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["Raby, Brian {20-4~Indianapolis}" <BRIAN.RABY@ROCHE.COM>]

Chris,
 
Empire is a combination of Mac and Delicious.  I just enjoy my first harvest
of that variety this year, and my wife and kids loved the flavor and the
crunch.
 
Brian Raby
Sheridan, IN, north of Indy and heaven

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Mauchline [mailto:mauch1@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 9:03 AM
To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [nafex] Gala (was Re: liberty apple)


In defense of Gala, I've tasted both tree-ripened and many store 
bought and found most of them to be very good.  It is sweet, but I 
like sweet apples (tart are good too).  I believe Gala is descended 
from Yellow Delicious, and (IMO) has many of it's characteristics.
Gala is (usually) slightly crisper, but I wouldn't describe either as 
particularly "crisp".  But especially in the case of yellow del. even 
when over the hill, and have started to wrinkle, they don't commit 
the "sin" of becoming mealy.  Which I why I generally avoid Macs as 
almost every one I've ever tasted has been that way.

Is Empire "mac-like"? (I thought it was related).  If so, it's one 
apple in the Mac family that I like as it generally is crisp.

Chris Mauchline
SE PA, zone 6 

--- In nafex@y..., Ginda Fisher <ginda@c...> wrote:
> I guess it depends what you like.  I've had both store-bought and
> pick-your-own Liberties, and I think it's a fine apple.  A nice, 
rich
> Mac type flavor (slightly different aromatics, but nice) that keeps 
a
> little better than a Mac.  They do tend to be on the small side.  
I've
> only had store bought Galas, and was very unimpressed.  Sweet, but
> oh-so-bland.  But then, I like  a tart apple.  De gustibus non
> disputandum (or something like that). 
> 
> I'm in New England, where the Mac is the default apple.
> 
> Ginda
> 
> applehilorchard@w... wrote:
> > 
> > I've pulled out all but 10 liberty trees as they can't compete 
with
> > Gala, Golden Supreme, Senshu, our NY75414 is a Mac type like 
Liberty but
> > MUCH BETTER TASTING.  Libertys drop badly even with NAA, have 
small size
> > even when thinned, not a problem with NY 75414.  There are much 
better
> > apples out there in the same season, APPLE HILL ORCHARD is in west
> > central Illlinois
> > 
> > 
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