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Re: [NAFEX] [NAFEX) Apple flavor, Jerry's comments
- From: "kieran or donna" <redherring@tnaccess.com>
- To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] [NAFEX) Apple flavor, Jerry's comments
- Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 16:02:07 -0500
Well, isn't this interesting,
that a person who is very fond of squishy persimmons also likes mushy
apples. I remember my mother picking some persimmons when I was a kid and
laying them on the dash of the car to ripen (we were on a trip). When she
deemed them sufficently ripe, they were so squishy I declined to even taste
one. Little did I know how much I was going to like them 25 years
later. (I was a very picky eater as a child; little did I know how many
truly weird foods I would eat and enjoy as an adult. I have some nice weed
recipes ya'll might like to try if you get a lot of perilla or redroot
pigweed growing in your orchard.)
The 23 degree freeze last week
that harmed nothing except for peach and plum blossoms has only increased my
appreciation for native trees like persimmons with some sense about
Tennessee's treacherous springs. Two plums with no old
world blood in them waited till after the freeze to bloom.
But back to apples. SUMMER
apples are best when fresh picked, as they turn their starches to sugars
quickly. The heat of summer reinforces this effect. After they
are ripe, you better get them in the fridge quick, or they're already
going past their prime. FALL and WINTER apples are not only selected for
slow starch conversion, but cooler temps insist on it. It would be
interesting to see if a late bloom on an early apple noted for mushiness would
spend longer in the crisp state. Further comments would be enjoyed.
Donna
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[NAFEX] Apple flavor,
Rodney, 04/02/2006
- Re: [NAFEX] Apple flavor, Dennis Norton, 04/03/2006
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Re: [NAFEX] Apple flavor,
Jwlehman, 04/03/2006
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Re: [NAFEX] [NAFEX) Apple flavor, Jerry's comments,
kieran or donna, 04/05/2006
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Re: [NAFEX] [NAFEX) Apple flavor, Jerry's comments,
tanis grif, 04/05/2006
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Re: [NAFEX] [NAFEX) Apple flavor, Jerry's comments,
list, 04/05/2006
- Re: [NAFEX] [NAFEX) Apple flavor, Jerry's comments, tanis grif, 04/06/2006
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Re: [NAFEX] [NAFEX) Apple flavor, Jerry's comments,
list, 04/05/2006
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Re: [NAFEX] [NAFEX) Apple flavor, Jerry's comments,
tanis grif, 04/05/2006
- Re: [NAFEX] Apple flavor, Dennis Norton, 04/05/2006
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[NAFEX] Apple flavor,
mauch1, 04/06/2006
- Re: [NAFEX] Apple flavor, Dennis Norton, 04/06/2006
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