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[Naomi Ann Counides <beefalo@rmci.net>]

It sounds over ripe to me.  I have just picked mine last week and they are
full of those transparent sugar pockets. Quite a few were over 4 inches in
diameter .  I don't know.  Some people don't get the results I do with
Keepsake but I assure you that I am a not that careful of an apple grower.
Naomi

Ginda Fisher wrote:

> Naomi Ann Counides wrote:
> >
> > Keepsake!  Keepsake!  Keepsake!
> > Naomi
> >
>
> Naomi,
> Keepsake was on my short list of apples to try to grow in my backyard.
> But I ordered some from Applesource this year and they (well, we've only
> tried one so far) were very disappointing.  I expected it to be small
> and ugly, but I didn't expect it to be soft, a bit mealy, and have off
> flavors.  I'm pretty sure my apples were mishandled in shipping (the box
> was badly dented, it was at least one day late, and I suspect a week+1
> day late) but the Ashmead's kernal, the Cox's Orange Pippin, and the
> Caville Blanc were all pretty good.  (The Keepsake, Pitmasten Pineapple,
> and the Sweet Sixteen were unpopular.)  Any ideas what went wrong?  Do
> you think I should try again?  I was hoping to grow a decent keeper, so
> if it spoiled in a box on a truck, that's a bad sign.
>
> Thanks,
> Ginda Fisher
> Eastern Mass, zone 6