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[Michael Nave <jmichaelnave@yahoo.com>]

I've never cared for Granny Smith either and have no
idea how it became so prominent. I even thought at one
time that I just didn't like tart apples. I have since
discovered I do like tart apples. I'm also curious as
to the demise of Rhode Island Greening because it is
very good, far better than Granny Smith.


--- John Henderson <jhenderson@ithaca.edu> wrote:

> I, too, find the choices listed in the original
> article odd: Fuji,  
> Gala, Granny Smith, HoneyCrisp, McIntosh, Mutsu. For
> one thing, if  
> this is supposed to be a guide to a beginning
> orchardist, there  
> aren't many places where Fuji and HoneyCrisp will
> both thrive. The  
> choices certainly reflect the changing taste
> preferences, where  
> "sweet" is dominant over "sub-acid."
> 
> Of the one tart apple on the list, I've never been
> fond of Granny  
> Smith, and have long wondered how it came into
> prominence as other  
> better tart apples have disappeared into obscurity.
> Especially odd to  
> me is the fall of the Rhode Island Greening,
> practically unheard of  
> now, but once (according to Beach's Apples of New
> York) been among  
> the top three most widely grown varieties in the
> Northeast.
> 
> John Henderson
> Lodi, NY
> 
> 
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> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] best apples article
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> Keepsake is also one of my favorite apples.  It does
> well here in  
> western Washington.  It won't ripen well unless you
> have full sun on  
> it in the September/October time of the year. 
> Honeycrisp also does  
> well here.  It is very nice and crisp but doesn't
> match up with it's  
> parent, Keepsake, in flavor.  I also like the full
> flavored Sweet  
> Sixteen, a sister to Keepsake, but it tends to not
> hold it's  
> crispness very long.
> 
> I have seen and tasted Keepsake and Sweet Sixteen at
> fruit shows that  
> were not grown very well and didn't have the flavor
> that I can grow  
> them to.  Under what conditions fruits have been
> grown makes a world  
> of difference in how they taste.
> 
> Bob Hartman
> Western Washington
> 
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