tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post9079959424498264171..comments2024-03-28T14:20:30.497-04:00Comments on Adam's Apples: Western Slope HoneycrispAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-66176567640946227312019-11-24T21:02:39.119-05:002019-11-24T21:02:39.119-05:00Mutually I am sure, Chris! And the apple in questi...Mutually I am sure, Chris! And the apple in question was Dr. <a href="http://adamapples.blogspot.com/2009/01/ashmeads-kernel.html" rel="nofollow">Ashmead's Kernel</a>, excellent and lemony.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-66686139779328260442019-11-23T09:00:55.805-05:002019-11-23T09:00:55.805-05:00Adam, I so enjoyed meeting you at the PE Meetup an...Adam, I so enjoyed meeting you at the PE Meetup and sharing one of your (Russet?) apples. I also appreciate your in depth knowledge and helpfulness with Blogger. I hope to meet up again next year at another PE event. - or maybe as we travel thru Massachusetts next summer. <br />Have you tried using extra apples to make applesauce in the Instant Pot? So easy and so good! Chris Guldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05995338868308514795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-73646954005392569832019-11-22T10:08:13.134-05:002019-11-22T10:08:13.134-05:00Andrew, perhaps you can imagine my disappointment ...Andrew, perhaps you can imagine my disappointment when I realized my flight would get in just an hour too late for me to visit the farmers market in Boulder.<br /><br />There was really nothing to be done about it.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-66360480770164880242019-11-22T05:13:32.675-05:002019-11-22T05:13:32.675-05:00As a Broomfield resident, I made the half hour dri...As a Broomfield resident, I made the half hour drive to the Boulder Farmers market almost every weekend this year to try the apples. Multiple vendors from the Western slope attended, as well as one - Masonville orchards - from the eastern side near Fort Collins.<br /><br />You're right about apples being different in different climates. It's very dry here, often with hot days and cold nights during the summer. Many of the apples I got from the market here were smaller than I've seen them elsewhere, which I assume helps with the more intense flavors. I do enjoy honeycrisps when they're "good", but too often from the supermarket I find their flavor lacking. The ones from the market I really enjoyed, extremely sweet but tart enough to be good. The east slope honeycrisps were significantly smaller than the typical grocery apples. (I think it's generally harder to grow orchards and gardens on the eastern side due to more erratic weather, with late and early freezes plus the hail).<br /><br />Other apples I particularly enjoyed here this season were Zestar, Jonathan, and Cox Orange Pippin (first time I've ever had that, and it was excellent).Andrew Mattahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373015440750489841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-35763978362823638002019-11-19T17:39:27.247-05:002019-11-19T17:39:27.247-05:00Well, I think it's clear there are differences...Well, I think it's clear there are differences that reflect general climate and, perhaps, geology. <br /><br />But <a href="https://adamapples.blogspot.com/2011/12/terroir.html" rel="nofollow">my understanding of terroir</a> is more fine-grained than that, so I'm not sure.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-38146522621863151612019-11-19T17:36:32.244-05:002019-11-19T17:36:32.244-05:00I'll keep it in mind for my next visit! Hopefu...I'll keep it in mind for my next visit! Hopefully during apple season.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-24448699326946768932019-11-19T10:05:50.783-05:002019-11-19T10:05:50.783-05:00Terroir?Terroir?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01904055462102089711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-31288062976213378442019-11-19T08:50:48.535-05:002019-11-19T08:50:48.535-05:00Another tip: eat at The Kitchen, fabulous food an...Another tip: eat at The Kitchen, fabulous food and atmosphere.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04462821091916278096noreply@blogger.com