winners in my opinion.  Let's hear yours.
> > > Doreen Howard
> > > Zone 4-b--Wisconsin
> > >
>


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