Friday, November 29, 2019
Yes, we have no bananas
Behold, not for the first time, Calville Blanc d'Hiver, the classic French cooking apple.
I'm glad to have two of these, but also disappointed. Here's why.
Labels:
Calville Blanc d'Hiver,
commentary,
Winter Banana
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Season's end
Beneath the grey November sky, the last farmers market of the season held court today in a parking lot in Davis Square, Somerville.
Labels:
commentary,
Fall,
market report,
November
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Lucy Glo
What's striking about this apple? It's the unusual color—a "glo" that is the result of a pastel orange-pink color peering through an otherwise pale green peel.
(Click on any photo for a closer look.)
This look reminds me of the tan exterior of the Pink Pearl. Which raises an interesting question...
Labels:
apple review,
Fall,
Lucy Glo,
October
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Monday, November 18, 2019
Western Slope Honeycrisp
I was in Boulder (Colorado) for less than 20 minutes when I first heard praise for "western slope Honeycrisps," the best apples in the world.
Within the hour, I'd heard it again, from my landlady. She had one ready for me.
Best apple in the world: that's debatable. But it was the best Honeycrisp I have ever had. (And we now know what they like to eat in Boulder!)
Within the hour, I'd heard it again, from my landlady. She had one ready for me.
Best apple in the world: that's debatable. But it was the best Honeycrisp I have ever had. (And we now know what they like to eat in Boulder!)
Labels:
commentary,
Honeycrisp
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Bite Me
In the 17th Century, left-wing puritans would frequently find themselves before magistrates for disrupting church services, refusing to pay tithes, and otherwise resisting the public order.
Then they would dig deeper holes for themselves by addressing the judge with the egalitarian "thee" instead of the respectful "you."
It is perhaps in this spirit that Steven Edholm, the originator of today's apple, informs me that the correct spelling is, all caps, "BITE ME!" including an obligatory exclamation point.
Labels:
apple review,
Bite Me,
Fall,
from readers,
October
Friday, November 8, 2019
Sungold
Monday, November 4, 2019
C2 Leader
You has to eat a peck o sharpie to be a nappleman true, as John Chapman once said.
Today's sharpie was wielded by Will in Central Massachusetts.
Labels:
commentary,
Fall,
from readers,
September
Friday, November 1, 2019
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)