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["Michael D. Bathrick" <bathrick@berkshire.net>]

Ditto - I grew up in the Hudson Valley where the Mac's couldn't be
beat.  I married a PA girl and discovered that the Mac's were bland
there.  Hudson valley is pretty warm as well, hitting 100 several
times a year.  My guess is that it is soil type rather than heat.

Mike

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> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Ginda Fisher
> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 8:37 AM
> To: North American Fruit Explorers
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] One apple for cider and eating?
> 
> Tom,
> 
> I've enjoyed them in NH, too, but when I lived in NJ they 
> were terrible.  Too hot, I think.  They don't keep worth 
> beans, so I pretty much only eat them in season fresh off the 
> tree.  But when we "PYO" I always grab some Macs because they 
> taste great.
> 
> I wasn't especially recommending Macs for out of their 
> region, just illustrating my comment re sweet cider.
> 
> Ginda
> 
> On Aug 13, 2005, at 8:28 AM, Thomas Olenio wrote:
> 
> > Hi Ginda,
> >
> > I think Macintosh is really suited to Massachusetts.  The 
> apples I ate 
> > there were great, but now that I am away from Ne England 
> the Mac's are 
> > different.
> >
> > Soil and climate...
> >
> > Later,
> > Tom
> >
> > On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 22:16:06 -0400, Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>
> >> On Aug 12, 2005, at 10:02 PM, Randall Burd wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> What one apple would you recommend for cider that would 
> also be good
> >>> fresh eating? Golden Russett? Other?
> >>> Thanks._______________________________________________
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> Sweet cider or hard cider?  Pretty much any juicy eating apple
is  
> >> okay
> >> for sweet cider.  Around here, Macintosh is popular both for  
> >> eating and
> >> for "cider".  Come to think of it, I kind of like it after it
goes
> >> fizzy, too.
> >>
> >> Ginda
> >>
> >> eastern MA, zone 6
> >>
> >
> >
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