North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

["Dave Griffin" <griffingardens@earthlink.net>]

Prairie Spy has similar culinary characteristics including holding good
cooked texture in a pie and is also a good keeper (through March in cellar
storage) and regular bearer here in Zone 4a, central MN. No particular
problems growing it except for a fireblight outbreak took one of two trees
soon after planting in the early 80's. Great appley flavor too has all
combined to make me a stand by your spy pie kind of guy, prairie style.

Dave


> [Original Message]
> From: Charles Paradise 
> To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: 8/31/05 6:35:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] firm cooking apples (was Bramley)
>
> Ginda,
> Second what Thomas Olenio said: Northern Spy is fantastic in pies but add
its fantastic because it keeps its shape.  You might say the antithesis of
Northern Spy in pie-making would be apples that 'cook to applesauce' in a
pie.  Northern Spy pie is so distinct that we used to call it "Spy Pie"
because it was immediately identifiable in a pie and was elevated above all
other common pies made in Massachusetts.
>
> That being said, I don't recommend planting Northern Spy because I can
never keep up with all the pruning, and it seems not as resistant to bugs
and fungus as some others.  But its definitely worth buying for pies.
> Charlie Paradise
>
> Thomas Olenio wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Northern Spyis a great keeper and fantastic in pies.
> >
> >         Large, green apples overlaid with red stripes.
> >         The tart fruit is very popular for cooking and
> >         number one for pies. Harvest in mid-October.
> >
> >         Storage 4-5 months
> >
> > Later,
> > Tom
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> nafex mailing list 
> nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
>
> **YOU MUST BE SUBSCRIBED TO POST!**
> All other messages are discarded.
> No exceptions.  
> ----
> To subscribe or unsubscribe, go to the bottom of this page (also can be
used to change other email options):
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex
>
> File attachments are NOT stripped by this list
> TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM COMPUTER VIRUSES!
> Please do not send binary files.
> Use plain text ONLY in emails!
>
> Message archives are here:
> https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/nafex
>
> NAFEX web site:   http://www.nafex.org/