tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post5270546609366620880..comments2024-03-27T21:39:18.030-04:00Comments on Adam's Apples: Pomme Gris (Pomme Grise) **Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-27754673288071341352021-10-09T21:50:21.956-04:002021-10-09T21:50:21.956-04:00Hi Guy,
That is some good lateral thinking! Russe...Hi Guy,<br /><br />That is some good lateral thinking! Russets are dense, sweet, and full-flavored. Why <em>wouldn't</em> they make a good pie?Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-79141018110905135762021-10-09T21:39:58.099-04:002021-10-09T21:39:58.099-04:00I made a pie out of this apple today. It is delic...I made a pie out of this apple today. It is delicious. I thought it was a Golden Russet, then a Pitmaston Pineapple and have decided that it is a French Russet as it matches everything on the list. It was a very good pie. Nutty and sweet and tart, if that is possible. I really live this apple because of how it tastes fresh. Its so different and nutty. Guy In A Tiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10712543389896290416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-78026893015689178162010-09-30T21:07:59.030-04:002010-09-30T21:07:59.030-04:00What a charming nursery rhyme! I found a little mo...What a charming nursery rhyme! I found a <a href="http://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=1250&c=22" rel="nofollow">little more about it online.</a>Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-1310773516232552992010-09-30T16:45:25.882-04:002010-09-30T16:45:25.882-04:00Hmmm... There is a french nursery rhyme about pomm...Hmmm... There is a french nursery rhyme about pomme de reinette and the pomme d'api. one of the lines is "tappis, tappis, gris." (grey carpet) perhaps it alludes to the grey colored apples all over the ground?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-15443498948378043142009-10-22T20:17:40.160-04:002009-10-22T20:17:40.160-04:00Christine, I am not familiar with this variety, an...Christine, I am not familiar with this variety, and people call their apples all different things in any case. But on balance it does not seem likely.<br /><br />True, Google finds several references for "<a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1CHMP_enUS305US306&q=%22Grey+Pearmain%22&aq=f&oq=&aqi=" rel="nofollow">Grey Pearmain</a>" suggesting it may be the same apple as Pomme Gris (Grise). On closer inspection these all turn out to be the same reference, an email or chat-board message from Claude in Quebec:<br /><br /><em>"Could this Grey Pearmain be the Pomme grise? Among its synonyms, there is Gray Apple and Reinette grise. Sometimes, the Reinettes' names are translated as Pearmains in English. The description you give could fit for Pomme grise."</em><br /><br />On the other hand, googling "<a href="http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHMP_enUS305US306&aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=%22Gray+Pearmain%22" rel="nofollow"><em>Gray</em> Pearmain</a>", with an <em>a,</em> finds many more references, suggesting that "gray" is the correct spelling.<br /><br />Among those references, this <a href="http://www.russellfrench.com/index.php#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=15&p=4&a=0&at=0" rel="nofollow">striking photograph of three Gray Pearmain apples</a> does not resemble Pomme Gris--there's very little russet, though that is not conclusive.<br /><br />However, <a href="http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:JHMwPUEtUycJ:www.wee-farm.org/Orchard/References/Suppliers/08%2520FedCo%2520Scions.pdf+%22Gray+Pearmain%22&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiRZ25E8K8gILSELim5g7qNcTFf8tir7eFAyBRLkrsuOEfyfiirWaLgajWz-KCd3Yq_vzvgwS3XBwNxnTMDOrbUTlXggC2rs33ToxVRWLuG5Vo5VboQtgnJCEBMEwz-SE6k53ji&sig=AFQjCNHrqccllkvuOz2cR9ZWyFHXhL42Kw" rel="nofollow">this nursery sells scionwood for both varieties,</a> which barring outright error suggests that Pomme Gris cannot be the same as Gray Pearmain.<br /><br />Still, errors are possible. One orchard <a href="http://www.mcdougalorchards.com/applehis.htm#gpear" rel="nofollow">suggests</a> that Gray Pearmain may be Reinette Grise De La Creuse, which dates from about 1950 according to the UK <a href="http://www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/full.php?id=5260&&fruit=Apple" rel="nofollow">National Fruit Collection.</a> However, Gray Pearmain was <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=aEAHAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA359&dq=%22Gray+Pearmain%22#v=onepage&q=%22Gray%20Pearmain%22&f=false" rel="nofollow">known in Maine at least as early as 1885.</a>Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318661139598557285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-59318772249916108682009-10-21T20:38:30.002-04:002009-10-21T20:38:30.002-04:00would this also be called a "grey pearmain&qu...would this also be called a "grey pearmain"?Christine Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286135072762401263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-8114782999434367532009-10-13T14:02:01.655-04:002009-10-13T14:02:01.655-04:00Sickest apple EVER...Sickest apple EVER...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921757395079567951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-28267994669423884602009-10-10T12:04:35.145-04:002009-10-10T12:04:35.145-04:00Tyler, you are lucky! I'm still waiting for ru...Tyler, you are lucky! I'm still waiting for russets to show up where I live. Maybe I need to take a trip to New Hampshire.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318661139598557285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-24881991912499089992009-10-08T16:02:46.862-04:002009-10-08T16:02:46.862-04:00I tried this variety for the first time today at G...I tried this variety for the first time today at Gould Hill Farm in Hopkinton, NH and I think I'm in love. Don't be put off my it's unconventional look or smaller size. This is my new favorite fruit.Tylerhttp://firstpioneer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-2355825957567624382008-10-28T14:58:00.000-04:002008-10-28T14:58:00.000-04:00Seems it is "Grise" sometimes. You'd think that wo...Seems it <EM>is</EM> "Grise" sometimes. You'd think that would be right, especially given the apple's Francophone pedegree (whether it goes back to Louis IV or merely Quebec).<BR/><BR/>So what gives? Linguistic Yankee imperialism, peut-etre?Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318661139598557285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-42655200578079664182008-10-28T10:15:00.000-04:002008-10-28T10:15:00.000-04:00I don't know why it's not Grise. Apple is la Pomme...I don't know why it's not <I>Grise</I>. Apple is la Pomme and the feminine form for grey is Grise, while Gris is the masculine. La langue Francais ce n'est pas toujour logique, n'est ce pas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com