tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post2503307479636270059..comments2024-03-28T19:30:05.381-04:00Comments on Adam's Apples: Sweetango (Minneiska)Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-35112574552843237912012-10-08T09:53:47.575-04:002012-10-08T09:53:47.575-04:00Having my own apple tree collection, I was happy t...Having my own apple tree collection, I was happy to pay a high price fo 6 Sweet Tango apples at Sam's Club in Augusta, Maine. Boy did I throw away $8.00 for some tasteless apples. The apples were over ripe, mealy,and left a bad after taste in your mouth! Shame on the U of Minn. for using public money to create this apple and then only let a select few growers grow this variety. I will never purchase this or any other controlled variety that is not grown locally. I can see this variety and others going no where with this marketing model. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-84285963085556447332011-12-22T23:13:36.205-05:002011-12-22T23:13:36.205-05:00Personally, I like the flavor better than Honeycr...Personally, I like the flavor better than Honeycrisp, but I wasn't totally bowled over by its sweetness either. I don't really think it kills Honeycrisp, at least until more inferior grown crops of Honeycrisps start showing up in a few years.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-60055992680070147902011-11-28T19:58:42.016-05:002011-11-28T19:58:42.016-05:00"Next Big Thing" (above) is the name of ...<a href="http://sweetango.com/" rel="nofollow">"Next Big Thing"</a> (above) is the name of the apple club that holds all the licenses to Sweetango. Congratulations! And thanks for giving us a new apple.<br /><br />I share your wish that I find fresher examples of this variety next season. <br /><br />I hope it is not churlish of me to point out that whether I am able to do so is largely up to you, Next Best Thing. <br /><br />Your licensing restrictions and distribution contracts determine how available this variety is to consumers like me, (and how fresh, and in what condition).<br /><br />There are currently <em>no</em> orchards licensed to grow Sweetango anywhere in New England.<br /><br />Meantime I am grateful to commenters like Matt and others, both here and in the <a href="http://adamapples.blogspot.com/2008/10/honeycrisp.html?showComment=1287542856250#c6917356171532399977" rel="nofollow">comments</a> to my Honeycrisp review. <br /><br />They are able to sing the praises of this variety based on their direct experiences with fresh Sweetangos of the very best quality.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-82442004594669616892011-11-28T16:47:14.447-05:002011-11-28T16:47:14.447-05:00We had some in our grocery store up here in Wiscon...We had some in our grocery store up here in Wisconsin also but I may just wait until next year and try to get one earlier in the season. I would prefer to find some from a local grower also but I have not seen any growers around the Madison area yet. I will keep my eyes open. I love H.C. (the sugar-bomb apple) but not too excited about the Zestars that I have had. But you never know what you're going to get when you mix it up!<br /><br />I am all for the club apples if they are managed (grown) in a way that is respectful to the land and if they are truly trying to compete with processed junk (food). My concern would be two-fold: pushing profit/yield and creating more mega-orchards and destroying the smaller diverse growers. My other concern would be with the managed insistence on uniformity of size, color and shape. The commercial grocery industry and we as conusmers have made choices that have eliminated so many great varieties because of percieved flaws. Taking out the cultivars that do not store/ship well, there are still hundreds of varities that don't make it to our stores because of percieved flaws. I would not want that list to get any smaller, although I would rather see a H.C. in the store than a Red or Yellow Delish. Ultimately I think "managed" varieties will lead to greater discovery in the apple world as people look to see where their favorites came from. <br /><br />From a marketing standpoint, like it or not, this controlled process is exactly what McFast Food has used for decades. The idea being that you can go have a burger and fries in N.Y. and then step on the plane and 7 hours later have the exact same tasting and looking burger and fries in Seattle. We as humans like what is familiar. How else could the Red Delish still be a favorite grocery apple for so many folks? I only liked the Red Delish and the Granny Smith until I tried something else. <br /><br />I think H.C. apples are sweet and tasty but don't forget about the classics! The marketing departments working on these various new club apples may do well to spend time/money on their cultivar's family tree, connecting the great traits of the classics with the benefits/improvements of the new cross. <br /><br />All in all, I don't mind the naming of the Minneiska as SweeTango! If it were my product I would have renamed it also! Look forward to trying one.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-89422019415205113432011-11-28T14:14:50.025-05:002011-11-28T14:14:50.025-05:00Hi Adam,
Thanks for trying SweeTango! We have bee...Hi Adam,<br /><br />Thanks for trying SweeTango! We have been following your blog over the course of the season, and we're glad to see that you were able to snag one of the last SweeTango apples. <br /><br />We weren't surprised to hear your thoughts on the texture of the apples, as we're at the end of our season. We hope you'll try SweeTango next fall at the beginning of the season, so you can enjoy the texture and flavor that you have been hearing so much about! <br /><br />Thanks again for the support and discussion this season! <br /><br />Best,<br />The SweeTango TeamNext Big Thinghttp://www.sweetango.comnoreply@blogger.com