From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflj@bellsouth.net>
To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [nafex] Pomegranites, passionfruit and Stayman Starkspur Winesap apples grown in the Piedmont region of NC
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:44:28 -0400
Jonathan Kirsch posted this to the NAFEX Facebook group with picture:
"Wonderful passion fruit (maypop) and pomegranate grown in the piedmont
of NC. Why aren't these grown commercially here????"
My reply:
Lawrence London:
Please tell me more about growing pomegranites here. I am 11 miles West
of Chapel Hill. I have a few wild maypops that have persisted for many
years on my farm property. Here's another fruit ideally suited to the
red clay and silt loam soils of this part of the Piedmont NC region:
Stayman Starkspur Winesap apples. Yes they are succeptible to cedar
apple rust in some places but not all, depends on local conditions.
Example: Braxton's Sawmill on Lindley Mill Rd. has/had a huge SSW near
the owner's home. I picked many bushels one year off the tree and off
the ground. They were large rough skinned squat apples with absolutely
delicious flavor, sour, sweet, crunchy and an unusual grainy texture;
after harvest I still had 1/4 bushel in my refrigerator crisp and full
of flavor ready to eat in May of the following year. What a market fruit
crop to grow! Yes, why don't they grow SSW here for market? Do the
pomegranites require winter protection and if so can they be grown in
containers? I would really be interested in hearing answers to these
questions. Thanks. LL
A recipe for SSW, raw and with sweet Barhis dates:
Chill the SSW apples
core and cut into large slices
feed slices into a hand crank, tabletop mounted meat grinder with coarse
screen
add many Barhis dates along with the apple slices to the grinder
put coarse apple-date sauce in bowl and enjoy this excellent raw food
for breakfast by itself - make it the whole meal
[nafex] Pomegranites, passionfruit and Stayman Starkspur Winesap apples grown in the Piedmont region of NC,
Lawrence F. London, Jr., 10/17/2012