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fruit"},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/-\/%2A?alt=json-in-script\u0026max-results=500"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/%2A"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"145"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"500"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-4435169513668122300"},"published":{"$t":"2019-12-26T21:20:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-02-09T15:31:59.436-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ludacrisp"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ludacrisp *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3AlI8juK05Q\/XgFd2h4UfII\/AAAAAAAAEjw\/mio3UHYC3NEOn7ueRAa1fgv5eTqn9C_RACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Ludacrisp.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"463\" data-original-width=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3AlI8juK05Q\/XgFd2h4UfII\/AAAAAAAAEjw\/mio3UHYC3NEOn7ueRAa1fgv5eTqn9C_RACLcBGAsYHQ\/s437\/Ludacrisp.jpg\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIn the midst of the tedious Age of HoneyCrispySweetieCrunch®, the name of this apple made me laugh. At least someone has a sense of humor!\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/12\/ludacrisp-apple-taste-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4435169513668122300\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/12\/ludacrisp-apple-taste-review.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4435169513668122300"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4435169513668122300"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/12\/ludacrisp-apple-taste-review.html","title":"Ludacrisp *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3AlI8juK05Q\/XgFd2h4UfII\/AAAAAAAAEjw\/mio3UHYC3NEOn7ueRAa1fgv5eTqn9C_RACLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/Ludacrisp.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-6310312159883665734"},"published":{"$t":"2019-11-23T23:07:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-02-09T15:36:52.388-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lucy Glo"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Lucy Glo *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZoYiXAWu0Cw\/XdBC-4MqIiI\/AAAAAAAAEdA\/mY6FRstxOT0Uk7BqYoEDWIV1GMdNh1LSwCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/Lucy%2BGlo.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Curiously colored apple, glossy, pastel orange, pink, and green.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"565\" data-original-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZoYiXAWu0Cw\/XdBC-4MqIiI\/AAAAAAAAEdA\/mY6FRstxOT0Uk7BqYoEDWIV1GMdNh1LSwCEwYBhgL\/s427\/Lucy%2BGlo.jpg\" title=\"Lucy Glo\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EWhat\u0026#39;s striking about this apple? It\u0026#39;s the unusual color—a \u0026quot;glo\u0026quot; that is the result of a pastel orange-pink color peering through an otherwise pale green peel.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E(Click on any photo for a closer look.)\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis look reminds me of the tan exterior of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/pink-pearl-apple-review-tasting.html\"\u003EPink Pearl\u003C\/a\u003E. Which raises an interesting question...\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/11\/lucy-glo-apple-review-taste.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6310312159883665734\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/11\/lucy-glo-apple-review-taste.html#comment-form","title":"9 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6310312159883665734"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6310312159883665734"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/11\/lucy-glo-apple-review-taste.html","title":"Lucy Glo *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZoYiXAWu0Cw\/XdBC-4MqIiI\/AAAAAAAAEdA\/mY6FRstxOT0Uk7BqYoEDWIV1GMdNh1LSwCEwYBhgL\/s72-c\/Lucy%2BGlo.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"9"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-6359630621363827137"},"published":{"$t":"2019-11-16T15:32:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-02-09T15:08:57.307-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bite Me"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"from readers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bite Me *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NDyQb98rm5E\/XbuP_Y1DuzI\/AAAAAAAAEbc\/bFjow5VtLBghqEmYFLxQrFiYKW4Rp1wOgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Bite-Me.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Apple with streaky red blush over yellow.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"472\" data-original-width=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NDyQb98rm5E\/XbuP_Y1DuzI\/AAAAAAAAEbc\/bFjow5VtLBghqEmYFLxQrFiYKW4Rp1wOgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s427\/Bite-Me.jpg\" title=\"Bite Me\" width=\"s427\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIn 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.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/p\/apple-ratings-explained.html#one\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 1.1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: -10px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6N4NY1-nNUA\/T9kjG09mraI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/n893AFfM8rg\/s1600\/1-star%2Blogo.png\" width=\"120\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThen they would dig deeper holes for themselves by addressing the judge with the egalitarian \u0026quot;thee\u0026quot; instead of the respectful \u0026quot;you.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIt is perhaps in this spirit that Steven Edholm, the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/skillcult.com\/biteme\"\u003Eoriginator\u003C\/a\u003E of today\u0026#39;s apple, informs me that the correct spelling is, all caps, \u0026quot;\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 85%; font-weight: 400;\"\u003EBITE ME\u003C\/span\u003E!\u0026quot; including an obligatory exclamation point.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/11\/bite-me-apple-review-taste.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6359630621363827137\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/11\/bite-me-apple-review-taste.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6359630621363827137"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6359630621363827137"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/11\/bite-me-apple-review-taste.html","title":"Bite Me *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NDyQb98rm5E\/XbuP_Y1DuzI\/AAAAAAAAEbc\/bFjow5VtLBghqEmYFLxQrFiYKW4Rp1wOgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/Bite-Me.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-3478508625525168361"},"published":{"$t":"2019-11-08T23:09:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-02-09T15:11:20.057-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sungold"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sungold *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aY-_aQ88DCc\/XcNuwPXAelI\/AAAAAAAAEcQ\/FIwrfF7QlfsXAGigY-CYxn4mMFA8JafwQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Sun%2BGold.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Yellow apple with patches of red-pink blus.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"519\" data-original-width=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aY-_aQ88DCc\/XcNuwPXAelI\/AAAAAAAAEcQ\/FIwrfF7QlfsXAGigY-CYxn4mMFA8JafwQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s427\/Sun%2BGold.jpg\" title=\"Sun Gold\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EBehold this large apple, shapely and tapered (if a little lopsided), a cheerful yellow with patches of orange-pink blush.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ERussetted lenticels stand out against the light background, and there is a very small amount of ribbing.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/11\/sun-gold-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3478508625525168361\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/11\/sun-gold-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3478508625525168361"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3478508625525168361"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/11\/sun-gold-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Sungold *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aY-_aQ88DCc\/XcNuwPXAelI\/AAAAAAAAEcQ\/FIwrfF7QlfsXAGigY-CYxn4mMFA8JafwQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/Sun%2BGold.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-5979283161170206114"},"published":{"$t":"2019-09-09T22:14:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-02-09T15:13:58.034-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bill's Red Flesh"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"red flesh"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Scarlet Surprise"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Scarlet Surprise (Bill's Red Flesh) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9UWS6mxHpKE\/XWx99nFjtHI\/AAAAAAAAENY\/IwJN_RZ7mccF4hujlgtl4krXcXVRLO6XQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Scarlet-Surprise.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"A red apple sliced open to reveal pink flesh. THe pink grows lighter towards the core, but there is a dark red spot near the very center.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"486\" data-original-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9UWS6mxHpKE\/XWx99nFjtHI\/AAAAAAAAENY\/IwJN_RZ7mccF4hujlgtl4krXcXVRLO6XQCLcBGAs\/s427\/Scarlet-Surprise.jpg\" title=\"Scarlet Surprise\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ENote the dark red bulls-eye near the center.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EOutwardly, Scarlet Surprise is a round, red apple, pretty if not remarkable.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/p\/apple-ratings-explained.html#one\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 1.1em; margin-top: 14px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6N4NY1-nNUA\/T9kjG09mraI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/n893AFfM8rg\/s1600\/1-star%2Blogo.png\" width=\"120\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ENow imagine biting in to discover that the color is more than skin deep. Surprise!\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETo avoid surprises, the grower had sliced samples on display. But the true surprise lies in this apple\u0026#39;s interesting flavors.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/09\/scarlet-surprise-bills-redflesh-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5979283161170206114\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/09\/scarlet-surprise-bills-redflesh-apple.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5979283161170206114"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5979283161170206114"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/09\/scarlet-surprise-bills-redflesh-apple.html","title":"Scarlet Surprise (Bill's Red Flesh) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9UWS6mxHpKE\/XWx99nFjtHI\/AAAAAAAAENY\/IwJN_RZ7mccF4hujlgtl4krXcXVRLO6XQCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Scarlet-Surprise.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-3310831177464772941"},"published":{"$t":"2019-09-03T19:44:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-02-09T15:16:22.225-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"First Kiss"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rave"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Rave (First Kiss) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-U1AkOu_IKAs\/XWsXR65YGuI\/AAAAAAAAENA\/IZYulTfGm1c5L-gFBEe4ijcGaoASjQVjQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Rave.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"A red apple with tiny light spots.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"406\" data-original-width=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-U1AkOu_IKAs\/XWsXR65YGuI\/AAAAAAAAENA\/IZYulTfGm1c5L-gFBEe4ijcGaoASjQVjQCLcBGAs\/s427\/Rave.jpg\" title=\"Rave\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ESuddenly, this new variety is everywhere.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMy supermarket has them in the merely large size, and the grocery chain Trader Joe\u0026#39;s has big ones for sale loose and little ones by the bag.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EStemilt, the grower with one of two North American licenses for this apple, sent me six huge ones, and that\u0026#39;s what I have before me today.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/09\/rave-first-kiss-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3310831177464772941\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/09\/rave-first-kiss-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3310831177464772941"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3310831177464772941"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/09\/rave-first-kiss-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Rave (First Kiss) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-U1AkOu_IKAs\/XWsXR65YGuI\/AAAAAAAAENA\/IZYulTfGm1c5L-gFBEe4ijcGaoASjQVjQCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Rave.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-3066561622324508035"},"published":{"$t":"2019-08-23T19:55:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-02-09T15:22:55.828-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"August"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Early Mac"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Early McIntosh"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Early McIntosh (Early Mac) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-yt2rxrGCzP8\/XVs-Rha-K7I\/AAAAAAAAEMc\/Yr2SSlvdQs4bcElz4tjbNHMALVZElrWlgCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/Early%2BMac.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Round red apple with prominent white lenticel spots.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"474\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-yt2rxrGCzP8\/XVs-Rha-K7I\/AAAAAAAAEMc\/Yr2SSlvdQs4bcElz4tjbNHMALVZElrWlgCEwYBhgL\/s427\/Early%2BMac.jpg\" title=\"Early Mac\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EWhen I started this blog, I had the notion that this apple was not a real variety. That the name was just a generic catchall for any number of different early apples.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/p\/apple-ratings-explained.html#one\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 1.1em; margin-top: -7px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6N4NY1-nNUA\/T9kjG09mraI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/n893AFfM8rg\/s1600\/1-star%2Blogo.png\" width=\"120\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ENot so, of course: Early McIntosh has a first-rate pedigree, with \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/mcintosh.html\"\u003EMcIntosh\u003C\/a\u003E himself providing the parenting pollen and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/lodi.html\"\u003EYellow Transparent\u003C\/a\u003E the seed.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThough I figured that out a while ago, this is my first bite.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/08\/early-mcintosh-mac-apple-tasting-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3066561622324508035\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/08\/early-mcintosh-mac-apple-tasting-review.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3066561622324508035"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3066561622324508035"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/08\/early-mcintosh-mac-apple-tasting-review.html","title":"Early McIntosh (Early Mac) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-yt2rxrGCzP8\/XVs-Rha-K7I\/AAAAAAAAEMc\/Yr2SSlvdQs4bcElz4tjbNHMALVZElrWlgCEwYBhgL\/s72-c\/Early%2BMac.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-5032706669725364943"},"published":{"$t":"2019-02-26T19:04:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-02-09T15:25:18.249-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cosmic Crisp"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cosmic Crisp *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-j_543JnMdVU\/XHG241sRa8I\/AAAAAAAAD5k\/6xvAAaY15y4QvCSGNTCnK18AuYCeFeCxQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Cosmic%2BCrisp.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"A red apple glistening in the winter sunshine\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"474\" data-original-width=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-j_543JnMdVU\/XHG241sRa8I\/AAAAAAAAD5k\/6xvAAaY15y4QvCSGNTCnK18AuYCeFeCxQCLcBGAs\/s427\/Cosmic%2BCrisp.jpg\" title=\"Crimson Crisp\" width=\"427\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EToday\u0026#39;s apple has attracted an extraordinary amount of attention from growers in Washington State. The \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/treefruit.wsu.edu\/varieties-breeding\/wsu-breeding\/\"\u003Estate university\u003C\/a\u003E there developed and is promoting the new variety.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe growers are responding by ordering and planting thousands of trees.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/p\/apple-ratings-explained.html#one\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 1.1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: -7px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6N4NY1-nNUA\/T9kjG09mraI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/n893AFfM8rg\/s1600\/1-star%2Blogo.png\" width=\"120\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ECosmic Crisp is a very handsome apple, quite big, with a saturated blush of orange-tinted crimson decorated by lenticel dots.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThese run the gamut from tiny and distinct to large and diffuse. Ribbing also runs a range from moderate to pronounced.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMy photo sample is tapered but most of the others are rounder and blocky.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/02\/cosmic-crisp-apple-tasting-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5032706669725364943\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/02\/cosmic-crisp-apple-tasting-review.html#comment-form","title":"8 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5032706669725364943"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5032706669725364943"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/02\/cosmic-crisp-apple-tasting-review.html","title":"Cosmic Crisp *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-j_543JnMdVU\/XHG241sRa8I\/AAAAAAAAD5k\/6xvAAaY15y4QvCSGNTCnK18AuYCeFeCxQCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Cosmic%2BCrisp.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"8"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-2194792224182271257"},"published":{"$t":"2019-01-10T16:50:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-02-09T15:28:38.996-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Juci"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Juci Delite"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Juci (Juci Delite) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"NEW APPLE\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-QwYYCMxeFbs\/XDJdGMrFPeI\/AAAAAAAADzE\/3bEGddYKptkzyLHpWTXDet5Z2HCBC0VVgCK4BGAYYCw\/s1600\/Juci.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Red-blushed apple with small white spots\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-QwYYCMxeFbs\/XDJdGMrFPeI\/AAAAAAAADzE\/3bEGddYKptkzyLHpWTXDet5Z2HCBC0VVgCK4BGAYYCw\/s640\/Juci.jpg\" title=\"Juci\" width=\"427\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis new Honeycrisp x Braeburn cross is emerging from the \u003Ci\u003Edevelopment stage \u003C\/i\u003E(grafting and planting trees) to \u003Ci\u003Eretail\u003C\/i\u003E (enough fruit-bearing trees to bring apples to market).\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIts saturated blush is a deep crimson—darker in person than in my photo.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/p\/apple-ratings-explained.html#one\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 1.1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: -5px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6N4NY1-nNUA\/T9kjG09mraI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/n893AFfM8rg\/s1600\/1-star%2Blogo.png\" width=\"120\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/01\/juci-juci-delite-apple-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2194792224182271257\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/01\/juci-juci-delite-apple-review.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2194792224182271257"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2194792224182271257"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2019\/01\/juci-juci-delite-apple-review.html","title":"Juci (Juci Delite) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-QwYYCMxeFbs\/XDJdGMrFPeI\/AAAAAAAADzE\/3bEGddYKptkzyLHpWTXDet5Z2HCBC0VVgCK4BGAYYCw\/s72-c\/Juci.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-296942242864674446"},"published":{"$t":"2018-09-29T12:25:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-03-31T19:44:51.197-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Riverbelle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sweet RiverBelle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Riverbelle (Sweet Riverbelle) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"From its sparse striped blush to its lobed ribbing, today\u0026#39;s apple is visually distinctive.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-8koFP34PekY\/W6lxszfzq6I\/AAAAAAAADjA\/qdHE1yDFxsshEQwvtliTzxE8bjg0WQJkgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Sweet%2BRiverbelle.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Yellow apple with red stripes\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"504\" data-original-width=\"640\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-8koFP34PekY\/W6lxszfzq6I\/AAAAAAAADjA\/qdHE1yDFxsshEQwvtliTzxE8bjg0WQJkgCLcBGAs\/s400\/Sweet%2BRiverbelle.jpg\" title=\"Riverbelle\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ERiverbelle\u0026#39;s red streaks are broken and spread so thinly over the light yellow peel as to appear orange. The apple\u0026#39;s tiny lenticel dots are easiest to spot in the unblushed peel, where they are green.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2018\/09\/riverbelle-apple-review-tasting-sweet.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/296942242864674446\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2018\/09\/riverbelle-apple-review-tasting-sweet.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/296942242864674446"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/296942242864674446"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2018\/09\/riverbelle-apple-review-tasting-sweet.html","title":"Riverbelle (Sweet Riverbelle) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-8koFP34PekY\/W6lxszfzq6I\/AAAAAAAADjA\/qdHE1yDFxsshEQwvtliTzxE8bjg0WQJkgCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Sweet%2BRiverbelle.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-4101472683060922550"},"published":{"$t":"2017-12-23T15:21:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-02-04T08:51:08.715-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"from readers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sugar Bee"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SugarBee"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"SugarBee *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-wECKdYMIjLc\/WjbggzkUlXI\/AAAAAAAADGQ\/Elx-rzYRkJgIg_0ZwGNgmAJruAn2hVk0QCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Sugar%2BBee.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"443\" data-original-width=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-wECKdYMIjLc\/WjbggzkUlXI\/AAAAAAAADGQ\/Elx-rzYRkJgIg_0ZwGNgmAJruAn2hVk0QCLcBGAs\/s427\/Sugar%2BBee.jpg\" title=\"Sugar Bee\" width=\"427\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EI thought my \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/12\/kidds-orange-red-apple-taste-review.html\"\u003Eprevious review\u003C\/a\u003E would be the last for 2017, but happily a reader from Washington State decided to send SugarBee my way. Thank you, John!\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe moment I unpacked these, something said \u0026quot;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/honeycrisp.html\"\u003EHoneycrisp\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026quot; to me. It isn\u0026#39;t size: these are large but not nearly as big as the H bomb. Nor is it shape.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EI think its the orange tinged blush, which also has shimmery quality, at least in artificial light. That is Hcrisp-esque.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EEither that, or I am just sensitive lately about Honeycrisp\u0026#39;s outsized influence on the apple world, and was unconsciously triggered by the S word in SB\u0026#39;s name.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIn any case, my gut reaction proved true, see below.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/12\/sugarbee.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4101472683060922550\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/12\/sugarbee.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4101472683060922550"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4101472683060922550"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/12\/sugarbee.html","title":"SugarBee *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-wECKdYMIjLc\/WjbggzkUlXI\/AAAAAAAADGQ\/Elx-rzYRkJgIg_0ZwGNgmAJruAn2hVk0QCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Sugar%2BBee.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-7588765155996250810"},"published":{"$t":"2017-12-08T21:06:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-03-25T22:08:20.438-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"EverCrisp"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"EverCrisp *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-XOxnAia19sM\/WiRd-CwOIVI\/AAAAAAAADFs\/zMLDJsBBSVAiEsA8mi4Kne523YwqTtD2QCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Evercrisp.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"483\" data-original-width=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-XOxnAia19sM\/WiRd-CwOIVI\/AAAAAAAADFs\/zMLDJsBBSVAiEsA8mi4Kne523YwqTtD2QCLcBGAs\/s427\/Evercrisp.jpg\" title=\"Evercrisp\" width=\"427\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EI didn\u0026#39;t t\u003Cspan id=\"goog_1130363295\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"goog_1130363296\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003Ehink I\u0026#39;d get a crack at EverCrisp, a ballyhooed Honeycrisp successor, for several more years. But today I have two.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/12\/evercrisp-apple-taste-review-crunch.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7588765155996250810\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/12\/evercrisp-apple-taste-review-crunch.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7588765155996250810"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7588765155996250810"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/12\/evercrisp-apple-taste-review-crunch.html","title":"EverCrisp *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-XOxnAia19sM\/WiRd-CwOIVI\/AAAAAAAADFs\/zMLDJsBBSVAiEsA8mi4Kne523YwqTtD2QCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Evercrisp.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-7963397932374025998"},"published":{"$t":"2017-11-26T19:56:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-12T21:17:24.303-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Chieftain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Chieftain *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-RcISpEIaz7I\/WhB-qxytY7I\/AAAAAAAADD4\/8C8tQdN51q8dj3KXWkymyHkIFx-5fLKWACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Chieftan.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"515\" data-original-width=\"660\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-RcISpEIaz7I\/WhB-qxytY7I\/AAAAAAAADD4\/8C8tQdN51q8dj3KXWkymyHkIFx-5fLKWACLcBGAs\/s320\/Chieftan.jpg\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EA lively little apple that tastes like melon. What\u0026#39;s nicer than that?\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/11\/chieftain-apple-taste-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7963397932374025998\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/11\/chieftain-apple-taste-review.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7963397932374025998"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7963397932374025998"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/11\/chieftain-apple-taste-review.html","title":"Chieftain *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-RcISpEIaz7I\/WhB-qxytY7I\/AAAAAAAADD4\/8C8tQdN51q8dj3KXWkymyHkIFx-5fLKWACLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Chieftan.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-7073992784050266697"},"published":{"$t":"2017-11-15T15:16:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-10-23T22:40:18.250-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Scarlet Crofton"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Scarlet Crofton*"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-OWCUFOYyPzI\/Wf-B8kpb74I\/AAAAAAAADCw\/wq4-WDXifYsNgDdDoHzB4V-Mwf-Z__9igCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Scarlet%2BCrofton.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"429\" data-original-width=\"660\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-OWCUFOYyPzI\/Wf-B8kpb74I\/AAAAAAAADCw\/wq4-WDXifYsNgDdDoHzB4V-Mwf-Z__9igCLcBGAs\/s320\/Scarlet%2BCrofton.jpg\" title=\"Scarlet Crofton\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis old Irish apple has a marvelous painterly look, with Celtic knots of russet, lenticels, and sooty blotch dancing across the red-blushed peel.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EI got seven heritage apples to try at Cider Days on November 4, and this is the gnarliest.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/11\/scarlet-crofton-apple-taste-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7073992784050266697\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/11\/scarlet-crofton-apple-taste-review.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7073992784050266697"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7073992784050266697"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/11\/scarlet-crofton-apple-taste-review.html","title":"Scarlet Crofton*"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-OWCUFOYyPzI\/Wf-B8kpb74I\/AAAAAAAADCw\/wq4-WDXifYsNgDdDoHzB4V-Mwf-Z__9igCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Scarlet%2BCrofton.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-4583104119539189780"},"published":{"$t":"2017-11-09T10:34:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-10-23T22:44:15.345-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Surprise"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Surprise *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sqm-exCsI-k\/Wf9lTwzNpnI\/AAAAAAAADCU\/933szbVxnWo-AVaXAzS4X5nuOMe2arZQQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Surprise.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"384\" data-original-width=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sqm-exCsI-k\/Wf9lTwzNpnI\/AAAAAAAADCU\/933szbVxnWo-AVaXAzS4X5nuOMe2arZQQCLcBGAs\/s440\/Surprise.jpg\" title=\"Surprise!\" width=\"427\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ERed- and pink-fleshed apples are experiencing a moment right now, though the effect is sometimes muted by climate.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMany of these varieties (but \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/08\/almata-apple.html\"\u003Enot all\u003C\/a\u003E) need an environment milder than ours to develop their internal colors fully.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EStill Surprise\u0026#39;s pink marbling is striking.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EOn the outside, this medium-sized apple, ribbed, alternates yellow-green, green yellow, and a light orange pink.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIs that last a blush, or does it relate to places where pink flesh lies immediately beneath the glossy peel? The surface is decorated with brown lenticel dots.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/11\/surprise-apple-review-taste.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4583104119539189780\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/11\/surprise-apple-review-taste.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4583104119539189780"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4583104119539189780"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/11\/surprise-apple-review-taste.html","title":"Surprise *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sqm-exCsI-k\/Wf9lTwzNpnI\/AAAAAAAADCU\/933szbVxnWo-AVaXAzS4X5nuOMe2arZQQCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Surprise.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-8316073728271197764"},"published":{"$t":"2017-11-05T10:54:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-10-23T22:39:46.850-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Crow Egg"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Crow Egg *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gRROYn3PXQQ\/Wfe_eaTl5AI\/AAAAAAAADBk\/FCvgPXqBBgc3lnr7p5UB93K7wXZLeA8KACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Crow%2BEgg.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"514\" data-original-width=\"640\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gRROYn3PXQQ\/Wfe_eaTl5AI\/AAAAAAAADBk\/FCvgPXqBBgc3lnr7p5UB93K7wXZLeA8KACLcBGAs\/s320\/Crow%2BEgg.jpg\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EWouldn’t it be handy if apples came labeled? Someone wrote “Crow Egg” on the top of mine with a sharpie. That\u0026#39;s the mark of having lots of apples and wanting to keep things straight.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/11\/crow-egg-apple-review-taste.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8316073728271197764\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/11\/crow-egg-apple-review-taste.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8316073728271197764"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8316073728271197764"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/11\/crow-egg-apple-review-taste.html","title":"Crow Egg *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gRROYn3PXQQ\/Wfe_eaTl5AI\/AAAAAAAADBk\/FCvgPXqBBgc3lnr7p5UB93K7wXZLeA8KACLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Crow%2BEgg.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-664217522775826542"},"published":{"$t":"2017-10-25T10:45:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-02-04T08:29:52.547-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bonkers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bonkers *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-T7BWnHaFAVo\/Wef2RBdvwbI\/AAAAAAAAC-8\/JkQ5V7RbP60P6moGG9vud6fqKco-HYuEACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Bonkers.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"440\" data-original-width=\"560\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-T7BWnHaFAVo\/Wef2RBdvwbI\/AAAAAAAAC-8\/JkQ5V7RbP60P6moGG9vud6fqKco-HYuEACLcBGAs\/s400\/Bonkers.jpg\" title=\"Bonkers\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E“Bonkers” is a nickname for this otherwise nameless apple, but one that is used widely.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThese can get positively huge, but I bought two that are merely conventionally large (one a little runty, in fact). Why: it’s mid October and I have to leave room to eat more apples.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe apple in the photo is squat and trapezoidal. Its cross section from the top is oval, rather than round. Turns out there is a reason behind the odd shape, though they aren’t all like that.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/10\/bonkers.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/664217522775826542\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/10\/bonkers.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/664217522775826542"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/664217522775826542"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/10\/bonkers.html","title":"Bonkers *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-T7BWnHaFAVo\/Wef2RBdvwbI\/AAAAAAAAC-8\/JkQ5V7RbP60P6moGG9vud6fqKco-HYuEACLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Bonkers.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-3791043864509606029"},"published":{"$t":"2017-09-23T05:31:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-02-04T09:54:30.430-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Antonovka"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Antonovka Kamenichka"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Antonovka Kamenichka *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-2nZp_5uWmcw\/WcHH_hPn-KI\/AAAAAAAAC7I\/PPMFLiwLiZko2tl1vLMe-_usdGN0jOKkgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Antonovka.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"532\" data-original-width=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-2nZp_5uWmcw\/WcHH_hPn-KI\/AAAAAAAAC7I\/PPMFLiwLiZko2tl1vLMe-_usdGN0jOKkgCLcBGAs\/s427\/Antonovka.jpg\" title=\"Antonovka\" width=\"427\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EA generous reader sent me today\u0026#39;s Antonovka, along with some very fine Jonareds (\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2012\/12\/apple-sport-mutation.html\"\u003Esport\u003C\/a\u003Es of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/jonathan.html\"\u003EJonathon\u003C\/a\u003E) from his garden orchard. Thank you, Mark.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMy squat, painterly Antonovka runs a mini rainbow from spring green to a faint peach, the latter a blush spread thinly over a peel that is largely yellow.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe small lenticels are hard to see except where filled with dark russet, and there is an odd glassy region on the side opposite the blush. Am I seeing \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/12\/watercore-water-core-apples.html\"\u003Ewatercore\u003C\/a\u003E from the outside?\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/09\/antonovka-apple-tasting-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3791043864509606029\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/09\/antonovka-apple-tasting-review.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3791043864509606029"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3791043864509606029"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/09\/antonovka-apple-tasting-review.html","title":"Antonovka Kamenichka *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-2nZp_5uWmcw\/WcHH_hPn-KI\/AAAAAAAAC7I\/PPMFLiwLiZko2tl1vLMe-_usdGN0jOKkgCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Antonovka.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-887682014296376880"},"published":{"$t":"2017-09-19T07:07:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-02-04T12:46:37.395-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Akane"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Akane *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-vlmygfUWwfU\/Wb3FvJwd6QI\/AAAAAAAAC64\/zdhxZ9xqtL8eENmSEdY9kOn77Xsg7jD7wCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Akane%2B%25281%2529.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Akane apple is pronounched \u0026quot;Ah-kah-nay\u0026quot;\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"522\" data-original-width=\"600\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-vlmygfUWwfU\/Wb3FvJwd6QI\/AAAAAAAAC64\/zdhxZ9xqtL8eENmSEdY9kOn77Xsg7jD7wCLcBGAs\/s320\/Akane%2B%25281%2529.jpg\" title=\"Akane\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EI was unimpressed when I tried Akane back in 2010. But \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/08\/akane.html?showComment=1340931101470#c5890856716310571897\"\u003Ea reader told me\u003C\/a\u003E to sample this variety fresh off the tree for the real story.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EGiven that my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/08\/akane.html\"\u003E2010 Akane\u003C\/a\u003E was on the early side, and from a food co-op in Seattle, a redo seemed like a reasonable item for the apple bucket list. But it\u0026#39;s not grown widely here, and this is my first crack at a second bite.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/09\/akane-apple-tasting-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/887682014296376880\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/09\/akane-apple-tasting-review.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/887682014296376880"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/887682014296376880"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/09\/akane-apple-tasting-review.html","title":"Akane *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-vlmygfUWwfU\/Wb3FvJwd6QI\/AAAAAAAAC64\/zdhxZ9xqtL8eENmSEdY9kOn77Xsg7jD7wCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Akane%2B%25281%2529.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-6965056627375558704"},"published":{"$t":"2016-10-25T19:09:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-07-10T19:21:26.818-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Regent"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Regent *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-3pMsMnGi0BI\/WAzydjt0tBI\/AAAAAAAAChQ\/EpPwU-wpCP0VWV4Nx2Vs_D4ArJ8fGSoqgCLcB\/s1600\/Regent.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-3pMsMnGi0BI\/WAzydjt0tBI\/AAAAAAAAChQ\/EpPwU-wpCP0VWV4Nx2Vs_D4ArJ8fGSoqgCLcB\/s400\/Regent.jpg\" title=\"Regent\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis large glossy apple is apparently a bit fragile, showing many small dings and bruises despite being well packed for its trip from Minnesota.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ESomewhat lopsided, Regent is round and a little conical. You really have to peer at it to find any ribbing at all.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETan lenticels, mostly small, speckle the streaky red blush, which covers a glossy peel that runs from green yellow to a light spring green.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/p\/apple-ratings-explained.html#one\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 0.2em; margin-left: 1.1em; margin-right: 0.3; margin-top: -10px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6N4NY1-nNUA\/T9kjG09mraI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/n893AFfM8rg\/s1600\/1-star%2Blogo.png\" width=\"120\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe apple has a faint sweet aroma. Regent\u0026#39;s appearance makes me think of the Mac family and so I am hoping for a nice snappy crunch.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2016\/10\/regent-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6965056627375558704\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2016\/10\/regent-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6965056627375558704"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6965056627375558704"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2016\/10\/regent-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Regent *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-3pMsMnGi0BI\/WAzydjt0tBI\/AAAAAAAAChQ\/EpPwU-wpCP0VWV4Nx2Vs_D4ArJ8fGSoqgCLcB\/s72-c\/Regent.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-1903592792278154759"},"published":{"$t":"2016-10-23T11:55:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:15.955-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Malinda"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Malinda *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I was especially interested to taste Malinda, the matriarch of the Minnesota breeding program, after trying her offspring \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2016\/10\/haralson-apple-tasting-review.html\"\u003EHaralson\u003C\/a\u003E and other North Star apples.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-47_TnrbRlv0\/WAV2W4EzQbI\/AAAAAAAACgg\/qtRAEj0WJP8kqYCuOLwU_ocxpyRx2yZ4QCLcB\/s1600\/Malinda.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-47_TnrbRlv0\/WAV2W4EzQbI\/AAAAAAAACgg\/qtRAEj0WJP8kqYCuOLwU_ocxpyRx2yZ4QCLcB\/s320\/Malinda.jpg\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ESo, feast your eyes. No one is obliged to agree, but I find this kind of painterly apple beautiful, russet, flyspeck and all.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2016\/10\/malinda.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1903592792278154759\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2016\/10\/malinda.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1903592792278154759"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1903592792278154759"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2016\/10\/malinda.html","title":"Malinda *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-47_TnrbRlv0\/WAV2W4EzQbI\/AAAAAAAACgg\/qtRAEj0WJP8kqYCuOLwU_ocxpyRx2yZ4QCLcB\/s72-c\/Malinda.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-2424125419525436682"},"published":{"$t":"2016-10-21T07:32:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:15.984-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bonnie Best"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bonnie Best *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-iw2f1UDwZ_I\/WAlrfGbKAHI\/AAAAAAAACgw\/87MLsmdCU14MwrKhXTF0FoC9GTQyGNU9QCLcB\/s1600\/Bonnie%2BBest.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" title=\"Bonnie Best\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-iw2f1UDwZ_I\/WAlrfGbKAHI\/AAAAAAAACgw\/87MLsmdCU14MwrKhXTF0FoC9GTQyGNU9QCLcB\/s400\/Bonnie%2BBest.jpg\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAnother Midwest variety! Grown \u003Ci\u003Ein\u003C\/i\u003E the Midwest. More on that anon.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis very large globe of an apple has only the suggestion of ribs.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe green-tinted yellow peel peers through a streaky red blush; the view from the top seems to resolve into thousands of fine lines radiated from the stem well:\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-P8c5YgnXhHo\/WAlyIhSPv6I\/AAAAAAAAChA\/xM60h6Ik05AC7njPLuiy6RCHxpWuBZPIgCLcB\/s1600\/Bonnie%2BTop.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"The view form the top seems to resolve into thousands of fine lines radiating from the stem well.\" border=\"0\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-P8c5YgnXhHo\/WAlyIhSPv6I\/AAAAAAAAChA\/xM60h6Ik05AC7njPLuiy6RCHxpWuBZPIgCLcB\/s400\/Bonnie%2BTop.jpg\" title=\"Top view\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EBonnie from above.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EThere’s a satin semi-gloss shine on the peel, and the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/calyx.html\"\u003Ecalyx\u003C\/a\u003E is open.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2016\/10\/bonnie-best-apple-tasting-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2424125419525436682\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2016\/10\/bonnie-best-apple-tasting-review.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2424125419525436682"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2424125419525436682"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2016\/10\/bonnie-best-apple-tasting-review.html","title":"Bonnie Best *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-iw2f1UDwZ_I\/WAlrfGbKAHI\/AAAAAAAACgw\/87MLsmdCU14MwrKhXTF0FoC9GTQyGNU9QCLcB\/s72-c\/Bonnie%2BBest.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-6196603681696793882"},"published":{"$t":"2016-10-14T23:01:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.309-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Haralson"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Haralson *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ubjKJVAvmxU\/WAGNOpPcNxI\/AAAAAAAACfs\/dYi4NHMd8EY7broy22VNZAQhaeaak7b5QCLcB\/s1600\/Haralson.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ubjKJVAvmxU\/WAGNOpPcNxI\/AAAAAAAACfs\/dYi4NHMd8EY7broy22VNZAQhaeaak7b5QCLcB\/s400\/Haralson.jpg\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis hefty classic may be the second-most famous product of the apple-breeding program at the University of Minnesota. (The first? Need you \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/honeycrisp.html\"\u003Eask\u003C\/a\u003E?)\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThanks to a generous reader, I have two Haralsons straight from the North Star State. My description leans on the better of the two.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2016\/10\/haralson-apple-tasting-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6196603681696793882\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2016\/10\/haralson-apple-tasting-review.html#comment-form","title":"7 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6196603681696793882"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6196603681696793882"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2016\/10\/haralson-apple-tasting-review.html","title":"Haralson *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ubjKJVAvmxU\/WAGNOpPcNxI\/AAAAAAAACfs\/dYi4NHMd8EY7broy22VNZAQhaeaak7b5QCLcB\/s72-c\/Haralson.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"7"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-5204134051962265794"},"published":{"$t":"2016-07-17T10:26:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.231-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cripps Red"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"December"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Joya"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"November"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sundowner"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cripps Red (Sundowner, Joya) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"He\u0026#39;s a sweet guy, with some interesting flavors.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-LcDWSk_7mDQ\/WhJSWtF4pVI\/AAAAAAAADEk\/IqTCxGPmHGgmjlslIy4g_rVmAH6a9yIDACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Joya.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Cripps Red apple\" border=\"0\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-LcDWSk_7mDQ\/WhJSWtF4pVI\/AAAAAAAADEk\/IqTCxGPmHGgmjlslIy4g_rVmAH6a9yIDACLcBGAs\/s320\/Joya.jpg\" title=\"Cripps Red, also known as Sundowner and as Joya\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ERed\u0026#39;s pretty crimson blush, slightly streaky over yellow green, is accented by striking large light lenticels, widely spaced. The peel is very glossy and almost certainly \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/wax.html\"\u003Ewaxed\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2016\/07\/cripps-red-sundowner-joya-apple-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5204134051962265794\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2016\/07\/cripps-red-sundowner-joya-apple-review.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5204134051962265794"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5204134051962265794"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2016\/07\/cripps-red-sundowner-joya-apple-review.html","title":"Cripps Red (Sundowner, Joya) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-LcDWSk_7mDQ\/WhJSWtF4pVI\/AAAAAAAADEk\/IqTCxGPmHGgmjlslIy4g_rVmAH6a9yIDACLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Joya.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-2049106166971986858"},"published":{"$t":"2016-02-28T11:42:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-10-23T22:37:06.606-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pazazz"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Pazazz *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Crisp and light Pazazz might be a better-balanced \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/honeycrisp.html\"\u003EHoneycrisp\u003C\/a\u003E, enjoying similar crunch but without the extreme sugar hit that some find cloying.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-0-m1HWJwbpA\/Vs51efhbncI\/AAAAAAAAD3A\/G_T-a-QKQuk\/s1600\/Pazazz.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 3px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-0-m1HWJwbpA\/Vs51efhbncI\/AAAAAAAAD3A\/G_T-a-QKQuk\/s320\/Pazazz.jpg\" width=\"290\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003ENew varieties of apples are slow to make it to New England and when they do first appear their availability is limited and they are expensive. In a few years Pazazz will probably come down in price and be sold in supermarkets.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EBut I do not mind paying more to try a new apple, especially at the end of February.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2016\/02\/pazazz-apple-tasting-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2049106166971986858\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2016\/02\/pazazz-apple-tasting-review.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2049106166971986858"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2049106166971986858"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2016\/02\/pazazz-apple-tasting-review.html","title":"Pazazz *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-0-m1HWJwbpA\/Vs51efhbncI\/AAAAAAAAD3A\/G_T-a-QKQuk\/s72-c\/Pazazz.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-2641988478277557144"},"published":{"$t":"2015-11-26T10:31:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-13T21:32:15.463-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Spymac"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Spymac *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-hGbxA1nyNOk\/VkfEYuNke6I\/AAAAAAAACWA\/dxVpMvnu_Xs\/s1600\/Spymac.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 3px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Spymac apple\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-hGbxA1nyNOk\/VkfEYuNke6I\/AAAAAAAACWA\/dxVpMvnu_Xs\/s420\/Spymac.jpg\" title=\"Spymac\" width=\"286\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGenius\u003C\/i\u003E idea.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThat was my first thought when I saw apples labeled \u0026quot;Spymac.\u0026quot; Cross two classics, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/northern-spy.html\"\u003ENorthern Spy\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/mcintosh.html\"\u003EMcIntosh\u003C\/a\u003E. I\u0026#39;ll bet it\u0026#39;s a great pie apple, too.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ESpymac looks squarely in the Mac family, with a streaky-to-saturated red blush over green yellow, moderate ribbing, and large light lenticels.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ECloser inspection shows a blush that is a little less purple, and less vivid, than McIntosh\u0026#39;s.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/11\/spymac-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2641988478277557144\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/11\/spymac-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2641988478277557144"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2641988478277557144"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/11\/spymac-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Spymac *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-hGbxA1nyNOk\/VkfEYuNke6I\/AAAAAAAACWA\/dxVpMvnu_Xs\/s72-c\/Spymac.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-8628940509825625720"},"published":{"$t":"2015-11-17T13:28:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.468-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Suntan"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Suntan *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Yk7kfVz7iUI\/Vj60wuc907I\/AAAAAAAACUA\/8P_ydKuUYkg\/s1600\/Suntan.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 3px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Suntan\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Yk7kfVz7iUI\/Vj60wuc907I\/AAAAAAAACUA\/8P_ydKuUYkg\/s440\/Suntan.jpg\" title=\"Suntan\" width=\"240\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EHow much can I learn from a single flawed sample? A good deal, with some educated guessing.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EPhysically this Suntan is imperfect. Medium-sized, the apple smells promising but is lopsided and cracked, with spoiled parts. There won\u0026#39;t be much to taste.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EProbably this is a tapered apple with moderate ribbing, but it\u0026#39;s hard to tell.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ESuperficially the apple is divided into three parts, as follows.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/11\/suntan-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8628940509825625720\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/11\/suntan-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8628940509825625720"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8628940509825625720"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/11\/suntan-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Suntan *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Yk7kfVz7iUI\/Vj60wuc907I\/AAAAAAAACUA\/8P_ydKuUYkg\/s72-c\/Suntan.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-2647002921387857142"},"published":{"$t":"2015-11-10T13:00:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.024-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"California"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Katherine"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"November"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Katherine *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-_DFOIiLiZYQ\/VjVhjBiuSuI\/AAAAAAAACS0\/cUq3e3zNXCM\/s1600\/Katherine.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 3px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Katherine\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-_DFOIiLiZYQ\/VjVhjBiuSuI\/AAAAAAAACS0\/cUq3e3zNXCM\/s420\/Katherine.jpg\" title=\"Katherine\" width=\"270\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EI had \u003Ci\u003Eone job.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETake a decent photo of Katherine.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAnd look.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ESorry. This is the photo I have to share with no chance of another sample any time soon.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EPerhaps it will prove sufficient when married to my written description.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/11\/katherine-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2647002921387857142\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/11\/katherine-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"9 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2647002921387857142"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2647002921387857142"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/11\/katherine-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Katherine *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-_DFOIiLiZYQ\/VjVhjBiuSuI\/AAAAAAAACS0\/cUq3e3zNXCM\/s72-c\/Katherine.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"9"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-6892591609502505970"},"published":{"$t":"2015-11-07T09:04:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.383-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"California"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Eureka Canyon"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Eureka Canyon *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This medium-sized apple, a discovery from my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/10\/the-accidental-apple-tourist.html\"\u003ECalifornia adventure\u003C\/a\u003E, may be a bit of a local wonder, as I cannot find any reference to this variety online.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-OUBwR1MYauU\/VjVPq_OLu_I\/AAAAAAAACSk\/Y1HJKXkS5XQ\/s1600\/Eureka%2BCanyon.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Eureka Canyon\" border=\"0\" height=\"230\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-OUBwR1MYauU\/VjVPq_OLu_I\/AAAAAAAACSk\/Y1HJKXkS5XQ\/s320\/Eureka%2BCanyon.jpg\" title=\"Eureka Canyon\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIs there more than one canyon named Eureka? The most likely candidate lies in Watsonville, California, the apple-rich country just south of Santa Cruz.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe apple has a blush that runs from streaky to a dark red over yellow. It has moderate ribbing and is oblate and slightly tapered.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/11\/eureka-canyon.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6892591609502505970\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/11\/eureka-canyon.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6892591609502505970"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6892591609502505970"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/11\/eureka-canyon.html","title":"Eureka Canyon *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-OUBwR1MYauU\/VjVPq_OLu_I\/AAAAAAAACSk\/Y1HJKXkS5XQ\/s72-c\/Eureka%2BCanyon.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-2839594315182296854"},"published":{"$t":"2015-11-04T11:26:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-10-23T22:39:21.888-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Albert Etter"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"California"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"November"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pink Parfait"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"red flesh"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Pink Parfait *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-aiD9wmTDkUA\/VjYOU_hoklI\/AAAAAAAACTI\/DgPc7-Xww7Q\/s1600\/Pink%2BParfairt.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: ,1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 3px; width: 270 px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Pink Parfait\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-aiD9wmTDkUA\/VjYOU_hoklI\/AAAAAAAACTI\/DgPc7-Xww7Q\/s420\/Pink%2BParfairt.jpg\" title=\"Pink Parfait\" width=\"270\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EA parfait is a layered confection, and true to its name Pink Parfait has a pink layer within its off-white flesh (below).\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EFrom the outside, Pink P is a medium-sized green-tinted yellow orb nearly entirely covered by a translucent blush\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe blush is flecked with many dark red spots and streaks. The apple is round with moderate ribbing\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAll apples have lenticels, the pores of the fruit, but they are essentially invisible on the Parfait. The peel is glossy.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/11\/pink-parfait-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2839594315182296854\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/11\/pink-parfait-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2839594315182296854"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2839594315182296854"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/11\/pink-parfait-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Pink Parfait *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-aiD9wmTDkUA\/VjYOU_hoklI\/AAAAAAAACTI\/DgPc7-Xww7Q\/s72-c\/Pink%2BParfairt.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-3739303126197068486"},"published":{"$t":"2015-11-01T11:15:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-13T21:24:08.781-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Waltana"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Waltana *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-4WrsQ0Ge5dw\/VjTtuUxlNpI\/AAAAAAAACSI\/4mVhxJ4ngFk\/s1600\/Waltana.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 3px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Waltana\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-4WrsQ0Ge5dw\/VjTtuUxlNpI\/AAAAAAAACSI\/4mVhxJ4ngFk\/s420\/Waltana.jpg\" style=\"width: 280px;\" title=\"Waltana\" width=\"“280\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EWaltana is a product of one of California’s most talented apple breeders, Albert Etter.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EPartially named for Etter’s brother Walter, the apple has a reputation as one of the master’s best works.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EWaltana challenged me to identify its unusual flavors.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/11\/waltana-apple-tasting-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3739303126197068486\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/11\/waltana-apple-tasting-review.html#comment-form","title":"10 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3739303126197068486"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3739303126197068486"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/11\/waltana-apple-tasting-review.html","title":"Waltana *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-4WrsQ0Ge5dw\/VjTtuUxlNpI\/AAAAAAAACSI\/4mVhxJ4ngFk\/s72-c\/Waltana.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"10"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-3277766005233588036"},"published":{"$t":"2015-10-25T10:36:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.051-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cornish Aromatic"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cornish Aromatic *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"What a wonderful name for a fragrant apple.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-CV_Noq-NEHM\/ViwpWnfOi_I\/AAAAAAAACQQ\/ccy0sXn7aC4\/s1600\/Cornish%2BAromatic.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"287\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-CV_Noq-NEHM\/ViwpWnfOi_I\/AAAAAAAACQQ\/ccy0sXn7aC4\/s640\/Cornish%2BAromatic.jpg\" title=\"Cornish Aromatic\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMy lovely Cornish Aromatic is quite big, ribbed and broad and a little tapered. It\u0026#39;s got a very pretty translucent orange blush with darker red streaks in it.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIt seems clear that the unblushed color would be yellow if we could see it, which we nearly can where the blush is thinnest.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAll that is spangled with many large distinct tan lenticels. Look at it, like a huge round strawberry. I find it very handsome.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/10\/cornish-aromatic-apple-tasting-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3277766005233588036\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/10\/cornish-aromatic-apple-tasting-review.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3277766005233588036"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3277766005233588036"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/10\/cornish-aromatic-apple-tasting-review.html","title":"Cornish Aromatic *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-CV_Noq-NEHM\/ViwpWnfOi_I\/AAAAAAAACQQ\/ccy0sXn7aC4\/s72-c\/Cornish%2BAromatic.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-1216763009515973684"},"published":{"$t":"2015-10-03T14:28:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:15.893-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"from readers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vanilla Pippin"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Vanilla Pippin *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fi4gqFCKS3o\/Vg3f8IRZ4YI\/AAAAAAAACKs\/gWKrSuQO9nU\/s1600\/Van%2BPippin.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: ,1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fi4gqFCKS3o\/Vg3f8IRZ4YI\/AAAAAAAACKs\/gWKrSuQO9nU\/s620\/Van%2BPippin.jpg\" title=\"Vanilla Pippin\" width=\"290\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EYes.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EYes, you can taste some vanilla in this pippin.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EVanilla is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=safari\u0026amp;rls=en\u0026amp;q=site:adamapples.blogspot.com+vanilla\u0026amp;ie=UTF-8\u0026amp;oe=UTF-8\"\u003Enot an unusual flavor in apples\u003C\/a\u003E, where it abuts vanilla caramel, cream soda, and banana.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EYou can \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/how-to-eat-apple.html\"\u003Etaste a lot of interesting things\u003C\/a\u003E if you leave behind the narrow bright circle of crunchy hard supermarket apples.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EBut first, take a look at this one.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/10\/vanilla-pippin-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1216763009515973684\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/10\/vanilla-pippin-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1216763009515973684"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1216763009515973684"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/10\/vanilla-pippin-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Vanilla Pippin *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fi4gqFCKS3o\/Vg3f8IRZ4YI\/AAAAAAAACKs\/gWKrSuQO9nU\/s72-c\/Van%2BPippin.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-4352001226510412124"},"published":{"$t":"2015-09-29T09:56:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.176-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"from readers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Peace Garden"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Peace Garden *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Here\u0026#39;s a word I\u0026#39;ve never used before to describe an apple: \u003Cb\u003EAdorable.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tDKkXgDgHYA\/VghabX-_K1I\/AAAAAAAACKY\/ACADiAEH2gg\/s1600\/Peace%2BGarden.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"235\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tDKkXgDgHYA\/VghabX-_K1I\/AAAAAAAACKY\/ACADiAEH2gg\/s320\/Peace%2BGarden.jpg\" title=\"Peace Garden\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EJust look at this squat little apple with its loose vertical stripes floating in a magenta-tinged blush. I dunno, maybe it\u0026#39;s the size, or the way those tiny light lenticels accent the curvature of the fruit.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EBut you are probably more interested in how it eats.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/09\/peace-garden-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4352001226510412124\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/09\/peace-garden-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4352001226510412124"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4352001226510412124"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/09\/peace-garden-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Peace Garden *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tDKkXgDgHYA\/VghabX-_K1I\/AAAAAAAACKY\/ACADiAEH2gg\/s72-c\/Peace%2BGarden.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-8925540921094615814"},"published":{"$t":"2015-09-27T10:40:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-06-20T14:21:38.772-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"from readers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Koru"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Koru (Plumac) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"What\u0026#39;s great about Koru, a new variety from that apple-breeding powerhouse called New Zealand, is flavor.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z2irohgD9wY\/VgdbZNemOXI\/AAAAAAAACKI\/AKucnn74aso\/s1600\/Koru.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"258\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z2irohgD9wY\/VgdbZNemOXI\/AAAAAAAACKI\/AKucnn74aso\/s640\/Koru.jpg\" title=\"Koru\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETexture and crunch are first rate (though perhaps not quite the thing for those who dislike hard apples).\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EBut at this point crisp, hard, and sweet are standard for the new breeds—a kind of Platonic ideal for the industry and increasingly for the public.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ESo how to distinguish yourself in a marketplace crowded with nearly identical Platonic ideals? With taste.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/09\/koru-plumac-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8925540921094615814\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/09\/koru-plumac-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8925540921094615814"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8925540921094615814"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/09\/koru-plumac-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Koru (Plumac) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z2irohgD9wY\/VgdbZNemOXI\/AAAAAAAACKI\/AKucnn74aso\/s72-c\/Koru.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-3577490919489560777"},"published":{"$t":"2015-09-21T07:02:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.065-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Epicure"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Laxton's Epicure"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Epicure (Laxton's Epicure) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_GYXHENMoBI\/Vf82Le9Jo2I\/AAAAAAAACJ0\/SoPoxxV2ucc\/s1600\/Laxton%2527s%2BEpicure.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_GYXHENMoBI\/Vf82Le9Jo2I\/AAAAAAAACJ0\/SoPoxxV2ucc\/s620\/Laxton%2527s%2BEpicure.jpg\" title=\"Epicure\" width=\"270\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/12\/apples-on-web-national-fruit-collection.html\"\u003ENational Fruit Collection\u003C\/a\u003E (U.K.) says that the \u0026quot;preferred name\u0026quot; of this variety is simply \u0026quot;Epicure,\u0026quot; but it was given to me as \u003Ci\u003ELaxton\u0026#39;s\u003C\/i\u003E Epicure.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EEither way it is an old-fashioned apple with a period name, full of interesting flavors.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/09\/epicure-laxtons-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3577490919489560777\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/09\/epicure-laxtons-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3577490919489560777"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3577490919489560777"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/09\/epicure-laxtons-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Epicure (Laxton's Epicure) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_GYXHENMoBI\/Vf82Le9Jo2I\/AAAAAAAACJ0\/SoPoxxV2ucc\/s72-c\/Laxton%2527s%2BEpicure.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-600268735074728012"},"published":{"$t":"2015-09-18T07:13:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-17T21:39:36.606-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"from readers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rockit"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Rockit *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0hK9md9aW2I\/VftiWlO6QaI\/AAAAAAAACJQ\/q8X2ipmhSv0\/s1600\/Rockit.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 4px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0hK9md9aW2I\/VftiWlO6QaI\/AAAAAAAACJQ\/q8X2ipmhSv0\/s640\/Rockit.jpg\" title=\"Rockit\" width=\"240\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe modern breeds tend to be alike: sturdy, crisp, and sweet.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EToday\u0026#39;s new variety from New Zealand is all that but breaks away from the pack by virtue of its great crunch, distinctive appearance (these guys are \u003Ci\u003Elittle),\u003C\/i\u003E and unusual flavors.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThese classically shaped apples, a bit blocky, are only about 2 inches in diameter. A cheerful red blush mostly covers yellow.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/09\/rockit-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/600268735074728012\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/09\/rockit-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/600268735074728012"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/600268735074728012"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/09\/rockit-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Rockit *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0hK9md9aW2I\/VftiWlO6QaI\/AAAAAAAACJQ\/q8X2ipmhSv0\/s72-c\/Rockit.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-3966881465375582931"},"published":{"$t":"2015-08-19T11:59:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.107-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"August"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Willams"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Williams (William's Favorite) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Williams is too understated to thrive in today\u0026#39;s sugar-crunch market, but it was prized in the first half of the 19th Century.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; margin-bottom: 0.9em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gMxxW44wn4I\/VdOk3k-T4fI\/AAAAAAAACGE\/jB9WEymxiTE\/s1600\/Williams.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gMxxW44wn4I\/VdOk3k-T4fI\/AAAAAAAACGE\/jB9WEymxiTE\/s640\/Williams.jpg\" title=\"Williams\" width=\"427\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EOne might also say that Williams (not to be confused with \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/williams-pride.html\"\u003EWilliams\u0026#39; Pride\u003C\/a\u003E) delivers some of the qualities promised, but rarely fulfilled, by \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/red-delicious.html\"\u003ERed Delicious\u003C\/a\u003E, which it in some ways resembles.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMy sample is on the small end of large with pronounced ribbing. The cheerful red blush over green is not so much streaky as spotted, like \u003Cb\u003Eripples spreading on a pond.\u003C\/b\u003E In this background the small light lenticels are not obvious.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/08\/williams-favorite-apple-tasting-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3966881465375582931\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/08\/williams-favorite-apple-tasting-review.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3966881465375582931"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3966881465375582931"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/08\/williams-favorite-apple-tasting-review.html","title":"Williams (William's Favorite) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gMxxW44wn4I\/VdOk3k-T4fI\/AAAAAAAACGE\/jB9WEymxiTE\/s72-c\/Williams.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-6706557834054034191"},"published":{"$t":"2015-08-15T11:43:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-03-14T12:13:44.647-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"August"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Red Astrakhan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Red Astrakhan *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-vcmabvp8spw\/Vc1c9usQRYI\/AAAAAAAACFs\/LLU43jRaJaI\/s1600\/Red%2BAstrachan.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-vcmabvp8spw\/Vc1c9usQRYI\/AAAAAAAACFs\/LLU43jRaJaI\/s640\/Red%2BAstrachan.jpg\" title=\"Red Astrakhan\" width=\"427\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETart and crisp, Red Astrakhan might give \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/paula-red.html\"\u003EPaula Red\u003C\/a\u003E a run for best \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/the-best-of-early-macs.html\"\u003Eearly-season Mac-type\u003C\/a\u003E apple.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/08\/red-astrakhan-apples-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6706557834054034191\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/08\/red-astrakhan-apples-review.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6706557834054034191"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6706557834054034191"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/08\/red-astrakhan-apples-review.html","title":"Red Astrakhan *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-vcmabvp8spw\/Vc1c9usQRYI\/AAAAAAAACFs\/LLU43jRaJaI\/s72-c\/Red%2BAstrachan.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-8333695456033678513"},"published":{"$t":"2015-03-26T13:34:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-13T20:29:23.966-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Kanzi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Nicoter"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Kanzi (Nicoter) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-CrYme-NJEsw\/VRL1kLTL1zI\/AAAAAAAAB9Y\/3ECDPklJcMw\/s1600\/Kanzi.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 4px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Kanzi\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-CrYme-NJEsw\/VRL1kLTL1zI\/AAAAAAAAB9Y\/3ECDPklJcMw\/s1600\/Kanzi.jpg\" title=\"Kanzi\" width=\"240\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EKanzi, which means \u0026quot;hidden treasure\u0026quot; in Swahili, is a modern breed from Belgium.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIt is large but not huge, tapered and conical, a cheerful glossy yellow partially covered with an orange-tinged-red blush.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ESmall \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/lenticels.html\"\u003Elenticels\u003C\/a\u003E are only prominent in the lightly blushed regions, and the unblushed yellow has green highlights.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/03\/kanzi-nicoter-apple-tasting-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8333695456033678513\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/03\/kanzi-nicoter-apple-tasting-review.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8333695456033678513"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8333695456033678513"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2015\/03\/kanzi-nicoter-apple-tasting-review.html","title":"Kanzi (Nicoter) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-CrYme-NJEsw\/VRL1kLTL1zI\/AAAAAAAAB9Y\/3ECDPklJcMw\/s72-c\/Kanzi.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-5879017428003475488"},"published":{"$t":"2014-12-30T20:34:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.284-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"York"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"York (York Imperial) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-nxcpkvjEYto\/VKLL-0HwFDI\/AAAAAAAAB4A\/qI4POTDQlek\/s1600\/York.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-nxcpkvjEYto\/VKLL-0HwFDI\/AAAAAAAAB4A\/qI4POTDQlek\/s1600\/York.jpg\" height=\"306\" title=\"York\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis drunkenly diagonal apple is large and distinctly ribbed, with an attractive red-orange blush streaky over dull green. Look closely to see regular tan spots.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAfter a month or two of storage, these bear a sweet aroma. The peel is a bit waxy.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/12\/york-imperial-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5879017428003475488\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/12\/york-imperial-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5879017428003475488"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5879017428003475488"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/12\/york-imperial-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"York (York Imperial) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-nxcpkvjEYto\/VKLL-0HwFDI\/AAAAAAAAB4A\/qI4POTDQlek\/s72-c\/York.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-5333400095877981057"},"published":{"$t":"2014-11-25T13:14:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.271-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barnack Beauty"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Barnack Beauty *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"These run medium to large, round, unribbed, and with a modest conical taper. They are just a little flattened at the poles.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em; margin-top: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-8IIjGeAcIv8\/VG6dQO4seXI\/AAAAAAAAB1w\/MvpZiPSjzXg\/s1600\/Barnack%2Bnose.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-8IIjGeAcIv8\/VG6dQO4seXI\/AAAAAAAAB1w\/MvpZiPSjzXg\/s430\/Barnack%2Bnose.jpg\" title=\"Barnack stem well\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe stem well is shallow and the larger apple has a \u0026quot;Roman nose,\u0026quot; a fold that juts like a little causeway into the moat around the stem. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-5ORPTe_EExM\/VG6ZQTSkQPI\/AAAAAAAAB1k\/pw2_gL9PLU0\/s1600\/Barnack.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: .0em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 3px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-5ORPTe_EExM\/VG6ZQTSkQPI\/AAAAAAAAB1k\/pw2_gL9PLU0\/s1600\/Barnack.jpg\" title=\"Barnack Beauty\" width=\"274\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThere manages to be a tiny crown of russet about the top too, brown copper.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe orange-red blush is streaky and subdued, but covers the similarly subdued green peel nearly everywhere to some extent. Barnack has many small light lenticels that are not at all obvious against this background.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIn hand, the Beauty is a nice firm compact apple with a wide-open calyx and the faint scent of cut grass.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/11\/barnack-beauty-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5333400095877981057\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/11\/barnack-beauty-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5333400095877981057"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5333400095877981057"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/11\/barnack-beauty-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Barnack Beauty *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-8IIjGeAcIv8\/VG6dQO4seXI\/AAAAAAAAB1w\/MvpZiPSjzXg\/s72-c\/Barnack%2Bnose.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-4257059315746315423"},"published":{"$t":"2014-11-16T09:49:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.162-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Virginia Beauty"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Zach's Red"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Virginia Beauty *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Today\u0026#39;s apple is a daughter of the South, but mine grew in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-1Ot2qUZnQJs\/VGQOY1k9_6I\/AAAAAAAAB0I\/zYse6rNKVb8\/s1600\/Virginia%2BBeauty.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 3px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-1Ot2qUZnQJs\/VGQOY1k9_6I\/AAAAAAAAB0I\/zYse6rNKVb8\/s1600\/Virginia%2BBeauty.jpg\" title=\"Virginia Beauty\" width=\"280\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EApples have their own territories, but I can only taste what I have.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EToday that is two of these oblate, slightly conical apples grown far north of the Mason-Dixon Line.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EA dull red blush covers about half the surface over spring green. Large light \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/lenticels.html\"\u003Elenticels\u003C\/a\u003E are striking, as is an iridescent coppery sheen reflecting from the peel\u0026#39;s satiny finish.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EVirginia has an open \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/calyx.html\"\u003Ecalyx\u003C\/a\u003E, a thick stem, and no aroma.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/11\/virginia-beauty-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4257059315746315423\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/11\/virginia-beauty-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4257059315746315423"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4257059315746315423"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/11\/virginia-beauty-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Virginia Beauty *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-1Ot2qUZnQJs\/VGQOY1k9_6I\/AAAAAAAAB0I\/zYse6rNKVb8\/s72-c\/Virginia%2BBeauty.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-7792196279737121556"},"published":{"$t":"2014-10-24T12:04:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.431-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"American Mother"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mother"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Mother (American Mother) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rxqEL3wvjI8\/VEbjBGIfPQI\/AAAAAAAABwU\/bq1Ln283-uY\/s1600\/Mother.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 2px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rxqEL3wvjI8\/VEbjBGIfPQI\/AAAAAAAABwU\/bq1Ln283-uY\/s1600\/Mother.jpg\" title=\"Mother\" width=\"275\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003ECourtesy of a generous apple enthusiast, I have 2 medium-sized irregularly shaped apples that sport a streaky red blush over greenish yellow.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThat makes for a lot of orange where the yellow bleeds through the thinnest part of the blush. That spot is also where the brown lenticels are the most prominent.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMother\u0026#39;s peel sports more satin than shine.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIt\u0026#39;s hard to say what shape these would be if pristine, but there seems to be a small amount of ribbing. The apple in my photo is the more elongated of the two.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EBesides the odd bumps and indentations, and a few hard little scabby lumps, these apples show some signs of bugs. Have no fear, gentle reader: no extra protein in this review.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/10\/mother-american-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7792196279737121556\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/10\/mother-american-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7792196279737121556"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7792196279737121556"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/10\/mother-american-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Mother (American Mother) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rxqEL3wvjI8\/VEbjBGIfPQI\/AAAAAAAABwU\/bq1Ln283-uY\/s72-c\/Mother.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-13150255223179515"},"published":{"$t":"2014-08-19T15:52:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:15.922-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"August"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tydeman's Early"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tydeman's Early Worcester"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Tydeman's Early Worcester *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xLZbzdXS_iU\/U-uzmWusHjI\/AAAAAAAABok\/rpv-CPV9BnI\/s1600\/Tydemans%2BEarly.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 3px; margin-top: 3px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xLZbzdXS_iU\/U-uzmWusHjI\/AAAAAAAABok\/rpv-CPV9BnI\/s1600\/Tydemans%2BEarly.jpg\" title=\"Tydeman\u0026#39;s Early Worcester\" width=\"270\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe woman who sold me these medium-sized apples warned me twice they would be tart.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETydeman\u0026#39;s Early is round and only slightly ribbed, with a crimson blush that ranges from dark and saturated to streaky.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMany light \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/lenticels.html\"\u003Elenticels\u003C\/a\u003E of varying size make the surface of this apple a busy place.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/08\/tydemans-early-worcester-apple-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/13150255223179515\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/08\/tydemans-early-worcester-apple-review.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/13150255223179515"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/13150255223179515"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/08\/tydemans-early-worcester-apple-review.html","title":"Tydeman's Early Worcester *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xLZbzdXS_iU\/U-uzmWusHjI\/AAAAAAAABok\/rpv-CPV9BnI\/s72-c\/Tydemans%2BEarly.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-906399141291319111"},"published":{"$t":"2014-06-03T10:17:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-13T21:37:18.094-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"August"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Smitten"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Smitten *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_5oYGG8fBvY\/U4jx_JIp_0I\/AAAAAAAABi4\/JA56N5lO1jM\/s1600\/Smitten.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 3px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_5oYGG8fBvY\/U4jx_JIp_0I\/AAAAAAAABi4\/JA56N5lO1jM\/s1600\/Smitten.jpg\" title=\"Smitten\" width=\"276\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThis large and ribbed variety has deep red streaks inside a crimson blush that nearly covers a yellow base.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIn places the blush is spread thinly enough over the yellow that the result is more orange than red.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETiny light \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/lenticels.html\"\u003Elenticels\u003C\/a\u003E are not very prominent but provide some contrast, and the calyx (which is closed) is rimmed with a base of 5 prominent \u0026quot;chins.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ESmitten is generally round, but most are a bit elongated. In some ways the shape suggests that of a hefty \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/red-delicious.html\"\u003ERed Delicious\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe fruit is firm in hand and smells sweetly and mildly of cider with a little spice.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/06\/smitten-apple-review-variety-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/906399141291319111\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/06\/smitten-apple-review-variety-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"12 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/906399141291319111"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/906399141291319111"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/06\/smitten-apple-review-variety-tasting.html","title":"Smitten *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_5oYGG8fBvY\/U4jx_JIp_0I\/AAAAAAAABi4\/JA56N5lO1jM\/s72-c\/Smitten.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"12"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-4926885243220642274"},"published":{"$t":"2014-05-29T20:24:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.188-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Honeymoon"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lemonade"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Lemonade (Honeymoon) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"New Zealand is an apple-breeding powerhouse. When its harvest arrives here this time of year I have come to hope (but not expect) to find some apple that is wholly new to me.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-MnyJ6QRfZs0\/U4cj39aJEvI\/AAAAAAAABiY\/bTO7Z5i9TKY\/s1600\/Lemonade.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 4px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-MnyJ6QRfZs0\/U4cj39aJEvI\/AAAAAAAABiY\/bTO7Z5i9TKY\/s1600\/Lemonade.jpg\" height=\"320\" title=\"Lemonade\" width=\"282\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EToday I am pleased to taste Lemonade, the first of two new Kiwi apples that I found at a specialty market on my way to work Tuesday morning.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ELemonade is a strikingly elongated lemon yellow with green highlights.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIt is large and without ribbing, though the base is crowned with a circle of bumps.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ESome samples have a faint orange-pink blush over as much as a fifth or so of the peel. The shiny surface of this fruit is articulated into shallow bumps and ridges that further suggest the glossy rind of a lemon.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/05\/lemonade-honeymoon-apple-tasting-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4926885243220642274\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/05\/lemonade-honeymoon-apple-tasting-review.html#comment-form","title":"7 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4926885243220642274"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4926885243220642274"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2014\/05\/lemonade-honeymoon-apple-tasting-review.html","title":"Lemonade (Honeymoon) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-MnyJ6QRfZs0\/U4cj39aJEvI\/AAAAAAAABiY\/bTO7Z5i9TKY\/s72-c\/Lemonade.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"7"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-6405553167102489068"},"published":{"$t":"2013-12-26T11:40:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.322-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Zabergau Reinette"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Zabergau Reinette *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-5piKr8pOI10\/UrjZ9Kre57I\/AAAAAAAABU0\/korPCWnfwNk\/s1600\/Zabergau+Reinette.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 3px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-5piKr8pOI10\/UrjZ9Kre57I\/AAAAAAAABU0\/korPCWnfwNk\/s320\/Zabergau+Reinette.jpg\" title=\"Zabergau Reinette\" width=\"277\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe shape and size of this unusual and pretty apple varies considerably, but all are a cheerful spring green dominated by copper-colored russet so metallic it shimmers, no place more so than in the many large \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/lenticels.html\"\u003Elenticels\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe example shown is quite large and very oblate. There were many such; I picked this one to show the slight blush, which was less typical. (Or perhaps it\u0026#39;s a sunburn.)\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMy other unblushed sample (photo below) is smaller and more classically shaped, also representative. Both are a little ribbed and have a faint grassy aroma. Both are rock hard in early October.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/12\/zabergau-reinette-apple-tasting-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6405553167102489068\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/12\/zabergau-reinette-apple-tasting-review.html#comment-form","title":"9 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6405553167102489068"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6405553167102489068"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/12\/zabergau-reinette-apple-tasting-review.html","title":"Zabergau Reinette *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-5piKr8pOI10\/UrjZ9Kre57I\/AAAAAAAABU0\/korPCWnfwNk\/s72-c\/Zabergau+Reinette.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"9"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-2448205675475572567"},"published":{"$t":"2013-12-20T09:57:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-20T22:44:40.273-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"November"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Snow Sweet"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Snow Sweet *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; margin-bottom: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ANyphK1rBJQ\/UpuE8qi4xHI\/AAAAAAAABTY\/T-AnX7JZHBs\/s1600\/Snow+Sweet.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ANyphK1rBJQ\/UpuE8qi4xHI\/AAAAAAAABTY\/T-AnX7JZHBs\/s320\/Snow+Sweet.jpg\" title=\"Snow Sweet\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EToday\u0026#39;s large round apple, very lightly ribbed, has a thin red blush with some deeper stripes over a green yellow. Tiny light lenticels are hard to see against this backdrop.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe shade of red is a little dull but the peel has a high satiny gloss. Sweet aroma, closed calyx.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/12\/snow-sweet-snowsweet-apple-tasting-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2448205675475572567\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/12\/snow-sweet-snowsweet-apple-tasting-review.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2448205675475572567"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2448205675475572567"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/12\/snow-sweet-snowsweet-apple-tasting-review.html","title":"Snow Sweet *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ANyphK1rBJQ\/UpuE8qi4xHI\/AAAAAAAABTY\/T-AnX7JZHBs\/s72-c\/Snow+Sweet.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-8756126007242732017"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-29T19:58:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.481-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Galarina"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Galarina *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-05OxroT3uR0\/UpFKH1m5hSI\/AAAAAAAABS0\/86KIdvduvKo\/s1600\/Galerina.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 4px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-05OxroT3uR0\/UpFKH1m5hSI\/AAAAAAAABS0\/86KIdvduvKo\/s320\/Galerina.jpg\" title=\"Galarina\" width=\"255\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EGalarina is classically shaped, ribbed with distinct \u0026quot;chins\u0026quot; at the base. It\u0026#39;s large, though not quite as big as pollen parent \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/querina-florina-apple-tasting-review.html\"\u003EQuerina\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis apple has a blush that is deep and saturated at its greatest. On more-shaded quarters the red fades to a wash with some stripped variation.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThere the green-yellow peel gives the apple a slight orange tint. Overall the blush covers 80 to 90 percent.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe lenticels are small and indistinct in the darkest blush, larger elsewhere. Galarina has only a faint sweet aroma.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/galarina-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8756126007242732017\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/galarina-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8756126007242732017"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8756126007242732017"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/galarina-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Galarina *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-05OxroT3uR0\/UpFKH1m5hSI\/AAAAAAAABS0\/86KIdvduvKo\/s72-c\/Galerina.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-9185404893622004009"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-23T13:44:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.537-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rubyfrost"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Rubyfrost *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-nIsJtB1IzSs\/Uo-Cm8wguNI\/AAAAAAAABSk\/7kLALbsy7jw\/s1600\/Rubyfrost.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 4px; matgin-right: 4px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-nIsJtB1IzSs\/Uo-Cm8wguNI\/AAAAAAAABSk\/7kLALbsy7jw\/s320\/Rubyfrost.jpg\" title=\"Rubyfrost\" width=\"250\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EToday\u0026#39;s new variety is a large apple with a deep and even red blush randomly studded with tan lenticels. The only unblushed peel, a tiny patch in the stem well, is more green than yellow\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis sample is misshapen, lopsided and with a great dimple in one side (not shown). I think its ideal shape is rounded with very moderate ribbing that really only shows at the base.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EI like odd shapes and this attractive apple feels very solid and sports a cidery aroma.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/rubyfrost-apple-tasting-review.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/9185404893622004009\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/rubyfrost-apple-tasting-review.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/9185404893622004009"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/9185404893622004009"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/rubyfrost-apple-tasting-review.html","title":"Rubyfrost *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-nIsJtB1IzSs\/Uo-Cm8wguNI\/AAAAAAAABSk\/7kLALbsy7jw\/s72-c\/Rubyfrost.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-5305977470921838730"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-19T20:14:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.258-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rubinette"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Rubinette *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-AITsgwTT0f0\/Uotjdhf0BWI\/AAAAAAAABRQ\/G0uxX6mNnM4\/s1600\/Rubinette.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: .3m; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 3px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-AITsgwTT0f0\/Uotjdhf0BWI\/AAAAAAAABRQ\/G0uxX6mNnM4\/s200\/Rubinette.jpg\" height=\"188\" title=\"Rubinette\" width=\"200\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EMy tiny Rubinette is in rough shape.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThere\u0026#39;s a bruise in the middle of its streaky red blush. The unblushed yellow-green peel is wrinkled. Squeeze this classically shaped, slightly ribbed apple and there is give.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAnd yet.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/rubinette-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5305977470921838730\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/rubinette-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5305977470921838730"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5305977470921838730"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/rubinette-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Rubinette *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-AITsgwTT0f0\/Uotjdhf0BWI\/AAAAAAAABRQ\/G0uxX6mNnM4\/s72-c\/Rubinette.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-7275127730481949660"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-14T20:30:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.408-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Oliver"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Senator"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Senator *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-MqnmxFDz1DY\/UoVFgbOQVbI\/AAAAAAAABQw\/qJSY9BwG1ug\/s1600\/Senator.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 3px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-MqnmxFDz1DY\/UoVFgbOQVbI\/AAAAAAAABQw\/qJSY9BwG1ug\/s320\/Senator.jpg\" title=\"Senator\" width=\"240\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EMedium sized and oblate with next to no ribbing, Senator has a pure red blush that at its deepest is dark and saturated, with none of the purple tones that characterize many deep red apples.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe blush is more orange-red where thinner. Coverage is nearly complete.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe peel is otherwise yellow tinted green, and tan lenticels (generally small and numerous below, large and rarefied aloft) add dramatic contrast. Senator is a looker.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe apple feels quite firm with only a faint musty aroma.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/senator-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7275127730481949660\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/senator-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7275127730481949660"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7275127730481949660"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/senator-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Senator *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-MqnmxFDz1DY\/UoVFgbOQVbI\/AAAAAAAABQw\/qJSY9BwG1ug\/s72-c\/Senator.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-6706161282416470280"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-31T20:53:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.359-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"New York"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"NY 315"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"NY 315 *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This large yellow apple looks and smells like a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/golden-delicious.html\"\u003EGolden Delicious\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7Ej2rg3Xn_U\/UmpeZcpXD_I\/AAAAAAAABMc\/1V0qQXVjSR0\/s1600\/New+York.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: .2em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 4px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7Ej2rg3Xn_U\/UmpeZcpXD_I\/AAAAAAAABMc\/1V0qQXVjSR0\/s320\/New+York.jpg\" width=\"260\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EIt\u0026#39;s perhaps a little more squat, and the blush, when there is one, is different, a streaky orange pink with a hint of copper.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E(Golden Delicious will blush if you let her, but the effect is more solid, like \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/smoothee-improved-golden-delicious.html\"\u003Ethis\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe green lenticels are a little different as well.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EBut the classic conical shape, the moderate ribbing, and the rich cider-and-honey aroma all suggest Golden D, in the family tree if not in the flesh.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIt has an open \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/calyx.html\"\u003Ecalyx\u003C\/a\u003E and is quite firm.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/ny-315-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6706161282416470280\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/ny-315-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6706161282416470280"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6706161282416470280"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/ny-315-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"NY 315 *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7Ej2rg3Xn_U\/UmpeZcpXD_I\/AAAAAAAABMc\/1V0qQXVjSR0\/s72-c\/New+York.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-1362661543699865578"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-25T22:00:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-03-31T15:08:17.796-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"California"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Russet Beauty"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Russet Beauty *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-puWVq4zkaro\/Umsbi6_YxaI\/AAAAAAAABNM\/Y7f9ufVvjog\/s1600\/Russet+Beauty.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-left: 1.0em; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 4px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"188\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-puWVq4zkaro\/Umsbi6_YxaI\/AAAAAAAABNM\/Y7f9ufVvjog\/s200\/Russet+Beauty.jpg\" title=\"Russet Beauty\" width=\"200\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThis striking sample is small and oblate with minimal ribbing. The bumpy, textured coppery brown russet covers all, though it is thin enough in spots that the underlying green peers through.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EJudging from a tiny area at the lips of the (closed) calyx, this is a vivid saturated viridian.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis one smells gently yeasty and has a very slight give when squeezed.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/russet-beauty-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1362661543699865578\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/russet-beauty-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1362661543699865578"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1362661543699865578"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/russet-beauty-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Russet Beauty *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-puWVq4zkaro\/Umsbi6_YxaI\/AAAAAAAABNM\/Y7f9ufVvjog\/s72-c\/Russet+Beauty.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-5215699210524301326"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-08T21:38:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.244-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sops of Wine"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sops of Wine *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-eg5QrzrNb14\/UlNV1-Ob5KI\/AAAAAAAABIg\/FB5qf4U6JKA\/s1600\/Sops+of+Wine+(Sops+in+Wine).jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: .2em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 4px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-eg5QrzrNb14\/UlNV1-Ob5KI\/AAAAAAAABIg\/FB5qf4U6JKA\/s320\/Sops+of+Wine+(Sops+in+Wine).jpg\" title=\"Sops of Wine\" width=\"220\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe streaky blush of this apple, red with an orange cast,  covers most of a light green-yellow peel. Large light lenticels provide additional decoration.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe apple is on the large end of medium, oblate and moderately ribbed. It has a rich, sweet aroma with a hint of yeast, and feels quite firm\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe light yellow flesh, more coarse-grained than fine, is \u003Cb\u003Epleasant to chew but not very crisp by modern standards.\u003C\/b\u003E The flavors are well balanced, favoring the sweet side, with a little savory note and quite a bit of banana.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/sops-of-wine-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5215699210524301326\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/sops-of-wine-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5215699210524301326"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5215699210524301326"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/sops-of-wine-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Sops of Wine *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-eg5QrzrNb14\/UlNV1-Ob5KI\/AAAAAAAABIg\/FB5qf4U6JKA\/s72-c\/Sops+of+Wine+(Sops+in+Wine).jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-8825845334222870058"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-06T17:55:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-01-04T11:14:34.099-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"California"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sommerfeld"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sommerfeld *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-3yQ3KWYmvqw\/UlHaHaa8zAI\/AAAAAAAABIQ\/V4syE4R_Stw\/s1600\/Summerfield.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: .2em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 4px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-3yQ3KWYmvqw\/UlHaHaa8zAI\/AAAAAAAABIQ\/V4syE4R_Stw\/s320\/Summerfield.jpg\" title=\"Summerfield\" width=\"236\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EOn the smaller side of large, somewhat blocky with moderate ribbing, Sommerfeld sports a variegated streaky blush, dull red.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis completely covers the yellow peel, though on the shaded side the streaks grow sparser. You have to look twice to notice the many light lenticels dotting the mix.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe peel has a matt, almost rubbery, finish. Unbroken there is a sweet cidery aroma and a little give to the hand.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/summerfield-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8825845334222870058\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/summerfield-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8825845334222870058"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8825845334222870058"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/summerfield-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Sommerfeld *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-3yQ3KWYmvqw\/UlHaHaa8zAI\/AAAAAAAABIQ\/V4syE4R_Stw\/s72-c\/Summerfield.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-257848783227787557"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-01T12:34:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-01-26T19:47:52.648-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"NY 61345-2"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"NY 61345-2 *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-AY7pEGw2_CA\/UkIpn6SgV0I\/AAAAAAAABHw\/uYzFCNQAUzE\/s1600\/NY+61345-2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: .2em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 3px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-AY7pEGw2_CA\/UkIpn6SgV0I\/AAAAAAAABHw\/uYzFCNQAUzE\/s320\/NY+61345-2.jpg\" title=\"NY 61345-2\" width=\"236\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EWhenever I sample one of these unknown offerings, too obscure to even merit a name, I feel as though I am sitting down with the grower who planted (or grafted) the tree.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis interested me, the farmer seems to say. What do you think?\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EOn the smaller side of large, this apple is oblate but also conical, blushed dull red over green yellow. Large light lenticels show against the blush, and at the top of the fruit these are stretched into ovals and stubby lines.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/NY-61345-2-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/257848783227787557\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/NY-61345-2-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/257848783227787557"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/257848783227787557"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/NY-61345-2-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"NY 61345-2 *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-AY7pEGw2_CA\/UkIpn6SgV0I\/AAAAAAAABHw\/uYzFCNQAUzE\/s72-c\/NY+61345-2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-1284430539631123195"},"published":{"$t":"2013-09-27T21:45:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:15.906-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Maiden's Blush"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Maiden's Blush *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_WyEOe84zks\/Uj9BU8_zDaI\/AAAAAAAABHg\/HMrxrG8Oocw\/s1600\/MaidenBlush.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: .2em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 4px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_WyEOe84zks\/Uj9BU8_zDaI\/AAAAAAAABHg\/HMrxrG8Oocw\/s320\/MaidenBlush.jpg\" title=\"Maiden\u0026#39;s Blush\" width=\"220\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EMedium-sized, very oblate, green-yellow with smooth rosy cheeks, Maiden Blush resembles nothing so much as a supersized \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/lady-apple-api.html\"\u003ELady Apple\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIts small light lenticels are nearly unnoticeable. In hand it is quite firm to the squeeze.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EInside this apple is fine-grained white flesh, somewhat dense and hard. The flavors are balanced but on the tart side, and perhaps \u003Cb\u003Emore chewy than crunchy.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/Maidens-Blush-apple-review-tasting.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1284430539631123195\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/Maidens-Blush-apple-review-tasting.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1284430539631123195"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1284430539631123195"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/Maidens-Blush-apple-review-tasting.html","title":"Maiden's Blush *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_WyEOe84zks\/Uj9BU8_zDaI\/AAAAAAAABHg\/HMrxrG8Oocw\/s72-c\/MaidenBlush.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-5168950463262249023"},"published":{"$t":"2013-09-03T17:03:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-10-23T22:41:26.943-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"August"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Early Macoun"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"NY 75414-1"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Early Macoun (NY 75414-1) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-b-v3oI9wpig\/UiZJU2xSjOI\/AAAAAAAABF4\/nBzUVT2MgBI\/s1600\/NY75414-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: .2em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 4px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-b-v3oI9wpig\/UiZJU2xSjOI\/AAAAAAAABF4\/nBzUVT2MgBI\/s200\/NY75414-1.jpg\" title=\"NY 75414-1 \u0026quot;Early Macoun\u0026quot;\" width=\"208\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u0026quot;Early Macoun\u0026quot; is just a nickname proffered by Hutchins Farm to give our brains a handy handle for this variety. It is formally known only as NY 75414-1.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMy samples are all small, though that may be more a characteristic of this harvest than of the breed in general. They are classically shaped with a slight conical taper and almost no ribbing at all.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe blush is crimson with dark purple streaks, made even darker on some samples by a smokey blue bloom like the one that gives a name to the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/blue-pearmain.html\"\u003EBlue Pearmain\u003C\/a\u003E. The effect is striking.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/early-macoun-ny-75414-1.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5168950463262249023\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/early-macoun-ny-75414-1.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5168950463262249023"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5168950463262249023"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/early-macoun-ny-75414-1.html","title":"Early Macoun (NY 75414-1) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-b-v3oI9wpig\/UiZJU2xSjOI\/AAAAAAAABF4\/nBzUVT2MgBI\/s72-c\/NY75414-1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-6493913049587743881"},"published":{"$t":"2013-08-31T22:44:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.336-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"August"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Earliblaze"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Earliblaze *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Today\u0026#39;s apple (and photo) comes courtesy of a generous Ohio reader who mailed me six slightly oblate small-to-medium Earliblaze apples.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-GbKJ5w5Sj6E\/UiJb6j29I_I\/AAAAAAAABFI\/Vinxo7ehxRc\/s1600\/Earliblaze.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 4px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-GbKJ5w5Sj6E\/UiJb6j29I_I\/AAAAAAAABFI\/Vinxo7ehxRc\/s320\/Earliblaze.jpg\" title=\"Earliblaze\" width=\"220\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThese have light ribbing, deep stem wells, and closed calyxes.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe streaky red blush over yellow green is bright and attractive with some deep crimson strokes. The peel is glossy and the blush showcases small but distinct light lenticels.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThere\u0026#39;s some bruising and flyspeck. These no-spray apples smell sweet with yeasty overtones\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/08\/earliblaze-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6493913049587743881\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/08\/earliblaze-apple.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6493913049587743881"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6493913049587743881"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/08\/earliblaze-apple.html","title":"Earliblaze *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-GbKJ5w5Sj6E\/UiJb6j29I_I\/AAAAAAAABFI\/Vinxo7ehxRc\/s72-c\/Earliblaze.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-7750722934409231450"},"published":{"$t":"2013-08-02T15:46:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.420-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Envy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Scilate"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Envy (Scilate) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-oWyVlQOb7pg\/Ufsp3d-WyvI\/AAAAAAAABCc\/4WeF9ZzRbWg\/s1600\/Envy.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-oWyVlQOb7pg\/Ufsp3d-WyvI\/AAAAAAAABCc\/4WeF9ZzRbWg\/s400\/Envy.jpg\" height=\"360\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis apple, like Pink Lady in the UK, is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/pinkladyapples.co.uk\/\"\u003Emarketed to women\u003C\/a\u003E. But if Pink Lady\u0026#39;s brand avatar suggests a wholesome young mother, Envy is Pink Lady\u0026#39;s \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140517062313\/http:\/\/envyapple.com\/\"\u003Emore worldly sister\u003C\/a\u003E, exotic and sultry.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EToday we can finally blow past the clever marketing and taste the real deal.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/08\/envy-scilate.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7750722934409231450\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/08\/envy-scilate.html#comment-form","title":"9 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7750722934409231450"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7750722934409231450"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/08\/envy-scilate.html","title":"Envy (Scilate) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-oWyVlQOb7pg\/Ufsp3d-WyvI\/AAAAAAAABCc\/4WeF9ZzRbWg\/s72-c\/Envy.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"9"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-6534823796899153197"},"published":{"$t":"2013-01-28T12:53:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.348-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Opal"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Opal *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-15pFRh_i7dg\/UQXqzhHVepI\/AAAAAAAAA-s\/MVPG4yE9_u4\/s1600\/opal.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 2px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-15pFRh_i7dg\/UQXqzhHVepI\/AAAAAAAAA-s\/MVPG4yE9_u4\/s320\/opal.jpg\" title=\"Opal\" width=\"254\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ELarge Opal\u0026#39;s lively lemon yellow is dialed back just a notch by a drop of orange. Conical and ribbed, she is sparsely decorated with large brown lenticels and a brown crown of russet. One sports a small spotty patch of pink blush.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EUnbroken, Opal has a strong aroma of cider and honey and a whiff of spice. Her calyx is only half closed.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/01\/opal-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6534823796899153197\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/01\/opal-apple.html#comment-form","title":"11 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6534823796899153197"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6534823796899153197"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2013\/01\/opal-apple.html","title":"Opal *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-15pFRh_i7dg\/UQXqzhHVepI\/AAAAAAAAA-s\/MVPG4yE9_u4\/s72-c\/opal.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"11"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-4156960055276889907"},"published":{"$t":"2012-11-03T08:37:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.149-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fireside"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Fireside *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-b9DoNEOukl8\/UIRA28dXm9I\/AAAAAAAAA2M\/IuJldwbAJ1I\/s1600\/Fireside.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 4px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-b9DoNEOukl8\/UIRA28dXm9I\/AAAAAAAAA2M\/IuJldwbAJ1I\/s320\/Fireside.jpg\" title=\"Fireside\" width=\"270\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThe thin orange-red blush that partially covers this large chartreuse apple includes some saturated red streaks and showcases many small light lenticels. (The lenticels are harder to see on the unblushed peel.)\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EI have two, round and slightly, but noticibly, ribbed. One is a little connical. Both have swaths and scars of russet, and there is a little flyspeck, visible at right on today\u0026#39;s photo (click for close-up).\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis apple is fresh from the orchard and, unbroken, has a sweet fragrance tinged with cider and banana.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2012\/11\/fireside-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4156960055276889907\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2012\/11\/fireside-apple.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4156960055276889907"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4156960055276889907"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2012\/11\/fireside-apple.html","title":"Fireside *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-b9DoNEOukl8\/UIRA28dXm9I\/AAAAAAAAA2M\/IuJldwbAJ1I\/s72-c\/Fireside.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-3977570321782765430"},"published":{"$t":"2012-10-25T07:50:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.120-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stark"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Stark *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-N_kZ9UewCZg\/UHi2JlpW25I\/AAAAAAAAAyQ\/lDPMhisZG4E\/s1600\/Stark.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 4px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-N_kZ9UewCZg\/UHi2JlpW25I\/AAAAAAAAAyQ\/lDPMhisZG4E\/s320\/Stark.jpg\" title=\"Stark\" width=\"240\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThese classically shaped apples with minimal ribbing span the range between medium and large. A thin red blush washes over an intense spring green. The waxy peel shines.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EExcept where accented with specks of russet, the small lenticels are hard to see.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EI wonder if these are fully ripe. They feel quite hard.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EStark\u0026#39;s flesh is a medium-coarse yellow-green. That unripe theory looks pretty good, but lets see what there is to see.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2012\/10\/stark-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3977570321782765430\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2012\/10\/stark-apple.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3977570321782765430"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3977570321782765430"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2012\/10\/stark-apple.html","title":"Stark *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-N_kZ9UewCZg\/UHi2JlpW25I\/AAAAAAAAAyQ\/lDPMhisZG4E\/s72-c\/Stark.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-8463159790084737583"},"published":{"$t":"2012-10-22T10:01:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.456-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Chandler"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Chandler *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-PC1zU2hClsU\/UHwDjUsKZLI\/AAAAAAAAAy8\/nHe4AbawTQY\/s1600\/Chandler.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 4px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-PC1zU2hClsU\/UHwDjUsKZLI\/AAAAAAAAAy8\/nHe4AbawTQY\/s320\/Chandler.jpg\" title=\"Chandler\" width=\"234\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThis heritage apple is large, ribbed, and lumpy. A streaky red blush mostly covers bright green, and tiny light lenticels are not prominent.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EChandler unbroken has a pleasant cider aroma and a shiny waxy peel.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIts coarse butter-yellow flesh is juicy and crisp, with just a little give.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe sweet-tart balance is right in the zone\u003C\/b\u003E to showcase flavors of sweet cider alongside something sharper that I will describe, for lack of a better, as pineapple, though that really isn\u0026#39;t right. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2012\/10\/chandler-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8463159790084737583\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2012\/10\/chandler-apple.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8463159790084737583"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8463159790084737583"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2012\/10\/chandler-apple.html","title":"Chandler *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-PC1zU2hClsU\/UHwDjUsKZLI\/AAAAAAAAAy8\/nHe4AbawTQY\/s72-c\/Chandler.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-1382154013702170854"},"published":{"$t":"2012-10-10T07:53:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:15.937-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Honeygold"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Honeygold (Honey Gold) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FYAulytmO-c\/UHDAaHw9RtI\/AAAAAAAAAws\/SBkHJQuJtms\/s1600\/Honey+Gold.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 4px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FYAulytmO-c\/UHDAaHw9RtI\/AAAAAAAAAws\/SBkHJQuJtms\/s320\/Honey+Gold.jpg\" title=\"Honeygold\" width=\"240\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThere\u0026#39;s not much gold on my Honeygolds. Except for a yellow tint within the faint orange-rose blush that covers perhaps one sixth of the peel, this apple is a bright spring green.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMaybe, then, mine were picked early. On the other hand, this has been an early season.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EHoneygold clocks in on the small edge of large, slightly ribbed. Its many dark lenticels are prominent and feel a little rough, suggesting russet.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2012\/10\/honeygold-honey-gold-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1382154013702170854\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2012\/10\/honeygold-honey-gold-apple.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1382154013702170854"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1382154013702170854"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2012\/10\/honeygold-honey-gold-apple.html","title":"Honeygold (Honey Gold) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FYAulytmO-c\/UHDAaHw9RtI\/AAAAAAAAAws\/SBkHJQuJtms\/s72-c\/Honey+Gold.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-4106330794179452317"},"published":{"$t":"2012-09-20T22:21:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.135-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Holstein"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Holstein *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-330ht9MgHuA\/UFuYaLs_PMI\/AAAAAAAAAs0\/d9Vt0X78hPQ\/s1600\/Holstein.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 4px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-330ht9MgHuA\/UFuYaLs_PMI\/AAAAAAAAAs0\/d9Vt0X78hPQ\/s320\/Holstein.jpg\" height=\"auto\" title=\"Holstein\" width=\"250\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThis big apple with the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holstein_cattle\"\u003Ebovine name\u003C\/a\u003E is slightly ribbed with a layered, variegated peel.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EStart with yellow-green with streaks of spring green. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAdd a thin red blush for an orange-brown effect covering maybe two thirds; put streakey dribs and drabs of more-saturated red inside the blush. There\u0026#39;s an O of coppery russet around the base. Light lenticels are barely visible except where russetted over. The shiny peel gives a satiny finish.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/holstein-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4106330794179452317\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/holstein-apple.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4106330794179452317"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4106330794179452317"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/holstein-apple.html","title":"Holstein *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-330ht9MgHuA\/UFuYaLs_PMI\/AAAAAAAAAs0\/d9Vt0X78hPQ\/s72-c\/Holstein.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-9046313414577986695"},"published":{"$t":"2012-01-28T15:29:00.008-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-11T15:14:19.193-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Junami"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Milwa"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Junami * (Milwa, Diwa)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DZX-P5-8lSY\/TyNlBuJawvI\/AAAAAAAAAfU\/G8fuffTl6f8\/s1600\/Jumani.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Junami\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702512633422988018\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DZX-P5-8lSY\/TyNlBuJawvI\/AAAAAAAAAfU\/G8fuffTl6f8\/s320\/Jumani.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height240: 212px; margin: 4px 12px 4px 0; width: 240px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EI learned of this new apple last Tuesday from a thoughtful reader\u0026#39;s \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/have-bite.html?showComment=1327453025672#c2825161175888062825\"\u003Ecomment.\u003C\/a\u003E Fat chance, thought I, to find it anywhere in my neck of the woods this year.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe next morning I read a \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/lifestyle\/food-dining\/2012\/01\/25\/junami-latest-pick\/qVa3gNURrJiGiQfpJllplK\/story.html?code=#asldjn45\"\u003Eshort blurb about the apple\u003C\/a\u003E in the Boston Globe; I was able to buy some that afternoon. \u003Cem\u003EUpdate:\u003C\/em\u003E They were gone without a trace the following Sunday. Short season!\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2012\/01\/junami-milwa-diwa-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/9046313414577986695\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2012\/01\/junami-milwa-diwa-apple.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/9046313414577986695"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/9046313414577986695"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2012\/01\/junami-milwa-diwa-apple.html","title":"Junami * (Milwa, Diwa)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DZX-P5-8lSY\/TyNlBuJawvI\/AAAAAAAAAfU\/G8fuffTl6f8\/s72-c\/Jumani.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-5100323375893054670"},"published":{"$t":"2011-12-03T20:11:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:54:16.201-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Api Apple"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lady Apple"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Lady Apple (Api) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Today\u0026#39;s apple may be the oldest variety I ever will taste. These are crab-apple sized and when Lady is bearing her branches are festooned with small fruit so thick as to resemble garlands of apples.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0.7em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sf6N5LZipL8\/Tsmj1sUWA0I\/AAAAAAAAAck\/1b4vZ6ZNgCs\/s1600\/Lady%2Bgarland.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677248948102103874\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sf6N5LZipL8\/Tsmj1sUWA0I\/AAAAAAAAAck\/1b4vZ6ZNgCs\/s400\/Lady%2Bgarland.jpg\" style=\"height: 221px; width: 430px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EA garland of Ladies contra-dance against the October sky\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EA closer look at this ancient variety below the fold.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/lady-apple-api.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5100323375893054670\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/lady-apple-api.html#comment-form","title":"12 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5100323375893054670"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5100323375893054670"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/lady-apple-api.html","title":"Lady Apple (Api) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sf6N5LZipL8\/Tsmj1sUWA0I\/AAAAAAAAAck\/1b4vZ6ZNgCs\/s72-c\/Lady%2Bgarland.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"12"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-7372634174812318881"},"published":{"$t":"2011-11-19T20:36:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.838-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hunt Russet"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hunt Russet *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sR5X0KLfIcQ\/TsAHC66O7cI\/AAAAAAAAAcQ\/dlkxV1s60X8\/s1600\/Hunt%2BRusset.jpg\" title=\"Hunt Russet\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674543277241462210\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sR5X0KLfIcQ\/TsAHC66O7cI\/AAAAAAAAAcQ\/dlkxV1s60X8\/s320\/Hunt%2BRusset.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 290px; margin: 4px 3px 5px 11px; width: 290px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EMedium-sized, large for a russet, this apple has a rough golden jacket over bright green peel. Some blushed stripes peep though at intervals, and a small patch of dull red blush is mostly russet free.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/lenticels.html\"\u003ELenticels\u003C\/a\u003E are also full of russet and really only noticeable in the blush, though they do bulge out slightly into small tactile bumps.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EFoolishly I held on to this one a few weeks longer than I needed and there\u0026#39;s a bit of give to it when I squeeze, but russets can hold up marvelously and it is only November 12.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EHunt\u0026#39;s texture is yielding but still good, fine-grained flesh shot with green highlights. Not super juicy but \u003Cb\u003Efull of sugary flavor enlivened by some sprightly tartness.\u003C\/b\u003E The usual russet flavors of pear and cane sugar are well presented, and also a hint of lemonade, a nice touch.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/hunt-russet-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7372634174812318881\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/hunt-russet-apple.html#comment-form","title":"8 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7372634174812318881"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7372634174812318881"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/hunt-russet-apple.html","title":"Hunt Russet *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sR5X0KLfIcQ\/TsAHC66O7cI\/AAAAAAAAAcQ\/dlkxV1s60X8\/s72-c\/Hunt%2BRusset.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"8"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-5132181726723571292"},"published":{"$t":"2011-11-18T08:44:00.007-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.727-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Domine"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Domine (Dominie) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2mrfoxNIwQg\/Tr3FMfWTvBI\/AAAAAAAAAcE\/eY5YQVhS8ds\/s1600\/Domine.jpg\" title=\"Domine\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673907923920862226\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2mrfoxNIwQg\/Tr3FMfWTvBI\/AAAAAAAAAcE\/eY5YQVhS8ds\/s320\/Domine.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 268px; margin: 4px 12px 5px 0; width: 270px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThe larger of my two samples is medium big, classically shaped (though lopsided) with just a hint of ribbing. The smaller sample is oblate. On both, a dull red blush covers nearly all the yellow-green surface to differing degrees of streaky translucency. Tan lenticels of varying sizes irregularly mark the surface.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe larger apple had a few soft spots, from handling or perhaps \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/08\/hurricane-irene-apple-crop-harvest.html\"\u003ETropical Storm Irene,\u003C\/a\u003E and was generally inferior. That\u0026#39;s the one I photographed, but my tasting notes are based on the smaller, better Domine.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThat one\u0026#39;s flesh is medium-grained, white with a greenish cast. It\u0026#39;s got a crunch, though a yielding one, and the peel is chewy but not bad. \u003Cb\u003EDomine\u0026#39;s flavors are well-balanced with some sprightly tartness.\u003C\/b\u003E It\u0026#39;s a slightly vinous and there is also a little acidity, but there\u0026#39;s also a good portion of initial sweetness, along with vanilla and spice. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/domine-apple-dominie.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5132181726723571292\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/domine-apple-dominie.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5132181726723571292"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5132181726723571292"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/domine-apple-dominie.html","title":"Domine (Dominie) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2mrfoxNIwQg\/Tr3FMfWTvBI\/AAAAAAAAAcE\/eY5YQVhS8ds\/s72-c\/Domine.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-4841541883384895733"},"published":{"$t":"2011-11-03T19:55:00.005-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.703-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Creston"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Creston *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca title= \"Creston\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1rqmq0ssKK0\/TrH6MHthpBI\/AAAAAAAAAZ4\/XuEHvKgveX8\/s1600\/Creston.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670588491971535890\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1rqmq0ssKK0\/TrH6MHthpBI\/AAAAAAAAAZ4\/XuEHvKgveX8\/s320\/Creston.jpg\" style=\"float: right; height: 233px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 3px; margin-top: 4px; width: 250px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThese run large to very large, though not tall, and are conical to a nearly top-heavy extent.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EA translucent red blush covers about half of the peel, which is otherwise yellow tinted with a little green. The underlying yellow gives the blush an orange cast but it is subdued.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ESmall lenticels are also understated (except when russeted), presenting as green against the yellow and an almost invisible tan against the blush.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ECreston smells sweet and rich like a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/golden-delicious.html\"\u003EGolden Delicious,\u003C\/a\u003E Creston\u0026#39;s dam.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/creston-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4841541883384895733\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/creston-apple.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4841541883384895733"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4841541883384895733"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/creston-apple.html","title":"Creston *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1rqmq0ssKK0\/TrH6MHthpBI\/AAAAAAAAAZ4\/XuEHvKgveX8\/s72-c\/Creston.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-5621492377475024588"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-27T08:42:00.005-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-01-07T22:49:37.917-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Paw Paw"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Paw Paw *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-rlATXKToHms\/TqLivTAuwPI\/AAAAAAAAAY4\/zf7fVoRi-F8\/s1600\/Paw%2BPaw.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666340583370572018\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-rlATXKToHms\/TqLivTAuwPI\/AAAAAAAAAY4\/zf7fVoRi-F8\/s320\/Paw%2BPaw.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 231px; margin: 3px 12px 4px 0; width: 240px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EA fruit named, seemingly, for \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=%22paw+paw%22\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;prmd=imvns\u0026amp;tbm=isch\u0026amp;tbo=u\u0026amp;source=univ\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ei=UEypTtrVF4Te0QH40diuDg\u0026amp;ved=0CHYQsAQ\u0026amp;biw=1024\u0026amp;bih=649#hl=en\u0026amp;tbm=isch\u0026amp;q=paw+paw+fruit\u0026amp;revid=38696964\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ei=WUypTruCOIXI0AGfpvCLDg\u0026amp;ved=0CEQQ1QIoAQ\u0026amp;bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb\u0026amp;fp=cdb048c2a2919faa\u0026amp;biw=1024\u0026amp;bih=649\"\u003Eanother fruit.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EI have two examples of Paw Paw, and while the one in my photo is less round and more blushed, both are medium-sized apples with a streaky red blush and many large light lenticels.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe red streaks are deep and dark in places, a quality my camera just will not capture. The peel has a glossy finish and the unblushed part is spring green.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe flesh of one sample is dense and fine grained, white noticeably tinted with green. It\u0026#39;s crisp, nearly breaking, and is mild and well-balanced with no acidity. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/paw-paw-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5621492377475024588\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/paw-paw-apple.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5621492377475024588"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5621492377475024588"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/paw-paw-apple.html","title":"Paw Paw *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-rlATXKToHms\/TqLivTAuwPI\/AAAAAAAAAY4\/zf7fVoRi-F8\/s72-c\/Paw%2BPaw.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-449578235592009066"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-24T19:26:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.692-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Red Canada"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Red Canada *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Dyu0bgbFM6o\/TpsVKQgRCeI\/AAAAAAAAAYY\/3RF6q3YJiTs\/s1600\/Red%2BCanada.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664144222321707490\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Dyu0bgbFM6o\/TpsVKQgRCeI\/AAAAAAAAAYY\/3RF6q3YJiTs\/s320\/Red%2BCanada.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 200px; margin: 4px 3px 4px 12px; width: 220px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ERed Canada is round with some ribbing and a deep stem well. A thin red blush covers about two thirds of otherwise spring green, and many large green lenticels cover the surface. The apple has a sweet aroma.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E(A second sample, shown, is smaller and more oblate, with a blush that is stronger, deeper, and more complete.)\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ERed has fine-grained white flesh tinged with green, crisp though not quite breaking. It is pleasantly balanced and mild with cane sugar, kiwi, and a little light caramel note. The peel adds a chewy vegetable touch at the end of each bite. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EThis is an agreeable apple that anyone should be able to enjoy.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/red-canada-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/449578235592009066\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/red-canada-apple.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/449578235592009066"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/449578235592009066"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/red-canada-apple.html","title":"Red Canada *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Dyu0bgbFM6o\/TpsVKQgRCeI\/AAAAAAAAAYY\/3RF6q3YJiTs\/s72-c\/Red%2BCanada.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-1927644256133840423"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-22T11:21:00.003-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.493-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Granite Beauty"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Granite Beauty *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cU1MlQ3Wh1Y\/TpXN0ScQN9I\/AAAAAAAAAX0\/RrgrZJM1UIo\/s1600\/Granite%2BBeauty.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662658404675499986\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cU1MlQ3Wh1Y\/TpXN0ScQN9I\/AAAAAAAAAX0\/RrgrZJM1UIo\/s320\/Granite%2BBeauty.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 224px; margin: 4px 3px 4px 12px; width: 250px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThis October apple is a large medium, slightly ribbed and slightly conical, with a streakey red blush that mostly covers spring green. On one sample the small light lenticels have rusetted over and are prominent, but not on the other.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EInside, the Granite Beauty has crisp (but not breaking) snow-white flesh with green highlights, and its taste is correspondingly balanced, with some tart accents. Flavors feature some \u003Cb\u003Espicy floral notes and a vinous quality,\u003C\/b\u003E and there is an echo of cream soda towards the end.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/granite-beauty-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1927644256133840423\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/granite-beauty-apple.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1927644256133840423"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1927644256133840423"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/granite-beauty-apple.html","title":"Granite Beauty *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cU1MlQ3Wh1Y\/TpXN0ScQN9I\/AAAAAAAAAX0\/RrgrZJM1UIo\/s72-c\/Granite%2BBeauty.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-1562452745013259224"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-20T08:03:00.005-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.445-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Deacon Jones"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Deacon Jones *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Deacon Jones\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-siUlxL3ExDs\/TpjwIPQojuI\/AAAAAAAAAYA\/xDN-2VRUOzI\/s1600\/Deacon%2BJones.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:right; margin:4px 3px 4px 12px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 259px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-siUlxL3ExDs\/TpjwIPQojuI\/AAAAAAAAAYA\/xDN-2VRUOzI\/s320\/Deacon%2BJones.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663540555744317154\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/tower-hill-heirloom-orchard-tasting.html\"\u003ETower Hill\u003C\/a\u003E (which conserves this heirloom variety) describes Deacon Jones as medium-sized, but my sample is larger than that. It\u0026#39;s elongated, even conical, and just a little ribbed.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe Deacon\u0026#39;s green peel is half covered with a brick-red blush decorated with many tan lenticels that are all but invisible in the unblushed green. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe skin is matt rather than glossy and the fruit has a staid beauty, quite solid in hand, with a sweet aroma of cut grass.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe flesh of this fruit is dense and fine-grained, white, and crisp but a little yielding. The peel is chewy and dominates the end of each bite perhaps a bit too much. \u003Cb\u003EDeacon\u0026#39;s flavors are mild and sweet and pleasant, with no acidity.\u003C\/b\u003E There is a little melon and seedless grapes, and a third flavor that is something like this.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/deacon-jones-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1562452745013259224\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/deacon-jones-apple.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1562452745013259224"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1562452745013259224"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/deacon-jones-apple.html","title":"Deacon Jones *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-siUlxL3ExDs\/TpjwIPQojuI\/AAAAAAAAAYA\/xDN-2VRUOzI\/s72-c\/Deacon%2BJones.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-9221432598322378400"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-11T18:16:00.007-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.991-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jonafree"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Jonafree *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-7Ze-xNrL9No\/TosutQK7GwI\/AAAAAAAAAXM\/lc56k9PEVQc\/s1600\/Jonafree.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Jonafree\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659668711690935042\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-7Ze-xNrL9No\/TosutQK7GwI\/AAAAAAAAAXM\/lc56k9PEVQc\/s320\/Jonafree.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 178px; margin: 4px 10px 4px 0; width: 200px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThe blush of this small medium-sized apple runs from streaky to saturated, where it can be a true deep red. It is round with some ribbing and small light lenticels that are widely spaced.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EJonafree\u0026#39;s flesh is satisfyingly crunchy and juicy,\u003C\/span\u003E a coarse-grained yellow. It is firm and crisp enough to break off into delightful chunks. The flavor is sweet with balancing tartness showcasing simple rich fruity flavors with perhaps hints of cane sugar, pineapple, and, briefly early on in the chew, bananas.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/jonafree.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/9221432598322378400\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/jonafree.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/9221432598322378400"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/9221432598322378400"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/jonafree.html","title":"Jonafree *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-7Ze-xNrL9No\/TosutQK7GwI\/AAAAAAAAAXM\/lc56k9PEVQc\/s72-c\/Jonafree.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-1851565042782620498"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-07T22:14:00.005-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.481-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Priscilla"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Priscilla *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-adBp8As943g\/Tou1EXFHWLI\/AAAAAAAAAXg\/5_V_-LQEzbM\/s1600\/Priscilla.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Priscilla\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659816443240732850\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-adBp8As943g\/Tou1EXFHWLI\/AAAAAAAAAXg\/5_V_-LQEzbM\/s320\/Priscilla.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 287px; margin: 4px 12px 4px 0px; width: 300px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThis large ribbed apple sports a blush that runs to a deep brick red where saturated. Her small lenticels are pink; you must look closely to find them at all.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMy sample, besides the usual cosmetic belemishes, is not in the best shape, with a few bruises and soft spots that are perhaps souvenirs of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/08\/hurricane-irene-apple-crop-harvest.html\"\u003ETropical Storm Irene.\u003C\/a\u003E Indeed my first bite was mealy, but fortunately not representative. Priscilla\u0026#39;s calyx is closed and the fruit has a faint cidery smell.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/priscilla-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1851565042782620498\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/priscilla-apple.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1851565042782620498"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1851565042782620498"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/priscilla-apple.html","title":"Priscilla *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-adBp8As943g\/Tou1EXFHWLI\/AAAAAAAAAXg\/5_V_-LQEzbM\/s72-c\/Priscilla.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-8543351645157302675"},"published":{"$t":"2011-09-30T09:56:00.006-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.969-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Crimson Crisp"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Crimsoncrisp"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Crimson Crisp *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Crimson Crisp\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-s6BR3A21uDs\/TnuXLB2BU8I\/AAAAAAAAAWc\/spTyvUGnit4\/s1600\/Crimson%2BCrisp.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:left; margin:4px 10px 4px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 199px; height: 220px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-s6BR3A21uDs\/TnuXLB2BU8I\/AAAAAAAAAWc\/spTyvUGnit4\/s320\/Crimson%2BCrisp.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655279972823159746\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ETrue to its name, this medium-to-medium-large apple has a lovely pure red blush. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe color, a shade less orange than in my photo, can be deep and even dark on the sunward side but unlike some well-colored varieties is not purple.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETan lenticels, though numerous, are so small as to be hard to see, making for a very red apple.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe fruit is classically shaped with some ribbing. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAlso true to its name, this apple has \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003Ewonderfully breaking crisp flesh,\u003C\/span\u003E light yellow, which is firm and dense, even hard, and more fine-grained than coarse. It holds a lot of juice and has a very good sweet-tart balance.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/09\/crimson-crisp-crimsoncrisp-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8543351645157302675\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/09\/crimson-crisp-crimsoncrisp-apple.html#comment-form","title":"10 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8543351645157302675"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8543351645157302675"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/09\/crimson-crisp-crimsoncrisp-apple.html","title":"Crimson Crisp *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-s6BR3A21uDs\/TnuXLB2BU8I\/AAAAAAAAAWc\/spTyvUGnit4\/s72-c\/Crimson%2BCrisp.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"10"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-5749038406872397840"},"published":{"$t":"2011-09-18T15:55:00.015-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.760-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Green Crisp"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Green Crisp *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u0026quot;Green Crisp\u0026quot; is very apt. But the truth is that not even the grower knows the true name of this apple, or even if it has one.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-hxOd_u6_7Qk\/TnAA39WkEWI\/AAAAAAAAAWE\/py2uw9WALCA\/s1600\/Greencrisp.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Green Crisp\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-hxOd_u6_7Qk\/TnAA39WkEWI\/AAAAAAAAAWE\/py2uw9WALCA\/s320\/Greencrisp.jpg\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652018493711978850\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 252px; margin: 4px 10px 4px 0; width: 231px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EGreen Crisp is a lovely light spring green, conical and ribbed. It is a medium-to-medium-large apple with small dark lenticels that are not obvious, except where russetted. The fruit feels quite firm and smells faintly of moss\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EInside is firm white flesh, crisp and pleasantly juicy, that is halfway between fine-grained and coarse.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E Its balanced flavors are somewhat attenuated, after the style of a Gingergold or Mutsu, though more assertive\u003C\/span\u003E. These tastes include a citric zing, with a little lime and a whiff of vanilla and wine in the background. Think Vino Verde, the simple light \u0026quot;green\u0026quot; (white) wine of Portugal.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ESome of these flavors might be offensive were they stronger, but \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003Elight Greencrisp strikes a refreshing balance, with a cool astringent finish.\u003C\/span\u003E Have another!\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/09\/green-crisp-greencrisp-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5749038406872397840\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/09\/green-crisp-greencrisp-apple.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5749038406872397840"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5749038406872397840"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/09\/green-crisp-greencrisp-apple.html","title":"Green Crisp *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-hxOd_u6_7Qk\/TnAA39WkEWI\/AAAAAAAAAWE\/py2uw9WALCA\/s72-c\/Greencrisp.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-7390879108665957402"},"published":{"$t":"2011-08-31T22:01:00.007-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.852-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"August"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Novamac"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Novamac *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Novamac\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Eoat7setcWY\/Tl5gKEsLX_I\/AAAAAAAAAVU\/GIM9PEBMhX0\/s1600\/Novamac.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:left; margin:4px 14px 4px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 164px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Eoat7setcWY\/Tl5gKEsLX_I\/AAAAAAAAAVU\/GIM9PEBMhX0\/s320\/Novamac.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647056708943175666\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ETwo days after \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/08\/hurricane-irene-apple-crop-harvest.html\"\u003EIrene,\u003C\/a\u003E the trees at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/hutchins-organic-farm-concord-estabrook.html\"\u003EHutchins Farm\u003C\/a\u003E were, thankfully, still full of rippening fruit. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe farm\u0026#39;s first apple of the season, Novamac, was ready to eat.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nsapples.com\/cultivar\/Novamac.html\"\u003ENova Scotia–bred\u003C\/a\u003E variety is medium to small, though I did see one large one in the bin. The squat oblate shape seems characteristic.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIts blush, over a lively spring green, is a cheerful red, streaky at points but well-saturated on the sunward side. Small tan lenticels, widely-spaced, provide a visual accent; some in my photo are russeted.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EInside is crisp creamy-white flesh, more or less fine-grained. The balance is good: noticeable tartness is met by a good bit of sugar, though there is enough acidity to be bracing. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/08\/novamac-nova-mac-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7390879108665957402\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/08\/novamac-nova-mac-apple.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7390879108665957402"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7390879108665957402"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2011\/08\/novamac-nova-mac-apple.html","title":"Novamac *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Eoat7setcWY\/Tl5gKEsLX_I\/AAAAAAAAAVU\/GIM9PEBMhX0\/s72-c\/Novamac.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-8367656803325567141"},"published":{"$t":"2010-12-31T11:55:00.011-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.934-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Black Oxford"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Black Oxford *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Black Oxford\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TPFhQLHjBoI\/AAAAAAAAAQA\/hCE-dbWXLR4\/s1600\/Black%2BOxford.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:right; margin:4px 3px 5px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 189px; height: 200px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TPFhQLHjBoI\/AAAAAAAAAQA\/hCE-dbWXLR4\/s200\/Black%2BOxford.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544319546760038018\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ENot the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oxford_shoe\"\u003Eshoe\u003C\/a\u003E and not the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oxford_(cloth)\"\u003Efabric,\u003C\/a\u003E today\u0026#39;s fruit is named for its unusual deep color and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/6f\/Map_of_Maine_highlighting_Oxford_County.svg\/500px-Map_of_Maine_highlighting_Oxford_County.svg.png\"\u003Ea county in western Maine.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIt is small and quite dark, spattered with rust-colored lenticels like some polished victorian curio of exotic hardwood or stone.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe blush is a deep red with purple overtones, almost mahogany, sometimes described as having a blackish bloom. The apple is slightly ribbed and classically shaped, round to conical. Its unbroken peel has a faint grassy smell.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/black-oxford.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8367656803325567141\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/black-oxford.html#comment-form","title":"10 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8367656803325567141"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8367656803325567141"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/black-oxford.html","title":"Black Oxford *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TPFhQLHjBoI\/AAAAAAAAAQA\/hCE-dbWXLR4\/s72-c\/Black%2BOxford.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"10"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-4254244199712894070"},"published":{"$t":"2010-12-04T20:32:00.008-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.642-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ananas Reinette"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Reinette"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ananas Reinette *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title= \"Ananas Reinette\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TMtlCNL7DrI\/AAAAAAAAAPM\/WSzEf8XC1wo\/s1600\/Ananas+Reinette.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:left; margin:4px 10px 4px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 190px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TMtlCNL7DrI\/AAAAAAAAAPM\/WSzEf8XC1wo\/s200\/Ananas+Reinette.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533627655728598706\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026quot;Ananas\u0026quot; is \u0026quot;pineapple\u0026quot; in French. This small-to-medium variety is ribbed and conical.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EI selected the apple for today\u0026#39;s photoshoot for its striking lime-green stripes over a lighter spring green. However, some other samples have distinctly yellow regions, and one has a pale orange blush over one third of its surface.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe lenticels are dark green, though much less prominent in the blush, and the apple is quite firm. It has no scent.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/ananas-reinette-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4254244199712894070\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/ananas-reinette-apple.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4254244199712894070"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4254244199712894070"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/ananas-reinette-apple.html","title":"Ananas Reinette *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TMtlCNL7DrI\/AAAAAAAAAPM\/WSzEf8XC1wo\/s72-c\/Ananas+Reinette.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-8541247858212619240"},"published":{"$t":"2010-11-28T09:10:00.007-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.958-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sport"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thome Empire"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Thome Empire *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Thome Empire\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TMwN3JYMBiI\/AAAAAAAAAPY\/4FuhGRUWCp0\/s1600\/Thome+Empire.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:right; margin:4px 3px 4px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 253px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TMwN3JYMBiI\/AAAAAAAAAPY\/4FuhGRUWCp0\/s320\/Thome+Empire.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533813283192833570\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EWhat a pretty color!\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThome is a sport of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/empire.html\"\u003EEmpire\u003C\/a\u003E--a genetic mutation, with but a single parent.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ELooks count at the market, so a sport that is redder or prettier than its parent can be valuable.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe fruit is medium to large and ribbed, a slightly elongated sphere. The deep plum-purple blush is decorated by many small light lenticels and a dusty blue bloom. It\u0026#39;s nice and firm.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/thome-empire-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8541247858212619240\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/thome-empire-apple.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8541247858212619240"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8541247858212619240"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/thome-empire-apple.html","title":"Thome Empire *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TMwN3JYMBiI\/AAAAAAAAAPY\/4FuhGRUWCp0\/s72-c\/Thome+Empire.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-1069335056829159094"},"published":{"$t":"2010-11-23T07:33:00.008-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.422-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Palmer Greening"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Washington Royal"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Washington Royal (Palmer Greening) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Washington Royal\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TLycq5RiymI\/AAAAAAAAAM8\/P92ESFykxag\/s1600\/Washington+Royal.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:right; margin:4px 3px 4px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 229px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TLycq5RiymI\/AAAAAAAAAM8\/P92ESFykxag\/s320\/Washington+Royal.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529466703246969442\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThe variegated skin of this ironically named antique mixes shades of yellow green and green yellow in an attractive way. You can see what little blush there is, faint spotty brownish orange, in the photo on the tops of the lobes of this ribbed apple.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe lenticels are dark and the peel--see it shine?--is waxy.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis variety is also known as Palmer Greening, which was apparently the more popular name in New England. It is hard to know which name to use today, but it is mostly an academic question, since it is so little grown.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EWhatever name, unbroken it is very firm in my hand and has a sweet grassy fragrance.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/washington-royal-palmer-greening-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1069335056829159094\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/washington-royal-palmer-greening-apple.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1069335056829159094"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1069335056829159094"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/washington-royal-palmer-greening-apple.html","title":"Washington Royal (Palmer Greening) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TLycq5RiymI\/AAAAAAAAAM8\/P92ESFykxag\/s72-c\/Washington+Royal.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-2209636896998813064"},"published":{"$t":"2010-11-21T15:10:00.010-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.531-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jonagored"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Jonagored (Jona-Go-Red) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Jona-gored? Worst name ever, but let\u0026#39;s eat it.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca title=\"Jonagored\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TL4-M0uPcUI\/AAAAAAAAANM\/DFrjt6GO5os\/s1600\/Jonagored.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TL4-M0uPcUI\/AAAAAAAAANM\/DFrjt6GO5os\/s320\/Jonagored.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529925782489493826\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis apple is \u0026quot;just\u0026quot; a sport of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/jonagold.html\"\u003EJonagold\u003C\/a\u003E, but is redder and much, much bigger. My sample approached \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/dont-just-take-my-word-for-it.html\"\u003EKing Luscious territory\u003C\/a\u003E, and was far from the largest in the bin.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/jonagored-jona-go-red-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2209636896998813064\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/jonagored-jona-go-red-apple.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2209636896998813064"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2209636896998813064"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/jonagored-jona-go-red-apple.html","title":"Jonagored (Jona-Go-Red) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TL4-M0uPcUI\/AAAAAAAAANM\/DFrjt6GO5os\/s72-c\/Jonagored.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-5248745532672882834"},"published":{"$t":"2010-11-11T12:01:00.005-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.738-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Resista"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Resista*"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca Title=\"Resista\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TKpn4jWLRxI\/AAAAAAAAAJA\/Ovu2sRZpiZI\/s1600\/Resista.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:right; margin:1px 1px 4px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 315px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TKpn4jWLRxI\/AAAAAAAAAJA\/Ovu2sRZpiZI\/s320\/Resista.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524342114181924626\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThis large, classically shaped apple is visually striking, with a variegated blush (quite deep red in spots, but mostly streaky over yellow) and some unusual effects from russet and other superficial defects.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EOf course this sort of thing is the kiss of death in the big-time fruit world, where obsession with physical perfection has been known to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/i-may-have-been-bit-hard-on-red.html\"\u003Ecompromise quality.\u003C\/a\u003E But this fruit is from an organic farm and wears its blemishes like dueling scars. I find it ruggedly handsome.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/resista-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5248745532672882834\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/resista-apple.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5248745532672882834"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5248745532672882834"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/resista-apple.html","title":"Resista*"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TKpn4jWLRxI\/AAAAAAAAAJA\/Ovu2sRZpiZI\/s72-c\/Resista.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-3817623734133008275"},"published":{"$t":"2010-10-31T21:58:00.004-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.630-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Swaar"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Swaar *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Swaar\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TLdvAl9ykoI\/AAAAAAAAAL8\/8vj6AsAZ-Z0\/s1600\/Swaar.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:right; margin:4px 3px 4px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TLdvAl9ykoI\/AAAAAAAAAL8\/8vj6AsAZ-Z0\/s200\/Swaar.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528009123602535042\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThe green apple with the Dutch name is on the large end of medium-sized and moderately rubbed.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EBeneath all that superficial sooty blotch (this is from Tower Hill\u0026#39;s very-low-spray \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/tower-hill-heirloom-orchard-tasting.html\"\u003Eheirloom orchard\u003C\/a\u003E), Swaar is two-toned, a bright spring green over a greenish yellow.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThere is a subtle hint of orangey coppery blush in a few spots; click on the photo for a better look.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ERusseted lenticels are all but lost in the intricate tattoo of russet, flyspeck, and the previously noted blotch.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/swaar-hardwick-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3817623734133008275\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/swaar-hardwick-apple.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3817623734133008275"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3817623734133008275"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/swaar-hardwick-apple.html","title":"Swaar *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TLdvAl9ykoI\/AAAAAAAAAL8\/8vj6AsAZ-Z0\/s72-c\/Swaar.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-2154393386983734740"},"published":{"$t":"2010-10-22T13:14:00.005-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.505-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"from readers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Smokehouse"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Smokehouse *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"An unexpected perquisite of this blog is that sometimes people send me apples to try. (Okay, twice. But a man can dream.)\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca title=\"Smokehouse\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TL39rAPEBII\/AAAAAAAAANE\/4Eo11MRL0qI\/s1600\/Smokehouse.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:left; margin:4px 10px 4px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 212px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TL39rAPEBII\/AAAAAAAAANE\/4Eo11MRL0qI\/s320\/Smokehouse.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529854832720217218\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EToday\u0026#39;s variety is just such a gift, picked and mailed in early October.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ESmokehouse, named for the proximity of its ur-tree to a Pennsylvania smokehouse, ranges from medium to large.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe streaky blush of this round apple includes some dark red stripes. Large tan lenticels set off the blush handsomely, presenting as dark green in the yellow-green unblushed peel.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/smokehouse-apple-smoke-house.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2154393386983734740\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/smokehouse-apple-smoke-house.html#comment-form","title":"22 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2154393386983734740"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2154393386983734740"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/smokehouse-apple-smoke-house.html","title":"Smokehouse *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TL39rAPEBII\/AAAAAAAAANE\/4Eo11MRL0qI\/s72-c\/Smokehouse.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"22"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-5752539647510468399"},"published":{"$t":"2010-10-20T13:44:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.771-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Awesome"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Awesome *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TKU8hQWOzeI\/AAAAAAAAAIQ\/7tlpTIN34iE\/s1600\/Awesome.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Awesome (so called)\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522887060061343202\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TKU8hQWOzeI\/AAAAAAAAAIQ\/7tlpTIN34iE\/s320\/Awesome.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 311px; margin: 4px 10px 5px 0; width: 320px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EHutchins Farm reports that this apple, a sport (apparently) of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/empire.html\"\u003EEmpire\u003C\/a\u003E, has no name. Nature abhors a vacuum, so we will use Hutchins\u0026#39;s home-grown appellation.\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/awesome-apple.html#note1\" name=\"return1\"\u003E*\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis sport is very large and moderately ribbed, with  a red blush that is mostly streaky over a bright yellow-green. Many small light lenticels decorate the blush, which manages to be quite dark in places, and as the photo shows there are some jagged swaths of what I take to be russet. (Or perhaps it is something else?)\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/awesome-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5752539647510468399\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/awesome-apple.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5752539647510468399"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5752539647510468399"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/awesome-apple.html","title":"Awesome *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TKU8hQWOzeI\/AAAAAAAAAIQ\/7tlpTIN34iE\/s72-c\/Awesome.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-881951641952177084"},"published":{"$t":"2010-10-20T10:10:00.009-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.980-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fameuse"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Snow"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Fameuse (Snow) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca Title=\"Fameuse\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TKkIP5-WoXI\/AAAAAAAAAIo\/po2MXtJb-wo\/s1600\/Snow.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:left; margin:4px 10px 5px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 181px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TKkIP5-WoXI\/AAAAAAAAAIo\/po2MXtJb-wo\/s200\/Snow.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523955487300034930\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThis variety is either old or \u003Cspan style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003Every \u003C\/span\u003Eold, and may be a parent of the popular \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/mcintosh.html\"\u003EMcIntosh\u003C\/a\u003E. There is a family resemblance.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EFameuse is a medium-sized apple, round and firm, with a red blush that is streaky in most places over yellow-green (about a third of the skin is unblushed in my samples). Its calyx is closed.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe flesh is indeed a snowy white (shot with green highlights in my case), crisp and dense-grained. Snow\u0026#39;s flavor is balanced and vinous with berries and caramel, and without much acidity. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EIt is a little Mac-like, pleasing and fine.\u003C\/span\u003E Some later samples, less crisp (but still good) also have some coconut flavor.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/fameuse-snow-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/881951641952177084\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/fameuse-snow-apple.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/881951641952177084"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/881951641952177084"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/fameuse-snow-apple.html","title":"Fameuse (Snow) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TKkIP5-WoXI\/AAAAAAAAAIo\/po2MXtJb-wo\/s72-c\/Snow.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-8020703278714409643"},"published":{"$t":"2010-10-18T07:51:00.003-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.913-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lucky Rose Golden"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sport"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Lucky Rose Golden *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca Title=\"Lucky Rose\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TK-6CtiCAsI\/AAAAAAAAALc\/JVElPgY0-KQ\/s1600\/Lucky+Rose.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:right; margin:4px 3px 4px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 236px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TK-6CtiCAsI\/AAAAAAAAALc\/JVElPgY0-KQ\/s320\/Lucky+Rose.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525839823551726274\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThis pretty variety, a large medium, is mostly an unblushed yellow. Though the blush is often streaky, it ranges from a saturated red to a faint orange-pink wash. (It\u0026#39;s quite solid on one sample). The lenticels are dark.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ELucky is ribbed and well-formed, a bit conical.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe flesh is a coarse, juicy yellow, satisfyingly crisp. Its simple, sweet flavors embrace some of the qualities of a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/golden-delicious.html\"\u003EGolden Delicious,\u003C\/a\u003E with a hit of ripe pear and a little pineapple, which is faint but provides a nice counterpoint. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003ELucky Rose is sweet, but has enough tartness to stay tasty.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/lucky-rose-golden-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8020703278714409643\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/lucky-rose-golden-apple.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8020703278714409643"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8020703278714409643"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/lucky-rose-golden-apple.html","title":"Lucky Rose Golden *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TK-6CtiCAsI\/AAAAAAAAALc\/JVElPgY0-KQ\/s72-c\/Lucky+Rose.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-4477653167754818611"},"published":{"$t":"2010-10-12T08:14:00.008-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.681-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sister of Fortune"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sister of Fortune (NY428) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca Title = \"Sister of Fortune\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TJpcMJyUZPI\/AAAAAAAAAH4\/EGEPgRkWI5U\/s1600\/Sister+of+Fortune.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:right; margin:4px 3px 5px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 261px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TJpcMJyUZPI\/AAAAAAAAAH4\/EGEPgRkWI5U\/s320\/Sister+of+Fortune.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519825657151120626\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ELike \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/09\/early-spy-ny75423-30-apple.html\"\u003EEarly Spy\u003C\/a\u003E, this is another apple with a purely \u0026quot;local\u0026quot; name. But it beats \u0026quot;NY428,\u0026quot; this apple\u0026#39;s official designation as part of the breeding program of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nysaes.cornell.edu\/\"\u003ENew York State Agricultural Experiment Station\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ESister is named for her relationship to the better-known \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/fortune.html\"\u003EFortune,\u003C\/a\u003E which was originally NY429.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/sister-of-fortune-ny428-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4477653167754818611\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/sister-of-fortune-ny428-apple.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4477653167754818611"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4477653167754818611"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/sister-of-fortune-ny428-apple.html","title":"Sister of Fortune (NY428) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TJpcMJyUZPI\/AAAAAAAAAH4\/EGEPgRkWI5U\/s72-c\/Sister+of+Fortune.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-4350919311803430624"},"published":{"$t":"2010-10-09T10:16:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.670-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Elstar"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Elstar *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TKU3SH6157I\/AAAAAAAAAII\/IxWkQbGZlYo\/s1600\/Elstar.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Elstar\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522881302542804914\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TKU3SH6157I\/AAAAAAAAAII\/IxWkQbGZlYo\/s320\/Elstar.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 238px; margin: 4px 3px 5px 10px; width: 240px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EElstar is generally medium-sized, with some variation. It is moderately ribbed with a streaky red blush over yellow, and with tan, nearly invisible lenticels (a few have dark specks in the center).\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis apple is firm with a sweet aroma that suggest the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/golden-delicious.html\"\u003EGolden Delicious\u003C\/a\u003E variety. (Aptly so, as it turns out.)\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/elstar-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4350919311803430624\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/elstar-apple.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4350919311803430624"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4350919311803430624"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/elstar-apple.html","title":"Elstar *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TKU3SH6157I\/AAAAAAAAAII\/IxWkQbGZlYo\/s72-c\/Elstar.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-2835755900839116031"},"published":{"$t":"2010-10-05T16:37:00.004-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.545-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Spigold"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Spigold *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Crossing \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/northern-spy.html\"\u003ENorthern Spy\u003C\/a\u003E with \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/golden-delicious.html\"\u003EGolden Delicious\u003C\/a\u003E can get you a huge apple, at least if Spigold is any indication.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca title=\"Spigold\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TKDym3phmZI\/AAAAAAAAAIA\/Hyck7InnIME\/s1600\/Spigold.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"display:block; margin:12px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 346px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TKDym3phmZI\/AAAAAAAAAIA\/Hyck7InnIME\/s400\/Spigold.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521679892743297426\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThis lopsided, oblate, and very slightly ribbed variety has a dull red blush streaky over a light green yellow. Its light tan lenticels look smaller in the blushed area.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUnbroken Spigold feels hefty and firm with a sweet cidery aroma.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/p\/apple-ratings-explained.html#one\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1.2em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 11px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"77\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6N4NY1-nNUA\/T9kjG09mraI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/n893AFfM8rg\/s1600\/1-star%2Blogo.png\" width=\"120\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInside, this variety's yellow flesh is coarse, juicy, and satisfyingly crisp. Crosses like Spigold do not always produce a recognizable blend, but in this case the \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003Eflavors neatly bisect those of its parents.\u003C\/span\u003E The apple is sweet but (mostly) balanced by a little tartness, and presents both Northern Spy's spicy flavor along with the honeyed richness of Golden Delicious. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe result includes a little pleasant \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/vinous-as-in-wine.html\"\u003Evinousness\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EThis is a fabulous combination of flavors and I had no trouble polishing off my very large sample.\u003C\/span\u003E The flesh oxidizes quickly.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI wonder, are these good in pie? Because I don't think you'd need more than one or two."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2835755900839116031\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/spigold-apple.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2835755900839116031"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2835755900839116031"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/spigold-apple.html","title":"Spigold *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TKDym3phmZI\/AAAAAAAAAIA\/Hyck7InnIME\/s72-c\/Spigold.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-2981328411425237120"},"published":{"$t":"2010-09-24T15:33:00.006-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.567-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gray Pearmain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Gray Pearmain *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Gray Pearmain\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TJFUi0hskWI\/AAAAAAAAAHg\/rJauOC5fXKk\/s1600\/Gray+Pearmain.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:right; margin:4px 3px 5px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 235px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TJFUi0hskWI\/AAAAAAAAAHg\/rJauOC5fXKk\/s320\/Gray+Pearmain.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517283975697830242\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EGray Pearmain is a medium-to-medium-large apple, oblate with barely any ribbing. Its peel is a pale yellow with regions of pale yellow-green. The closest thing to a blush is a small rosy tinge.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMy tasting samples bear many inconsequential \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/marks-of-character.html\"\u003Emarks\u003C\/a\u003E of Nature\u0026#39;s affection: russet, fly speck, sooty blotch, and other imperfections. The fruit feels firm with a faint promising fruity aroma.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe Gray Pearmain\u0026#39;s flesh is crisp and firm, a coarse pale white. Its flavors are nicely balanced though on the sweet side of that range, something like a russet but without the lemony acidity. There are honey and pear, something like an \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/this-is-not-apple.html\"\u003EAsian Pear\u003C\/a\u003E, and a kiss of vanilla. These are subtle and mild.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EThis delicate, elegant apple is a pentimento of a gentler age that should appeal to many tastes both callow and sophisticated.\u003C\/span\u003E Kudos to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/hutchins-organic-farm-concord-estabrook.html\"\u003EHutchins Farm\u003C\/a\u003E for growing it. I nibbled mine down to the seeds.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/09\/gray-pearmain-grey-pearmain.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2981328411425237120\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/09\/gray-pearmain-grey-pearmain.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2981328411425237120"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2981328411425237120"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/09\/gray-pearmain-grey-pearmain.html","title":"Gray Pearmain *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TJFUi0hskWI\/AAAAAAAAAHg\/rJauOC5fXKk\/s72-c\/Gray+Pearmain.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-8139680483702018989"},"published":{"$t":"2010-09-22T15:24:00.006-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.923-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Supreme"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Golden Supreme *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TI1-Qiq1skI\/AAAAAAAAAHQ\/Ln7YZSQqVyQ\/s1600\/Golden+Supreme.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:left; margin:4px 10px 5px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TI1-Qiq1skI\/AAAAAAAAAHQ\/Ln7YZSQqVyQ\/s320\/Golden+Supreme.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516203941248217666\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EToday's handsome apple runs to to large: a shapely, conical, and slightly ribbed fruit. Its yellow skin has green highlights. Some sport a small, delicate orange-pink blush, nearly transparent.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere are many small lenticels, most light-green, some dark (perhaps with russet). The calyx is partly open, and there is faint sweet aroma.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGolden Supreme's flesh is crisp, coarse-grained, and light yellow. It bears juice with some of the honey-and-pear qualities of a Golden Delicious, but lighter and less complex. The flavor is more sweet than otherwise but well balanced, and the firm but juicy flesh is satisfying to chew.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/p\/apple-ratings-explained.html#one\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 1.0em; margin-right: .9em; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"77\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6N4NY1-nNUA\/T9kjG09mraI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/n893AFfM8rg\/s1600\/1-star%2Blogo.png\" width=\"120\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EThis uncluttered refreshing variety is easy to enjoy and would make a pleasant addition to a tasting assortment.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI almost passed Golden Supreme by, thinking it was \"just\" a minor sport of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/golden-delicious.html\"\u003EGolden Delicious\u003C\/a\u003E, but \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.naturalhub.com\/grow_fruit_cultivars_apple.htm#GALA\"\u003Eaccording to The Natural Food Hub\u003C\/a\u003E it was a chance seedling found in Idaho around 1960."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8139680483702018989\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/09\/golden-supreme-apple.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8139680483702018989"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8139680483702018989"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/09\/golden-supreme-apple.html","title":"Golden Supreme *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TI1-Qiq1skI\/AAAAAAAAAHQ\/Ln7YZSQqVyQ\/s72-c\/Golden+Supreme.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-3108735986520671242"},"published":{"$t":"2010-09-18T08:37:00.008-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.581-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Early Spy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"NY75423-30"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Early Spy (NY75423-30) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TJAfCvlb73I\/AAAAAAAAAHY\/5Sec_nMd2Ns\/s1600\/Early+Spy.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:left; margin:4px 10px 5px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 250px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TJAfCvlb73I\/AAAAAAAAAHY\/5Sec_nMd2Ns\/s320\/Early+Spy.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516943675522543474\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThis apple doesn\u0026#39;t really have a name. It is identified by the grower as Early Spy, but that is a purely local title, neither patented, trademarked, nor enrolled in any one\u0026#39;s Registry of Fruit Names.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EInstead it is known to the fruit world (if at all) as NY75423-30, which identifies it as a product of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nysaes.cornell.edu\/\"\u003ENew York State Agricultural Experiment Station\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/09\/early-spy-ny75423-30-apple.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3108735986520671242\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/09\/early-spy-ny75423-30-apple.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3108735986520671242"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3108735986520671242"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/09\/early-spy-ny75423-30-apple.html","title":"Early Spy (NY75423-30) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TJAfCvlb73I\/AAAAAAAAAHY\/5Sec_nMd2Ns\/s72-c\/Early+Spy.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-6211546597898153282"},"published":{"$t":"2010-09-05T09:40:00.008-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.793-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"August"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mollie's Delicious"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Mollie's Delicious *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TIAXg_eSkiI\/AAAAAAAAAGY\/DYHZp8K3EyQ\/s1600\/Mollie%27s+Delicious.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:right; margin:4px 3px 5px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 279px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TIAXg_eSkiI\/AAAAAAAAAGY\/DYHZp8K3EyQ\/s320\/Mollie%27s+Delicious.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512431799463219746\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThere was such variation in the bin of  Mollie\u0026#39;s Delicious that I could not find a typical sample.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMost ran large to extra-large and were both ribbed and conical--more so than in my example,  and a few with such exaggerated ribbing as to look strangely emaciated.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAll had a streaky red blush that nonetheless manages to be quite rich in places, a very handsome color. This is over a green-tinged yellow skin.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMollie has a very deep stem well and tan lenticels that range from tiny to large. It feels quite firm unbroken and has a very faint sweet aroma.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/09\/mollies-delicious-mollys-delicious.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6211546597898153282\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/09\/mollies-delicious-mollys-delicious.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6211546597898153282"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6211546597898153282"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/09\/mollies-delicious-mollys-delicious.html","title":"Mollie's Delicious *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TIAXg_eSkiI\/AAAAAAAAAGY\/DYHZp8K3EyQ\/s72-c\/Mollie%27s+Delicious.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-6769577044600889399"},"published":{"$t":"2010-08-20T20:42:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.815-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"August"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Empress"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Empress *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Luscious and strange, this apple had me at first bite.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TGiSJa7lfDI\/AAAAAAAAAFg\/_0kQQ9ICnps\/s1600\/Empress.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505811235006151730\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TGiSJa7lfDI\/AAAAAAAAAFg\/_0kQQ9ICnps\/s320\/Empress.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 248px; margin: 4px 12px 5px 0; width: 254px;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EEverything about Empress is a little uncommon. Take a look at the photo and mentally remove the stem. A bit topsy turvy, don't you think?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMany apples have ribs that terminate in little bumps or chins, but usually at the base, not at the crown. Many taper towards the bottom; this one is plum-shaped.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENot every Empress is tapered at the top, but the ones I saw had rib bumps more prominent at the crown than the base. Otherwise this is a medium-sized apple, with a deep purple blush over light yellow tinged with green. The small light lenticels set off the attractive blush, and a smoke-colored bloom decorates the skin in patches.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe fruit has an enticing aroma of cider and spice.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEmpress's flesh is also unusual, a yielding coarse-grained apricot yellow. \u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003E(Update 2012:\u003C\/span\u003E That yellow is not typical for Empress.) It is both rich and sweet with a little tempering astringency, and indistinct notes of melon, faint coconut and oranges, and fruity hard candy that reminds me a little of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/vista-bella-note.html\"\u003E\"fake watermelon\" taste\u003C\/a\u003E in \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/07\/vista-bella.html\"\u003EVista Bella\u003C\/a\u003E (another early variety).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/p\/apple-ratings-explained.html#one\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 1.1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: -5px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"77\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6N4NY1-nNUA\/T9kjG09mraI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/n893AFfM8rg\/s1600\/1-star%2Blogo.png\" width=\"120\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis last flavor peaks intensely for just an instant before fading, the only jarring note in the entire presentation. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EThe net effect is not so much tropical as succulent, and the texture, color, and flavors conspire to suggest that this is not an apple at all but some exotic fruit of an entirely different genus.\u003C\/span\u003E The peel is chewy. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEmpress is another product of the Agricultural Experiment Station at Cornell, a cross between \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/jonamac.html\"\u003EJonamac\u003C\/a\u003E and Vista Bella. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EI really recommend this one.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUpdate August 2012: I've had the pleasure of eating more of these this year, and felt compelled to note that the \"apricot\" flesh color I found above must have been a fluke."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6769577044600889399\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/08\/empress.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6769577044600889399"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6769577044600889399"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/08\/empress.html","title":"Empress *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06245776593991049317"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMr9CSlo4xI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/58uNydGj_V8\/s113\/Opalescent.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_QWPl_ePs3uk\/TGiSJa7lfDI\/AAAAAAAAAFg\/_0kQQ9ICnps\/s72-c\/Empress.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-6025616925882936080"},"published":{"$t":"2010-06-10T23:44:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.781-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Delicious"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Improved Golden Delicious"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Smoothee"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sport"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Smoothee (Improved Golden Delicious) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This is a sport of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/golden-delicious.html\"\u003EGolden Delicious,\u003C\/a\u003E and very like.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca title=\"Smoothee\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/StkgaJTj7_I\/AAAAAAAAAbU\/65GZndQxHUI\/s1600-h\/Smoothee.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:right; margin:4px 5px 5px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 245px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/StkgaJTj7_I\/AAAAAAAAAbU\/65GZndQxHUI\/s320\/Smoothee.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393377662299533298\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EBut as you can see, these don\u0026#39;t really look much like the Golden Delicious you\u0026#39;ll find year-round in your supermarket. This one has a distinct blush, for goodness sakes, rosy orange over skin that is more green than yellow. There\u0026#39;s some russet and fly speck too. The lenticels are dark green, light green in the blush.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETrue, it is conical, tapered, and ribbed, like the G Delish we all know--but so are many varieties.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIn any case, Golden Delicious deserves a repeat performance.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe flesh is crisp, juicy, and on the coarser side of fine-grained, a light creamy yellow. The flavor is unquestionably Golden D, sweet, mild, and rich, with honeyed pear and a whiff of something generically vegetable.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EGolden Delicious keeps well, and is widely available, but is worth sampling direct from the orchard once in a while.\u003C\/span\u003E (Mine was fresh at the end of September.)\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/smoothee-improved-golden-delicious.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6025616925882936080\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/smoothee-improved-golden-delicious.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6025616925882936080"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6025616925882936080"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/smoothee-improved-golden-delicious.html","title":"Smoothee (Improved Golden Delicious) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/StkgaJTj7_I\/AAAAAAAAAbU\/65GZndQxHUI\/s72-c\/Smoothee.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-330040619613653281"},"published":{"$t":"2010-05-08T19:06:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.594-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dayton"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Dayton *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Dayton\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SrApARBlTUI\/AAAAAAAAAZY\/n-iReby9LRY\/s1600-h\/Dayton.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:left; margin:4px 10px 5px 0px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 287px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SrApARBlTUI\/AAAAAAAAAZY\/n-iReby9LRY\/s320\/Dayton.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381846639254523202\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ENamed not for the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofdayton.org\/\"\u003EMidwestern city\u003C\/a\u003E but for an esteemed fruit breeder, today's medium-to-medium-large apple has an attractive glossy red blush on most of its skin, which is otherwise a green yellow.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMine is ribbed and conical, with a dusting of faint small light lenticels. The sweet aroma is attenuated.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/p\/apple-ratings-explained.html#one\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 1.1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: -5px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"77\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6N4NY1-nNUA\/T9kjG09mraI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/n893AFfM8rg\/s1600\/1-star%2Blogo.png\" width=\"120\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESweet and satisfyingly crunchy, Dayton's light yellow flesh has a medium-fine grain. Generic sweetness (Sugar? Light corn syrup?) defines this one, but there are faint floral and cider notes and hints of spice. The peel is a little chewy and dominates the finish. All in all, \u003Cfont style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003Ea satisfying snack.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe memorialized fruitist is Prof. Daniel Dayton of the University of Illinois. There is a little Japanese Crabapple in Dayton's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hort.purdue.edu\/newcrop\/pri\/images\/ped-21.jpg\"\u003Ewoodpile,\u003C\/a\u003E along with some traditional varieties--full context \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hort.purdue.edu\/newcrop\/pri\/coop21-3.html\"\u003Ehere.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003EMy Dayton dates from September.\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/330040619613653281\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/dayton.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/330040619613653281"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/330040619613653281"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/dayton.html","title":"Dayton *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SrApARBlTUI\/AAAAAAAAAZY\/n-iReby9LRY\/s72-c\/Dayton.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-426315615440824928"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-05T10:13:00.011-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.657-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"King Luscious"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"King Lush"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"King Luscious *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"King Luscious\"  onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/S2eJhye6AFI\/AAAAAAAAAg0\/19f559yFH-8\/s1600-h\/King+Luscious.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 378px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/S2eJhye6AFI\/AAAAAAAAAg0\/19f559yFH-8\/s400\/King+Luscious.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433462689025884242\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe overwhelming impression is size. King Luscious looms like a hulking gas giant in the apple firmament. \u003Cspan style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003E(Update:\u003C\/span\u003E More on his size \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/dont-just-take-my-word-for-it.html\"\u003Ehere.\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ECertainly his color is not terribly distinguishing, a streaky, somewhat dull red over yellow green. The green of the skin in the stem well is bright and saturated like that of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/granny-smith_14.html\"\u003EGranny Smith.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EKing Luscious is decorated with many small light lenticels and has no aroma. He sits firm and heavy in my hand.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EDue to His Majesty\u0026#39;s girth, I did not follow my usual habit of just nibbling away down to the core. Instead, I sectioned the King with a knife.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EKing Luscious has wonderfully crisp flesh, halfway between fine-grained and coarse, of a light buttery yellow color. His juicy breaking crunch is very satisfying and unusual for this time of year.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/king-luscious.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/426315615440824928\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/king-luscious.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/426315615440824928"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/426315615440824928"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/king-luscious.html","title":"King Luscious *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/S2eJhye6AFI\/AAAAAAAAAg0\/19f559yFH-8\/s72-c\/King+Luscious.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-7573266565306034477"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-28T08:10:00.015-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-11T15:38:56.803-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ida Red"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ida Red *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Sux_gVa5FsI\/AAAAAAAAAdc\/iS2BFxwNjNQ\/s1600-h\/Ida+Red.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Ida Red\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398830246792861378\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Sux_gVa5FsI\/AAAAAAAAAdc\/iS2BFxwNjNQ\/s320\/Ida+Red.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 299px; margin: 4px 5px 5px 10px; width: 320px;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EIda fire-engine Red is decorated with light yellow-green lenticels of varying size. The arresting blush covers the entire fruit, through it grows streaky around the base and my sample has russet in the stem well.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIda is a large medium fruit, globular with just a little ribbing. Unbroken she is firm in my hand.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHer creamy-white flesh is on the fine side of coarse-grained, crisp though a little tender, and juicy. The balance is pleasantly tart, with sugar lurking underneath. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EVinous and spicy flavors, and an astringent finish, combine to make Ida Red bracing and refreshing.\u003C\/span\u003E There is also a hint of melon.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/p\/apple-ratings-explained.html#one\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1.1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: -12px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6N4NY1-nNUA\/T9kjG09mraI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/n893AFfM8rg\/s1600\/1-star%2Blogo.png\" width=\"117\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIda Red, a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/jonathan.html\"\u003EJonathan\u003C\/a\u003E-Wagener cross, is a product of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.uidaho.edu\/cals\/idaho-agricultural-experiment-station\"\u003EUniversity of Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station,\u003C\/a\u003E introduced in 1942. Many sources say it is good for pies and applesauce."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7573266565306034477\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/ida-red.html#comment-form","title":"10 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7573266565306034477"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7573266565306034477"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/ida-red.html","title":"Ida Red *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Sux_gVa5FsI\/AAAAAAAAAdc\/iS2BFxwNjNQ\/s72-c\/Ida+Red.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"10"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-1724757778501906526"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-22T08:15:00.005-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.457-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hudson's Golden Gem"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"keepers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"winter apples"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hudson's Golden Gem *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Hudson's Golden Gem\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SwSQr5CZCiI\/AAAAAAAAAeU\/tD-E_-33FVA\/s1600\/Hudson%27s+Golden+Gem.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:right; margin:4px 5px 5px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SwSQr5CZCiI\/AAAAAAAAAeU\/tD-E_-33FVA\/s320\/Hudson%27s+Golden+Gem.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405604536471063074\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EIf your idea of a russet apple is small and round, meet Hudson's Golden Gem.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThese conical apples are medium to medium-large and obviously ribbed. The russetting, like that of other varieties, is a treat to look at: rusty, toasty brown and not entirely opaque, creating subtly shifting colors wonderfully variegated.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGreen-brown lenticels, some with light specks in their centers (more russet?), provide further visual interest. Some samples have a bit of coppery blush. The firm fruit has a sweet smell of grass and yeast.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHudson's flesh is firm but tender, coarse, pale yellow, and juicy. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EThe texture is pear-like, though not melting, and the flavor suggest that of a Bosc.\u003C\/span\u003E The mild flavor favors sweet, with strong pear notes, a faint nutty quality, and a hint of vanilla. Its flesh oxidizes quickly.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/p\/apple-ratings-explained.html#one\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 1.1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 5px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"77\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6N4NY1-nNUA\/T9kjG09mraI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/n893AFfM8rg\/s1600\/1-star%2Blogo.png\" width=\"120\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis variety is very pleasant and easy to eat. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EEven for those with conservative tastes, Hudson would make a change of pace that is easy to appreciate.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Golden Gem hales from Oregon in the 1930s."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1724757778501906526\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/hudson-golden-gem.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1724757778501906526"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1724757778501906526"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/hudson-golden-gem.html","title":"Hudson's Golden Gem *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SwSQr5CZCiI\/AAAAAAAAAeU\/tD-E_-33FVA\/s72-c\/Hudson%27s+Golden+Gem.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-974152939856639372"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-12T16:10:00.004-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:05.002-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fortune"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Fortune *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/StenajXlcSI\/AAAAAAAAAa0\/epaSqlGgiNw\/s1600-h\/Fortune.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Fortune\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/StenajXlcSI\/AAAAAAAAAa0\/epaSqlGgiNw\/s320\/Fortune.jpg\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392963153412059426\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 230px; margin: 4px 4px 5px 10px; width: 240px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EToday\u0026#39;s pick is a pretty apple, medium-sized, lobed, and conical, with a blush that is deep red where saturated and studded with tiny light lenticels. It has no aroma that I can smell.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EFortune is part of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/mcintosh.html\"\u003EMcIntosh\u003C\/a\u003E family, and looks it, so I was surprised that its flesh is a light yellow, on the coarse side. (One sample\u0026#39;s flesh had a green tint.) It is nicely crisp and juicy but with a little tenderness, and its peel is quite chewy: I imagine this variety travels well.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe apple\u0026#39;s flavor is also a little unexpected. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EIt is well balanced and generally rich, with a hint of melon and spice, but initially some tartness presents itself and overcomes everything else.\u003C\/span\u003E Be patient, however--the fading aftertaste is sweeter and holds a little mango and tangerine. When even that has faded attend carefully and you will be rewarded with some distinct, if distant, cantaloupe.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/fortune.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/974152939856639372\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/fortune.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/974152939856639372"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/974152939856639372"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/fortune.html","title":"Fortune *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/StenajXlcSI\/AAAAAAAAAa0\/epaSqlGgiNw\/s72-c\/Fortune.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-1772011111818353236"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-31T16:35:00.009-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.469-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Coradel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Coramandel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Coromandel Red"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Knottenbelt Red"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Coromandel Red (Knottenbelt Red, Coradel) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Coromandel Red\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Stz8P978WbI\/AAAAAAAAAbs\/B530ve564Bw\/s1600-h\/Coromandel+Red.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:right; margin:4px 5px 5px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 257px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Stz8P978WbI\/AAAAAAAAAbs\/B530ve564Bw\/s320\/Coromandel+Red.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394463804937230770\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EWith its cherry-red blush, tapered profile, and prominent light lenticels, today\u0026#39;s photo suggests nothing less than an enormous strawberry.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ECoromandel is a medium-large apple, ribbed and conical. The lenticels are rough and slightly extruded, providing an unusual tactile sensation. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/coromandel-red-knottenbelt-red-coradel.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1772011111818353236\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/coromandel-red-knottenbelt-red-coradel.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1772011111818353236"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1772011111818353236"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/coromandel-red-knottenbelt-red-coradel.html","title":"Coromandel Red (Knottenbelt Red, Coradel) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Stz8P978WbI\/AAAAAAAAAbs\/B530ve564Bw\/s72-c\/Coromandel+Red.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-8485921397468964114"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-27T02:25:00.011-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.947-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"American Beauty"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Beauty of America"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sterling"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"American Beauty (Sterling) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"American Beauty\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/St5PPsP9IZI\/AAAAAAAAAb8\/Ih0j7k7H6oM\/s1600-h\/American+Beauty.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:left; margin:4px 10px 5px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 324px; height: 291px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/St5PPsP9IZI\/AAAAAAAAAb8\/Ih0j7k7H6oM\/s320\/American+Beauty.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394836534631145874\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EToday\u0026#39;s apple grew in the same orchard where this variety was first discovered one hundred and fifty years ago.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAmerican Beauty, large, round, and ribbed, has a dark red blush, sometimes streaky, over yellow green. Russet, rough to the touch, gives this fruit a sandblasted aspect. Lenticels are light, on the large side, and numerous.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMy apple feels quite firm and smells of cider.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIt takes a little effort to bite into the Beauty\u0026#39;s dense, juicy flesh, which is medium coarse and the color of light yellow cream. Her flavor is delicately sweet, with hints of refined sugar; there are some generic floral and (nearly) vinous qualities too. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EDespite her size and heft, American Beauty is light and delicate.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/american-beauty-sterling.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8485921397468964114\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/american-beauty-sterling.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8485921397468964114"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8485921397468964114"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/american-beauty-sterling.html","title":"American Beauty (Sterling) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/St5PPsP9IZI\/AAAAAAAAAb8\/Ih0j7k7H6oM\/s72-c\/American+Beauty.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-1478762236902949594"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-20T07:00:00.010-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-13T20:53:30.829-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Boston Russet"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"keepers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Roxbury Russet"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russet remix"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"winter apples"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Roxbury Russet *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Stpbh5NYCUI\/AAAAAAAAAbc\/EE62ymBIcjc\/s1600-h\/Roxbury+Russet.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Roxbury Russet\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393724141580323138\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Stpbh5NYCUI\/AAAAAAAAAbc\/EE62ymBIcjc\/s320\/Roxbury+Russet.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 238px; margin: 4px 10px 5px 0; width: 256px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EA local apple—Roxbury today is part of Boston—these are medium to medium-large and only partly rusetted over spring green.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ESome have a coppery blush. The patchy russet is a grey brown and the underlying colors show through a little.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ERoxbury\u0026#39;s lenticels are small and often rusetted; some are larger and slightly raised. My samples run from ribbed to slightly ribbed, with a closed calyx, and are quite firm in hand.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/roxbury-russet.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1478762236902949594\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/roxbury-russet.html#comment-form","title":"9 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1478762236902949594"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1478762236902949594"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/roxbury-russet.html","title":"Roxbury Russet *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Stpbh5NYCUI\/AAAAAAAAAbc\/EE62ymBIcjc\/s72-c\/Roxbury+Russet.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"9"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-2208916050541311751"},"published":{"$t":"2009-10-10T12:00:00.005-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.517-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Spartan"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Spartan *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SsyXAurHLtI\/AAAAAAAAAaM\/C5s43zGvQEU\/s1600-h\/Spartan.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Spartan\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389848892840292050\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SsyXAurHLtI\/AAAAAAAAAaM\/C5s43zGvQEU\/s640\/Spartan.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 250px; margin: 4px 10px 5px 0; width: 256px;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThis medium-sized apple, bought at farmers market on September 30, has a glossy deep red blush that is half saturated and half washed out. Lenticels add a sparse decoration of tiny light spots, and one of my tasting samples has a few crackles of russet on the skin.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESpartan's flesh is medium-fine-grained and white with yellow highlights. It is very crisp and juicy, sweet with just a little tempering tartness. The even flavor is slightly vinous, with floral notes and a little spice, recalling its McIntosh parent. It is sweeter than \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/empire.html\"\u003EEmpire,\u003C\/a\u003E which it somewhat resembles.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/p\/apple-ratings-explained.html#one\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: -1px; margin-left: 1.2em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 15px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"77\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6N4NY1-nNUA\/T9kjG09mraI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/n893AFfM8rg\/s1600\/1-star%2Blogo.png\" width=\"120\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EIf \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/mcintosh.html\"\u003EMcIntosh\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/macoun.html\"\u003EMacoun\u003C\/a\u003E is too tart for your tastes, you might give refreshing Spartan a try.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe product of a breeding program in Western Canada, Spartan was introduced in 1936. It is a cross between McIntosh and a variety that is unknown (other than not being \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/newtown-pippin-newton-pippin.html\"\u003ENewtown Pippin,\u003C\/a\u003E according to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spartan_(apple)\"\u003EWikipedia.\u003C\/a\u003E)"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2208916050541311751\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/spartan.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2208916050541311751"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2208916050541311751"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/spartan.html","title":"Spartan *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SsyXAurHLtI\/AAAAAAAAAaM\/C5s43zGvQEU\/s72-c\/Spartan.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-757970470781289148"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-28T18:00:00.013-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.877-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Burgundy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Burgundy *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Burgundy\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Sq7itNY1YAI\/AAAAAAAAAZI\/ONDmn_HhiZk\/s1600-h\/Burgundy.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:right; margin:4px 5px 5px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 265px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Sq7itNY1YAI\/AAAAAAAAAZI\/ONDmn_HhiZk\/s320\/Burgundy.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381487871070134274\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ETrue to its name, this handsome apple has a very deep purplish-red blush, accented with light lenticels. The apple itself is a large medium of classical shape with just a suggestion of ribbing.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe blush on my sample is its full deep saturated color over half of the apple, and the rest is light and streaky. The only unblushed skin, in the stem well, is a light and vibrant green.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/burgundy.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/757970470781289148\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/burgundy.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/757970470781289148"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/757970470781289148"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/burgundy.html","title":"Burgundy *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Sq7itNY1YAI\/AAAAAAAAAZI\/ONDmn_HhiZk\/s72-c\/Burgundy.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-7053343194435580973"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-23T10:48:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-12T22:49:05.809-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"August"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sansa"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sansa *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SqVhDEcFqRI\/AAAAAAAAAYQ\/pBFuGRPpl1w\/s1600-h\/Sansa.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Sansa\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378812035322980626\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SqVhDEcFqRI\/AAAAAAAAAYQ\/pBFuGRPpl1w\/s200\/Sansa.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 194px; margin: 4px 10px 5px 0; width: 200px;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThis conical, medium-sized apple has a light red-pink blush over a bright green yellow peel. Its \"ribs\" are apparent in the photo. The blush has two discrete parts, a light translucent pink and a more-saturated orange red. There is some russet on the blush and in the stem well. Lenticels are dark, and the apple has a faint sweet smell.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESansa's flesh is light, crisp, white, and coarse, with a delicate crunch. Its flavor is generally sweet, but washed out, with a little tempering tartness. Hints of sugared grapefruit, cane sugar, and grapes add interest.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/p\/apple-ratings-explained.html#one\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: -6px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6N4NY1-nNUA\/T9kjG09mraI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/n893AFfM8rg\/s1600\/1-star%2Blogo.png\" width=\"120\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003ERefreshing, light Sansa makes a great palate cleanser, or have two for a snack.\u003C\/span\u003E This variety was fresh at the start of September.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECF Fresh (now called \"Vivaterra,\" for goodness sakes) had an \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20141111222110\/http:\/\/vivatierra.com:80\/apples\/sansa.html\"\u003Eentertaining account\u003C\/a\u003E of how this variety, a modern \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2017\/09\/akane-apple-tasting-review.html\"\u003EAkane\u003C\/a\u003E-\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/gala.html\"\u003EGala\u003C\/a\u003E cross, was first bred."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7053343194435580973\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/sansa.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7053343194435580973"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7053343194435580973"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/sansa.html","title":"Sansa *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SqVhDEcFqRI\/AAAAAAAAAYQ\/pBFuGRPpl1w\/s72-c\/Sansa.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-4887461216414275254"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-20T21:20:00.009-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.715-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"August"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Milton"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Milton *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Milton\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SK4grvFvvGI\/AAAAAAAAACA\/F3ctuQMwicU\/s1600-h\/Milton+8:21:08.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:left; margin:4px 10px 5px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SK4grvFvvGI\/AAAAAAAAACA\/F3ctuQMwicU\/s200\/Milton+8:21:08.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237159352425495650\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EExcellent Milton is a medium large apple with a blush that runs to a deep red over a green yellow. Its many irregular lenticels are a darker green (though not in this photo--see below).\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe fruit is classically shaped with just a little ribbing, and there are some minor scratches that look like fine lines of russet. It has a faint grassy smell.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMilton\u0026#39;s flesh is firm and crisp, a fine-grained snowy white. The flavor suggests a sweeter \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/mcintosh.html\"\u003EMcIntosh\u003C\/a\u003E (one of Milton\u0026#39;s parents, with White Transparent): balanced and somewhat vinous, with berry notes. There is also whiff of citrus and spice. \u003Cb\u003EThis is a very satisfying snack in season.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/milton.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4887461216414275254\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/milton.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4887461216414275254"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4887461216414275254"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/milton.html","title":"Milton *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SK4grvFvvGI\/AAAAAAAAACA\/F3ctuQMwicU\/s72-c\/Milton+8:21:08.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-3758343893586985524"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-13T09:17:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.618-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"August"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jonamac"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Jonamac *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Sq0X_N2KjgI\/AAAAAAAAAZA\/97rKufcZk9o\/s1600-h\/Jonamac.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Jonamac\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380983504593653250\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Sq0X_N2KjgI\/AAAAAAAAAZA\/97rKufcZk9o\/s200\/Jonamac.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 280px; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; width: 280px;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EBonus question first: With the name \"Jonamac,\" what could the two parents of this apple be? \u003Cb\u003EThis variety is a straightforward blend of many of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/jonathan.html\"\u003EJonathan's\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/mcintosh.html\"\u003EMcIntosh's\u003C\/a\u003E fine qualities,\u003C\/b\u003E with an emphasis on the Mac.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJonamac has a streaky dull red blush over a bright spring green, decorated with light lenticels. It is medium large and ribbed. My sample is slightly conical and wears a few spots of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/marks-of-character.html\"\u003Eflyspeck.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIts flesh is white and medium-dense, with both crunch and juice. A good sweet-tart balance sets up a pleasing vinous effect, with berries and a little spice, and some real depth.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/p\/apple-ratings-explained.html#one\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: -4px; margin-left: 1.1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: -13px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6N4NY1-nNUA\/T9kjG09mraI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/n893AFfM8rg\/s1600\/1-star%2Blogo.png\" width=\"117\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDespite my posting date, this is an early apple—I bought mine on September 2. \u003Cb\u003EThis Jonathan-McIntosh cross is very successful at bringing some Mac-like flavors at the start of the season.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003EUpdate:\u003C\/i\u003E A \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/jonamac.html?showComment=1381956761445#c3085462945631584750\"\u003Ereader says\u003C\/a\u003E my sample is really too early and that Jonamac peaks around the end of September."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3758343893586985524\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/jonamac.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3758343893586985524"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3758343893586985524"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/jonamac.html","title":"Jonamac *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Sq0X_N2KjgI\/AAAAAAAAAZA\/97rKufcZk9o\/s72-c\/Jonamac.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-6223025336479500376"},"published":{"$t":"2009-09-04T23:30:00.012-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.804-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"August"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Michaelmass Red"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tydeman"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tydeman's"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tydeman's Michaelmass Red"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Tydeman's Michaelmass Red *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SqHLAP9JDVI\/AAAAAAAAAYI\/ZiOxAMThIcs\/s1600-h\/Tydeman.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Tydeman\u0026#39;s\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SqHLAP9JDVI\/AAAAAAAAAYI\/ZiOxAMThIcs\/s320\/Tydeman.jpg\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377802635200499026\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 314px; margin: 4px 4px 5px 10px; width: 320px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ELarge, ribbed, and lobed, this cross of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/mcintosh.html\"\u003EMcIntosh\u003C\/a\u003E and Worcester Pearmain wears a red blush over spring green, with many light lenticels visible in the blush. One sample is lopsided, with odd lobes and scars; the other more regular and with russet radiating from the stem well.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETydeman\u0026#39;s flesh is tender crisp, a dense white with green highlights. It is sweet with tart, faintly vinous, with suggestions of light maple syrup and cider (see below) and delicate hints of unripe melon and caramel. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EThis is an elegant apple with subtle flavors; it goes down easily.\u003C\/span\u003E The chewy peel is not unpleasant.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/tydemans-michaelmass-red-michaelmass.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6223025336479500376\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/tydemans-michaelmass-red-michaelmass.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6223025336479500376"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6223025336479500376"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/tydemans-michaelmass-red-michaelmass.html","title":"Tydeman's Michaelmass Red *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SqHLAP9JDVI\/AAAAAAAAAYI\/ZiOxAMThIcs\/s72-c\/Tydeman.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-2871997869500244255"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-19T07:00:00.005-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.556-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Braeburn"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"industrial apple"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Braeburn *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Braeburn\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Sg2Qse0LuII\/AAAAAAAAAXA\/pXZb5eNLbZE\/s1600-h\/Braeburn.JPG\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:right; margin:4px 5px 5px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 233px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Sg2Qse0LuII\/AAAAAAAAAXA\/pXZb5eNLbZE\/s200\/Braeburn.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336080227364485250\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThis attractive variety has a red blush over yellow green, accented by many tiny light lenticels. At its deepest the blush comprises darker and lighter streaks together. The lenticels, which are dark green in the unblushed skin, crowd the bottom third of the fruit and grow sparse near the top.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EBraeburn runs medium to large and is moderately ribbed. My sample is fragrant, firm, and--see the photo--glistening with wax.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/braeburn.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2871997869500244255\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/braeburn.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2871997869500244255"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2871997869500244255"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/braeburn.html","title":"Braeburn *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Sg2Qse0LuII\/AAAAAAAAAXA\/pXZb5eNLbZE\/s72-c\/Braeburn.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-3658658022283150964"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-15T09:00:00.010-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.606-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cripps Pink"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"industrial apple"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"November"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pink Lady"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Pink Lady (Cripps Pink) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Sh1h2gflWvI\/AAAAAAAAAXQ\/OtWHrAYemq0\/s1600-h\/PLady.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Pink Lady\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Sh1h2gflWvI\/AAAAAAAAAXQ\/OtWHrAYemq0\/s200\/PLady.JPG\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340532322194512626\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 200px; margin: 4px 4px 4px 10px; width: 178px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EOne of my favorites of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/industrial%20apple\"\u003Eindustrial apples\u003C\/a\u003E that are available in the off-season, Pink Lady is named for her distinctive orange-fuchsia blush, which covers an otherwise green yellow. Light lenticels correspond with minor dimples in the surface of the fruit, which runs medium to large and has a soft sweet smell of pear, melon, and cider. The apple feels firm.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EPink Lady\u0026#39;s flesh is on the coarse side of dense and a creamy light yellow, crisp (though not breaking) and juicy. Her flavor is sweet with some tartness and offers distinct cantaloupe and honeydew notes, with a hint of orange juice.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EThis variety has real character but with enough sweetness to put it in the range of popular taste.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/pink-lady-cripps-pink.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3658658022283150964\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/pink-lady-cripps-pink.html#comment-form","title":"17 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3658658022283150964"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3658658022283150964"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/pink-lady-cripps-pink.html","title":"Pink Lady (Cripps Pink) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Sh1h2gflWvI\/AAAAAAAAAXQ\/OtWHrAYemq0\/s72-c\/PLady.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"17"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-7711072671784715284"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-22T07:00:00.007-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:04.901-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"industrial apple"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jazz"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Jazz *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title= \"Jazz\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Sg3EBBtiBeI\/AAAAAAAAAXI\/XVgfX3jCy7I\/s1600-h\/Jazz.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:right; margin:4px 5px 5px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Sg3EBBtiBeI\/AAAAAAAAAXI\/XVgfX3jCy7I\/s200\/Jazz.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336136655422227938\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThe blush on this attractive, medium-large apple is saturated over about half the otherwise green-yellow surface and is streaky or blotchy elsewhere. The fruit is conical and decorated with small light lenticels in a bottom-to-top pattern: many clustered together it the bottom but few at the top. The effect is as if they are radiating or rising from the base like bubbles in a champagne glass.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe unbroken fruit is reasonably firm and has only a very faint sweet aroma.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EJazz\u0026#39;s coarse flesh is creamy yellow and very crisp and juicy. The first bite is nicely satisfying. Jazz is sweet, but not overpoweringly so. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EIts flavor is very light and delicate\u003C\/span\u003E with cane-sugar and perfumed floral notes, and an elusive hint of orange juice.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/jazz.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7711072671784715284\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/jazz.html#comment-form","title":"13 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7711072671784715284"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7711072671784715284"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/jazz.html","title":"Jazz *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/Sg3EBBtiBeI\/AAAAAAAAAXI\/XVgfX3jCy7I\/s72-c\/Jazz.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"13"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-7595775376765125920"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-14T07:00:00.009-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-03T18:10:56.654-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Granny Smith"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"industrial apple"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"keepers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"winter apples"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Granny Smith *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SgDy4C_PDkI\/AAAAAAAAAVM\/zTKVYlh4Bws\/s1600-h\/Granny+Smith.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Granny Smith\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332529003495362114\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SgDy4C_PDkI\/AAAAAAAAAVM\/zTKVYlh4Bws\/s320\/Granny+Smith.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 300px; margin: 4px 10px 5px 0; width: 300px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EDistinctive Granny Smith breaks the mold of sweet-and-similar industrial apples. It packs some real acidity. And, that color!\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ELarge and classically shaped, this variety is slightly ribbed and slightly tapered (though more cylindrical than conical). The skin is a beautiful spring green, on closer inspection resolving into two distinct shades. In the stem well and elsewhere the color is rich and saturated. In many other regions the green is glazed and milky. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThese two veridian tints mix in streaks on most of the surface. The many large lenticels are lightest of all. The apple is firm and its aroma has citrusy overtones.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/granny-smith_14.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7595775376765125920\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/granny-smith_14.html#comment-form","title":"14 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7595775376765125920"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7595775376765125920"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/granny-smith_14.html","title":"Granny Smith *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SgDy4C_PDkI\/AAAAAAAAAVM\/zTKVYlh4Bws\/s72-c\/Granny+Smith.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"14"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-2138502595196864141"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-26T14:00:00.007-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-12T22:37:00.870-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"classic apple"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Delicious"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"industrial apple"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"keepers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"winter apples"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Golden Delicious *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SZ4fHtq_O9I\/AAAAAAAAASc\/skdc7N7VlpM\/s1600-h\/Golden+Delicious.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\" title=\"Golden Delicious\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304711628468468690\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SZ4fHtq_O9I\/AAAAAAAAASc\/skdc7N7VlpM\/s200\/Golden+Delicious.jpg\" style=\"float: right; height: 194px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 3px; margin-top: 4px; width: 200px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EMy medium-large Golden Delicious is a cheerful yellow tinged with green. It has distinctive dark green lenticels that fade to nearly nothing on the blushed area, which is a faint orange pink.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMy example is ribbed and conical, with a round ridge of chins at the bottom, and theres a small stellation of russet radiating within the stem well.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/golden-delicious.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2138502595196864141\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/golden-delicious.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2138502595196864141"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2138502595196864141"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/golden-delicious.html","title":"Golden Delicious *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SZ4fHtq_O9I\/AAAAAAAAASc\/skdc7N7VlpM\/s72-c\/Golden+Delicious.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-3222641630522318225"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-23T08:00:00.014-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:39.197-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Empire"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"industrial apple"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Empire *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Empire\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e)http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/img\/blank.gif{}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SY9Hm5HqXSI\/AAAAAAAAASM\/YY7MtfMyGbY\/s1600-h\/Empire.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:right; margin:4px 3px 5px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 255px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SY9Hm5HqXSI\/AAAAAAAAASM\/YY7MtfMyGbY\/s320\/Empire.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300534019931921698\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThe blush on this apple often runs to a handsome deep purplish red, decorated with many light lenticels. Even where the blush is uneven and streaky, (over yellow green), some of the stripes may reach this deep color. The fruit is a large medium, moderately ribbed, and can be conical, as in our photo. There are faint dull patches on the skin of my sample that are almost like a bloom, but I take them to be scuffs in the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/wax.html\"\u003Ewax\u003C\/a\u003E that is regularly applied to apples shipped across country.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/p\/apple-ratings-explained.html#one\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 1.1em; margin-top: 10px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"77\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6N4NY1-nNUA\/T9kjG09mraI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/n893AFfM8rg\/s1600\/1-star%2Blogo.png\" width=\"120\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EFor Empires keep and travel well, and even though they are grown locally the Empires sold out of season generally come from New York (where they were bred) or farther. This is the time of year I start to eat a lot of them. Of all the industrial apples they have the most traditional taste. (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/mcintosh.html\"\u003EMcIntoshs\u003C\/a\u003E are available in supermarkets into the spring, but they just do not hold up well in long-term storage.)\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/empire.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3222641630522318225\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/empire.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3222641630522318225"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3222641630522318225"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/empire.html","title":"Empire *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SY9Hm5HqXSI\/AAAAAAAAASM\/YY7MtfMyGbY\/s72-c\/Empire.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-1499848925816957709"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-01T15:30:00.016-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:39.112-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ambrosia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ambrosia *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SX0ryZgVM-I\/AAAAAAAAARk\/8utv8ZAxWwA\/s1600-h\/Ambrosia.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Ambrosia\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295436881697518562\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SX0ryZgVM-I\/AAAAAAAAARk\/8utv8ZAxWwA\/s320\/Ambrosia.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 268px; margin: 4px 10px 4px 0; width: 288px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EI\u0026#39;d never heard of this apple until a reader \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/12\/seasons-greetings.html#comments\"\u003Ementioned it,\u003C\/a\u003E so when Ambrosia showed up at a local supermarket I had to try one. Place of origin was just listed as \u0026quot;Canada,\u0026quot; and I\u0026#39;m guessing British Columbia, where Ambrosia was born.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis shapely apple has the tapered, wasp-waisted profile of a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/red-delicious.html\"\u003ERed Delicious.\u003C\/a\u003E  There is an orange-pink blush in streaks over light yellow, with yellow-green lenticels (a bit darker than the skin) throughout. It is medium large and prominently ribbed, to the point of having distinct \u0026quot;chins\u0026quot; on the bottom. The calyx is tucked far behind those chins and is closed. Unbroken, the apple smells promisingly of cider and strawberries.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/ambrosia.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1499848925816957709\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/ambrosia.html#comment-form","title":"25 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1499848925816957709"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1499848925816957709"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/ambrosia.html","title":"Ambrosia *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SX0ryZgVM-I\/AAAAAAAAARk\/8utv8ZAxWwA\/s72-c\/Ambrosia.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"25"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-1038639884964129213"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-19T14:30:00.037-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:39.077-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Arkansas Black"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"keepers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"winter apples"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Arkansas Black *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Arkansas Black\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SUQfPEg-ynI\/AAAAAAAAAQ0\/UHfwioRB_Es\/s1600-h\/Arkansas+Black.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:right; margin:2px 10px 4px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 266px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SUQfPEg-ynI\/AAAAAAAAAQ0\/UHfwioRB_Es\/s320\/Arkansas+Black.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279379006955637362\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EArkansas Black is a Southern apple and I am fortunate to have found some growing right here in Massachusetts.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThese run on the small side of medium and have a dull blush that runs to deep purplish red on the sunward side, with small light lenticels. The unblushed skin is yellow, and there is a little crown of russet around the stem well.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe apple is very firm and, for its size, heavy, with only a very faint apple aroma.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/p\/apple-ratings-explained.html#one\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 1.1em; margin-top: 11px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"77\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6N4NY1-nNUA\/T9kjG09mraI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/n893AFfM8rg\/s1600\/1-star%2Blogo.png\" width=\"120\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe flesh is fine-grained, yellow, very crisp, and dense.\u003C\/strong\u003E Arkansas Black might cut the redoubtable \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/blue-pearmain.html\"\u003EBlue Pearmain,\u003C\/a\u003E not that I have one to compare. The fruit is reasonably juicy but has so much matter that the juice gives out before the apple, leaving a dry impression. It oxidizes quickly when cut. And, it\u0026#39;s really \u003Cem\u003Efilling.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/arkansas-black.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1038639884964129213\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/arkansas-black.html#comment-form","title":"7 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1038639884964129213"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1038639884964129213"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/arkansas-black.html","title":"Arkansas Black *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SUQfPEg-ynI\/AAAAAAAAAQ0\/UHfwioRB_Es\/s72-c\/Arkansas+Black.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"7"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-5592681269643769045"},"published":{"$t":"2008-12-20T07:00:00.006-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:39.253-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Enterprise"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"keepers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"November"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"winter apples"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Enterprise *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Enterprise\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SShyPTXJOII\/AAAAAAAAAQE\/ILkJ6aJ2DZ4\/s1600-h\/Enterprise.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:right; margin:4px 4px 5px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 297px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SShyPTXJOII\/AAAAAAAAAQE\/ILkJ6aJ2DZ4\/s320\/Enterprise.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271588971058116738\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThe blush on this handsome medium-large fruit covers all, but ranges from a lighter orangey red to deep crimson on the sunward side. Large white lenticels are an attractive decoration. The apple is slightly conical, slightly lopsided, and slightly ribbed. The whole apple is firm and has a mellow and sweet aroma that reflects its \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/golden-delicious.html\"\u003EGolden Delicious\u003C\/a\u003E ancestry.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/12\/enterprise.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5592681269643769045\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/12\/enterprise.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5592681269643769045"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5592681269643769045"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/12\/enterprise.html","title":"Enterprise *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SShyPTXJOII\/AAAAAAAAAQE\/ILkJ6aJ2DZ4\/s72-c\/Enterprise.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-7605095804356708322"},"published":{"$t":"2008-12-15T07:03:00.009-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:39.333-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Brock"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"November"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Brock *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Brock\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SSNhIxYMtTI\/AAAAAAAAAPs\/ZV6a6uFgcdY\/s1600-h\/Brock.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:right; margin:4px 2px 5px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 188px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SSNhIxYMtTI\/AAAAAAAAAPs\/ZV6a6uFgcdY\/s200\/Brock.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270162792275293490\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThese globular apples run to medium-large with a red blush, patchy in places, covering green. There is a little ribbing, and my sample has a few bruises and a spot of the eminently ignorable flyspeck.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe flesh is a creamy white with yellow-green highlights, and at this point in the season (note: mid-November) is tender-crisp and juicy. No acidity to speak of. \u003Cstrong\u003EThe flavors are balanced with sweetness predominating, and there are hints of berries and a whiff of spices in the general cidery taste, a distinctive touch.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/brock.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7605095804356708322\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/brock.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7605095804356708322"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7605095804356708322"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/brock.html","title":"Brock *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SSNhIxYMtTI\/AAAAAAAAAPs\/ZV6a6uFgcdY\/s72-c\/Brock.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-756453986154118747"},"published":{"$t":"2008-12-12T12:00:00.004-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-18T20:25:21.469-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Monroe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Monroe *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title= \"Monroe\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SRT6Mi1ioHI\/AAAAAAAAAOk\/VaS1ePoKqLk\/s1600-h\/Monroe.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:left; margin:4px 10px 5px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 188px;\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SRT6Mi1ioHI\/AAAAAAAAAOk\/VaS1ePoKqLk\/s200\/Monroe.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266108957719699570\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EMonroe is medium-sized, slightly conical, and clearly ribbed. Attractive red blush covering a green-tinged yellow. Many irregular light-brown lenticels. My sample has a light dusting of russet, plus black specks, plus other blemishes. It smells of cider.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe light yellow flesh is on the finer side of coarse (if that makes sense) and is more tender than crisp. Flavors: \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003ECider, a brief hit of roasted grain, rich and mellow with moderate sweet-acid balance.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is not a common variety and I suspect my sample had been off the tree for a few weeks. However I really enjoyed its even flavor.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/p\/apple-ratings-explained.html#one\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: -1px; margin-left: 1.2em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 5px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6N4NY1-nNUA\/T9kjG09mraI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/n893AFfM8rg\/s1600\/1-star%2Blogo.png\" width=\"120\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMonroe looks and to some extent tastes like an old-fashioned apple but was introduced in 1949--one of the \u003Ca title=\"archived\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100614123525\/http:\/\/www.nysaes.cornell.edu\/pubs\/fls\/OCRPDF\/151.pdf\"\u003Ehundreds of varieties\u003C\/a\u003E introduced by the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York. It is a cross of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/jonathan.html\"\u003EJonathan\u003C\/a\u003E and Rome Beauty."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/756453986154118747\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/12\/monroe.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/756453986154118747"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/756453986154118747"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/12\/monroe.html","title":"Monroe *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SRT6Mi1ioHI\/AAAAAAAAAOk\/VaS1ePoKqLk\/s72-c\/Monroe.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-2136683932388225183"},"published":{"$t":"2008-12-10T07:00:00.008-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-12T18:01:15.070-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hampshire"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"keepers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"winter apples"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hampshire *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Props to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/gould-hill-orchard_15.html\"\u003EGould Hill,\u003C\/a\u003E where Hampshire was born (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;msa=0\u0026amp;msid=113992763926811171366.000453d4fe24f90000443\u0026amp;ll=43.299697,-71.689224\u0026amp;spn=0.23437,0.439453\u0026amp;z=11\u0026amp;iwloc=000459366268d21745057\"\u003Emap\u003C\/a\u003E). This modern apple originated the old-fashioned way--\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20071010143319\/http:\/\/ipmall.info:80\/news_activities\/news_press\/jorda_950910.asp\"\u003Eas a foundling,\u003C\/a\u003E not as the product of a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/frankenfruit.html\"\u003Ebreeding experiment.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SR9GjPvVS0I\/AAAAAAAAAPU\/wy1YhALCMs0\/s1600-h\/Hampshire.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Hampshire\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269007660381195074\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SR9GjPvVS0I\/AAAAAAAAAPU\/wy1YhALCMs0\/s200\/Hampshire.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 182px; margin: 4px 4px 5px 10px; width: 200px;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EHandsome Hampshire has a wine-dark blush freckled with light lenticels of varying size. It is medium sized and well formed, slightly conical and slightly ribbed. Its calyx is open.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMy apple is at least a few weeks off the tree (at tasting, not posting!), but remains very crisp and juicy. The flesh is a creamy white and just shy of fine-grained.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe flavor is rich and sweet, with nice balancing tartness and acidity. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.volantefarms.com\/\"\u003EVolante,\u003C\/a\u003E who sold me this apple, describes Hampshire as \"similar to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/mcintosh.html\"\u003EMcIntosh,\u003C\/a\u003E\" and though that is not really accurate I can see the resemblance in its \u003Cstrong\u003Ewine-like depth and hints of flowers and spice.\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/p\/apple-ratings-explained.html#one\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 1.2em; margin-top: 8px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6N4NY1-nNUA\/T9kjG09mraI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/n893AFfM8rg\/s1600\/1-star%2Blogo.png\" width=\"120\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn some ways maybe Macoun is a better analogy, though Hampshire does not reach the complex intensity of either Macoun or McIntosh. There's some nice lingering astringency after the finish.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHampshire is an outstanding late-season choice,\u003C\/strong\u003E and a good keeper to boot. It oxidizes slowly."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2136683932388225183\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/12\/hampshire.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2136683932388225183"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2136683932388225183"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/12\/hampshire.html","title":"Hampshire *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SR9GjPvVS0I\/AAAAAAAAAPU\/wy1YhALCMs0\/s72-c\/Hampshire.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-8046644565926221254"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-27T15:30:00.014-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-13T21:34:32.629-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Black Twig"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Black Twig *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-qdNVMi8PDD0\/VLF8oE0scsI\/AAAAAAAAB5A\/gZUCGCbvIB8\/s1600\/Black%2BTwig2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 3px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-qdNVMi8PDD0\/VLF8oE0scsI\/AAAAAAAAB5A\/gZUCGCbvIB8\/s1600\/Black%2BTwig2.jpg\" title=\"Black Twig\" width=\"220\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThis is an old Southern apple, reputed by some to have been \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130807021023\/http:\/\/www.boyernurseries.com\/fruit_trees\/apples\/black_twig.html\"\u003EAndrew Jackson\u0026#39;s favorite.\u003C\/a\u003E And it has a name like a medieval pestilence (or a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.comics.org\/coverview.lasso?id=12474\u0026amp;zoom=4\"\u003Esecond-tier superhero.\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EBut what can we say about the Black Twig in person?\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EA medium-large apple, very firm in the hand, that has a patchy red blush over a green yellow skin.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe apple is decorated with small lenticels that are light inside the blush and green elsewhere. Its calyx is closed, and my sample bears one scar from the July 2 hail storm. The unbroken fruit has a rich cider smell.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/black-twig.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8046644565926221254\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/black-twig.html#comment-form","title":"9 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8046644565926221254"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8046644565926221254"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/black-twig.html","title":"Black Twig *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-qdNVMi8PDD0\/VLF8oE0scsI\/AAAAAAAAB5A\/gZUCGCbvIB8\/s72-c\/Black%2BTwig2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"9"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-5740441116901613027"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-14T02:00:00.008-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-13T19:42:45.635-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Albemarle Pippin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"keepers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Newton Pippin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Newtown Pippin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"winter apples"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Yellow Newtown Pippin"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Newtown Pippin (Newton Pippin) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SQD5CwaX72I\/AAAAAAAAAI0\/IPcy9VUtjd0\/s1600-h\/Yellow+Newtown+Pippin.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Newtown Pippin\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260478190519316322\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SQD5CwaX72I\/AAAAAAAAAI0\/IPcy9VUtjd0\/s200\/Yellow+Newtown+Pippin.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 199px; margin: 4px 3px 5px 10px; width: 220px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EWhat is the name of this apple?\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.redapplefarm.com\/\"\u003ERed Apple Farm\u003C\/a\u003E sold it to me at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;msa=0\u0026amp;msid=113992763926811171366.000453d4fe24f90000443\u0026amp;ll=42.46374,-71.485977\u0026amp;spn=0.070156,0.144196\u0026amp;z=12\u0026amp;iwloc=00045aac041abeb5c0265\"\u003ELexington\u0026#39;s farmers market\u003C\/a\u003E under the name \u0026quot;Yellow Newton Pippin.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Newtown_Pippin\"\u003EWikipedia tells us,\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026quot;Green and yellow varieties are sometimes distinguished but it is not clear that they are in fact distinct cultivars,\u0026quot; and lists it as the \u003Cem\u003ENewtown\u003C\/em\u003E Pippin (and a parent of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;msa=0\u0026amp;msid=113992763926811171366.000453d4fe24f90000443\u0026amp;ll=42.46374,-71.485977\u0026amp;spn=0.070156,0.144196\u0026amp;z=12\u0026amp;iwloc=00045aac041abeb5c0265\"\u003EGingergold\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003Cbr\u003EAs \u0026quot;Albemarle Pippin\u0026quot; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.albemarleciderworks.com\/orchard\/apple\/albemarle-pippin\"\u003EVintage Virginia calls it\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026quot;the most famous of Virginia apples\u0026quot; and dates it back to 1700.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/newtown-pippin-newton-pippin.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5740441116901613027\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/newtown-pippin-newton-pippin.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5740441116901613027"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/5740441116901613027"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/newtown-pippin-newton-pippin.html","title":"Newtown Pippin (Newton Pippin) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SQD5CwaX72I\/AAAAAAAAAI0\/IPcy9VUtjd0\/s72-c\/Yellow+Newtown+Pippin.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-1686004436591767871"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-08T05:10:00.006-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-13T20:43:39.358-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"classic apple"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Northern Spy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"scholarship"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Northern Spy *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"A famous cooking apple, sometimes called \u0026quot;Northern Pie,\u0026quot; this heirloom is also great for eating and is still enjoyed across the Northeast.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SQ-P4iBZqyI\/AAAAAAAAAK0\/ApZ7UjHyoDU\/s1600-h\/Northern+Spy.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Northern Spy\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264584690787527458\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SQ-P4iBZqyI\/AAAAAAAAAK0\/ApZ7UjHyoDU\/s200\/Northern+Spy.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 174px; margin: 4px 10px 5px 0; width: 200px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ENorthern Spy is large, very ribbed, and a little gnarly. A streaky red blush mostly covers yellow-green (actually more yellow than green).\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMy example has a small patch of tiny black russet spots, a wen-like extrudence, and numerous small dents and bruises.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMost of these are probably from my own ham-handling, but they suggest a sensitive vulnerability.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ESo, no beauty queen, but a right stout-looking apple. It smells faintly, and sweetly, of cider.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/northern-spy.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1686004436591767871\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/northern-spy.html#comment-form","title":"9 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1686004436591767871"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1686004436591767871"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/northern-spy.html","title":"Northern Spy *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SQ-P4iBZqyI\/AAAAAAAAAK0\/ApZ7UjHyoDU\/s72-c\/Northern+Spy.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"9"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-8857373181514268545"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-01T01:37:00.010-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-13T21:03:04.026-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"November"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rhode Island Greening"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Rhode Island Greening *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SP5qcOHzTHI\/AAAAAAAAAIk\/YXiSHyD3ZJQ\/s1600-h\/RI+Greening.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Rhode Island Greening\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259758447875017842\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SP5qcOHzTHI\/AAAAAAAAAIk\/YXiSHyD3ZJQ\/s200\/RI+Greening.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 4px 10px 5px 0;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.albemarleciderworks.com\/orchard\/apple\/rhode-island-greening\"\u003EVarious\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhode_Island_Greening\"\u003Esources\u003C\/a\u003E date Rhode Island Greening to 1650, making it one of the oldest New England varieties still enjoyed today.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis fruit is generally medium-sized, though my test apple is a little bigger than that. It is lopsided, ribbed, and a yellow-green with darker green blotches.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EA light orange-red blush covers perhaps a quarter of its skin, which has large brown lenticels, also similar brown russet spots radiating from the base.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E(\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.albemarleciderworks.com\/orchard\/apple\/rhode-island-greening\"\u003EOther photographs\u003C\/a\u003E of the Greening show light lenticels, so perhaps the brown I observed is really more russetting, in this case \u003Cem\u003Eof\u003C\/em\u003E the fruit\u0026#39;s pores.)\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/rhode-island-greening.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8857373181514268545\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/rhode-island-greening.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8857373181514268545"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8857373181514268545"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/rhode-island-greening.html","title":"Rhode Island Greening *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SP5qcOHzTHI\/AAAAAAAAAIk\/YXiSHyD3ZJQ\/s72-c\/RI+Greening.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-7496102637986055688"},"published":{"$t":"2008-10-24T01:00:00.011-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:39.306-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blue Pearmain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"classic apple"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Henry David Thoreau"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"keepers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"winter apples"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Blue Pearmain *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cblockquote\u003ENor is it every apple I desire,\u003Cbr\u003ENor that which pleases every palate best;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026#39;T is not the lasting Deuxan I require,\u003Cbr\u003ENor yet the red-cheeked \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/rhode-island-greening.html\"\u003EGreening\u003C\/a\u003E I request,\u003Cbr\u003ENor that which first beshrewed the name of wife,\u003Cbr\u003ENor that whose beauty caused the golden strife:\u003Cbr\u003ENo, no! bring me an apple from the tree of life!\u003Cbr\u003E         \u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E--\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=T-Fm4mHNNFAC\u0026amp;pg=PA173\u0026amp;lpg=PA173\u0026amp;dq=thoreau+apple+wife\u0026amp;source=web\u0026amp;ots=3tPvrst8NG\u0026amp;sig=AdCu6QFNG9W09_PmYW4pgL7cVcc\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;oi=book_result\u0026amp;resnum=2\u0026amp;ct=result\"\u003EHenry David Thoreau\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThoreau asked for apples of the spirit, but many sources say that the Blue Pearmain was one of his earthly favorites.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca title=\"Blue Pearmain\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SPam05BhATI\/AAAAAAAAAHk\/I7ooulo9fag\/s1600-h\/Blue+Pearmain.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257573042592219442\" style=\"margin: 4px 4px 5px 10px; float: right;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SPam05BhATI\/AAAAAAAAAHk\/I7ooulo9fag\/s320\/Blue+Pearmain.jpg\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThis doughty apple gets its name from what many call a \u0026quot;deep blue bloom.\u0026quot; I\u0026#39;d describe this as a dusty bluish coating over the blush, which is itself crimson with deep purple streaks. The \u0026quot;bloom\u0026quot; rubs off.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMany small light-brown lenticels freckle this handsome finish, which is also (to my mind) made even more striking by a touch of orange russet, mostly in and around the stem well. The fruit itself is ribbed and very firm in the hand, and--unbroken--smells sweet and grassy.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/blue-pearmain.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7496102637986055688\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/blue-pearmain.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7496102637986055688"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/7496102637986055688"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/blue-pearmain.html","title":"Blue Pearmain *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SPam05BhATI\/AAAAAAAAAHk\/I7ooulo9fag\/s72-c\/Blue+Pearmain.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-6621259827763678253"},"published":{"$t":"2008-10-22T02:08:00.015-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:39.292-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jewett Red"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Nodhead"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Nodhead *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Another \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/hubbardston-nonesuch.html\"\u003Egreat name!\u003C\/a\u003E Though apparently \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.foodhistory.com\/foodnotes\/leftovers\/antiqueapples.htm#jewett%20red\"\u003E\u0026quot;Jewett Red\u0026quot;\u003C\/a\u003E may sometimes be preferred.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca title=\"Nodhead\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SP0xtfT2QVI\/AAAAAAAAAIM\/bIP0bNiDmiE\/s1600-h\/Nodhead.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:left; margin:4px 10px 5px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SP0xtfT2QVI\/AAAAAAAAAIM\/bIP0bNiDmiE\/s200\/Nodhead.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259414597407228242\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ENodhead is roughly medium sized with pronounced ribs and a blush that runs from streaky (over greenish yellow) to crimson with deep purplish streaks (rather like the coloring of Blue Pearmain). The blush is accented with many small light lenticels.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe flesh is a tender coarse yellow and carries a good amount of juice. Nodhead is mild and mellow, not at all acid but also not overpoweringly sweet, and with enough range to be interesting. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EA mild old-style apple with cider and watermelon notes.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/nodhead.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6621259827763678253\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/nodhead.html#comment-form","title":"8 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6621259827763678253"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6621259827763678253"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/nodhead.html","title":"Nodhead *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SP0xtfT2QVI\/AAAAAAAAAIM\/bIP0bNiDmiE\/s72-c\/Nodhead.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"8"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-1874882362728656432"},"published":{"$t":"2008-10-16T01:00:00.019-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-07-06T15:06:41.380-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Auld Whistlin' Pete's Pegleg Stout Pearmain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hubbardston Nonesuch"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Nonesuch"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hubbardston Nonesuch (or Nonsuch) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Don\u0026#39;t you \u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003Elove\u003C\/span\u003E that name! A real crotchety English apple name. A name for a Hobbit. It says, This apple has been around for a while and if ye don\u0026#39;t like them apples then who asked ye?\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EModern apples have names invented by marketing departments, like \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/gingergold.html\"\u003EGingergold\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/zestar.html\"\u003EZestar\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/honeycrisp.html\"\u003EHoneycrisp.\u003C\/a\u003E Old apples have names that sound like a Morris dance tune or a craft beer. Hey ho, lad, get me some a that Auld Whistlin\u0026#39; Pete\u0026#39;s Pegleg Stout Pearmain.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SPVRcD9LIeI\/AAAAAAAAAHc\/XRi7PcCu710\/s1600-h\/H+Nonesuch.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Hubbardston Nonesuch\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257197682564997602\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SPVRcD9LIeI\/AAAAAAAAAHc\/XRi7PcCu710\/s320\/H+Nonesuch.jpg\" style=\"cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 269px; margin: 4px 11px 5px 0px; width: 288px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EHubbardston Nonesuch is an old apple named for the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hubbardstonma.us\/pages\/index\"\u003EMassachusetts town\u003C\/a\u003E (are those \u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003Eapples\u003C\/span\u003E on the Town Seal?) where it was found in the early 19th century. I got this one at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/gould-hill-orchard_15.html\"\u003EGould Hill.\u003C\/a\u003E It\u0026#39;s on the large side, firm, classically shaped with some ribbing. The blush predominates and runs from orange-red to red over yellow-green. It is attractively freckled with light lenticels, and there is a little bit of russet.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/hubbardston-nonesuch.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1874882362728656432\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/hubbardston-nonesuch.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1874882362728656432"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1874882362728656432"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/hubbardston-nonesuch.html","title":"Hubbardston Nonesuch (or Nonsuch) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SPVRcD9LIeI\/AAAAAAAAAHc\/XRi7PcCu710\/s72-c\/H+Nonesuch.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-4803798231336270619"},"published":{"$t":"2008-10-12T22:11:00.010-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:39.228-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Melrouge"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Melrouge*"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Melrouge\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SPC2UqG6NPI\/AAAAAAAAAG8\/3RWcYdeaidM\/s1600-h\/Melrouge.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 4px 3px 5px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SPC2UqG6NPI\/AAAAAAAAAG8\/3RWcYdeaidM\/s200\/Melrouge.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255901231158277362\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EI had read about Melrouge, a sport of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/melrose.html\"\u003EMelrose,\u003C\/a\u003E but I didn\u0026#39;t expect to find any around here. Yet this week they were a few bins down from Melrose at farmers market.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThis medium-large apple sports a partial crimson blush over yellow-green. Its large lenticels are light tan (greenish where the blush doesn\u0026#39;t reach). It is moderately ribbed and firm in the hand.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EMy sample apple has a very deep stem well and what may be two kinds of russet--brown stripes in one area and little black stipples in another. The apple also has very dark red dimples in the blush, about 5 mm across. All in all, character rather than beauty.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/melrouge.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4803798231336270619\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/melrouge.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4803798231336270619"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4803798231336270619"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/melrouge.html","title":"Melrouge*"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SPC2UqG6NPI\/AAAAAAAAAG8\/3RWcYdeaidM\/s72-c\/Melrouge.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-1004531859435065196"},"published":{"$t":"2008-10-02T21:18:00.018-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:39.064-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Honeycrisp"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Honeycrisp *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Full disclosure: Honeycrisp makes my teeth hurt.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SOUAVXq2zsI\/AAAAAAAAAGM\/wDgwnbdpSKA\/s1600-h\/Honeycrisp.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Honeycrisp\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SOUAVXq2zsI\/AAAAAAAAAGM\/wDgwnbdpSKA\/s320\/Honeycrisp.jpg\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252604907528572610\" style=\"cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 295px; margin: 4px 3px 5px 10px; width: 311px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ELots of people like the sweet juicy guys, though, and you might too.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIt\u0026#39;s a handsome fruit, running medium-to-large, with a streaky red blush over yellow (to yellow-green). There\u0026#39;s a little ribbing and some russet in the stem well, and spots that look light tan against the blush and a darker green where there is none. The surface is a little uneven, with minor pocks and swells, but the effect is not unattractive.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe flesh is firm, a crisp coarse yellow that holds a \u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003Elot\u003C\/span\u003E of juice. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EThe flavor is super sweet with very little balancing tartness \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003Eand\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E negligible acidity\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E; there are \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003Eaccents of pear and melon\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E Honeycrisp\u0026#39;s flavor is simple, direct, and consistent from the beginning of the first bite to the end of the last.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/honeycrisp.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1004531859435065196\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/honeycrisp.html#comment-form","title":"34 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1004531859435065196"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1004531859435065196"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/honeycrisp.html","title":"Honeycrisp *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SOUAVXq2zsI\/AAAAAAAAAGM\/wDgwnbdpSKA\/s72-c\/Honeycrisp.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"34"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-6430413857645386879"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-28T13:14:00.009-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:39.280-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"classic apple"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jonathan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Jonathan *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Jonathan\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SN6KakaCTCI\/AAAAAAAAAFk\/Paqk5eTkVQo\/s1600-h\/Jonathan.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:left; margin:4px 10px 5px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SN6KakaCTCI\/AAAAAAAAAFk\/Paqk5eTkVQo\/s200\/Jonathan.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250786404614687778\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EJonathan is very much a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/classic%20apple\"\u003Eclassic apple,\u003C\/a\u003E still justly prized after \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jonathan_(apple)\"\u003Etwo hundred years.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis medium-sized apple has a striking appearance: a deep purplish crimson sparsely accented by small light speckles in places. It is clasically round with light ribbing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJonathan's flesh is yellow, fragrant, medium-dense, and somewhat tender, though it chunks off nicely.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/p\/apple-ratings-explained.html#one\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: -2px; margin-left: 1.1em; margin-right: .9em; margin-top: 5px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"77\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6N4NY1-nNUA\/T9kjG09mraI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/n893AFfM8rg\/s1600\/1-star%2Blogo.png\" width=\"120\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe flavor of this apple is very different from the crisp tart-sweet blends of the McIntosh family, though there is both tartness and sweetness plus a nice astringency. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EThe flavor is full and cidery,\u003C\/span\u003E a little spicy with strong pear notes and a hint of melon. I'd like to have some cider made from this variety.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.orangepippin.com\/apples\/jonathan.aspx.aspx\"\u003ESome sources\u003C\/a\u003E trace Jonathan back to 1864."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6430413857645386879\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/jonathan.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6430413857645386879"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/6430413857645386879"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/jonathan.html","title":"Jonathan *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SN6KakaCTCI\/AAAAAAAAAFk\/Paqk5eTkVQo\/s72-c\/Jonathan.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-2645975318879534104"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-13T20:07:00.013-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-13T20:17:53.088-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Arlet"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Swiss Gourmet"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Swiss Gourmet (Arlet) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMxZ6f9cCZI\/AAAAAAAAAFE\/YM1en-V_lzE\/s1600-h\/Swiss+Gourmet.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Swiss Gourmet\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245666527526259090\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMxZ6f9cCZI\/AAAAAAAAAFE\/YM1en-V_lzE\/s200\/Swiss+Gourmet.jpg\" style=\"cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 4pt 10px 5px 0pt;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ESeveral varieties made their seasonal debuts at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;msa=0\u0026amp;msid=113992763926811171366.000453d4fe24f90000443\u0026amp;ll=42.432199,-71.152782\u0026amp;spn=0.035349,0.067463\u0026amp;z=13\u0026amp;iwloc=000453fa1f0a9148d9153\"\u003EArlington\u0026#39;s farmers market\u003C\/a\u003E this week, including the singularly wonderful Macoun (whose praises I shall \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/macoun.html\"\u003Esing another time\u003C\/a\u003E) and  Swiss Gourmet.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EApple high season is surely here.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/swiss-gourmet-arlet.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2645975318879534104\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/swiss-gourmet-arlet.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2645975318879534104"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2645975318879534104"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/swiss-gourmet-arlet.html","title":"Swiss Gourmet (Arlet) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMxZ6f9cCZI\/AAAAAAAAAFE\/YM1en-V_lzE\/s72-c\/Swiss+Gourmet.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-1093986603301204122"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-11T20:56:00.016-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-13T17:49:53.736-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Crispin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mitsu"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mutsu"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"October"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Mutsu (Crispin, Mitsu) *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMmtthPNUUI\/AAAAAAAAAEY\/gIt5kRYbVBc\/s1600-h\/Mutsu.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Mutsu\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244914238577529154\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMmtthPNUUI\/AAAAAAAAAEY\/gIt5kRYbVBc\/s320\/Mutsu.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; margin: 4px 4px 3px 12px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EI bought one of these big guys at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;msa=0\u0026amp;msid=113992763926811171366.000453d4fe24f90000443\u0026amp;ll=42.294024,-71.252604\u0026amp;spn=0.027935,0.087891\u0026amp;z=14\u0026amp;iwloc=000456a26334ce5103a53\"\u003EVolante Farms\u003C\/a\u003E yesterday. Volante says this about Mutsu:\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EThis Japanese apple is a descendant of the Golden Delicious. It is large, spicy, crisp \u0026amp; juicy. Excellent all-purpose apple.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080723215854\/http:\/\/www.apples-ne.com\/mutsupr.html\"\u003EVarious\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cleveland.about.com\/od\/northeastohiofoods\/ig\/Ohio-Apples\/Crispin-Apple.htm\"\u003Esources\u003C\/a\u003E say this is the Crispin apple by another name.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMutsu is bigger and greener than \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/golden-delicious.html\"\u003EGolden Delicious,\u003C\/a\u003E whatever its relation.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThis is a large fruit, almost cylindrical, with definite ribs and a light green-yellow skin.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe color varies from green-yellow to yellow-green and has darker green spots perhaps a tenth of an inch across, some with tiny white centers and some with tiny brown ones.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/mutsu-crispin.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1093986603301204122\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/mutsu-crispin.html#comment-form","title":"15 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1093986603301204122"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1093986603301204122"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/mutsu-crispin.html","title":"Mutsu (Crispin, Mitsu) *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SMmtthPNUUI\/AAAAAAAAAEY\/gIt5kRYbVBc\/s72-c\/Mutsu.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"15"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-3334717735582081941"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-23T19:28:00.017-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-13T20:22:12.281-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"August"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"early"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Zestar"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Zestar *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I\u0026#39;ll cut to the chase: these tasty, light apples are last week\u0026#39;s mystery apple named.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SK9WaLGN_kI\/AAAAAAAAAC4\/y3f9v4negIU\/s1600-h\/Zestars+on+the+Hoof.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Zestars on the hoof\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237499899310636610\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SK9WaLGN_kI\/AAAAAAAAAC4\/y3f9v4negIU\/s320\/Zestars+on+the+Hoof.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; margin: 4px 3px 5px 10px;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThe following tasting was without reference to my earlier description in the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/adventure-of-scarlet-blush.html\"\u003EAdventure of the Scarlet Blush\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003EMedium-sized light green-yellow apple with a partial red blush that is streaky in spots. There are small spots that are dark green over the green and light colored against the blush. Very slight ribbing.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EFine-grained white flesh with a hint of green, juicy, crisp, and light. Sweetness tempered with some tart; sugar and banana notes, a tiny bit of spice, and mild astringent finish.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ENote the unusual whiff of banana. And if you like, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/mystery-managed-you-be-judge.html\"\u003Ecompare the two photos side by side.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/zestar.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3334717735582081941\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/zestar.html#comment-form","title":"10 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3334717735582081941"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/3334717735582081941"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/zestar.html","title":"Zestar *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SK9WaLGN_kI\/AAAAAAAAAC4\/y3f9v4negIU\/s72-c\/Zestars+on+the+Hoof.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"10"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-8900889780108635408"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-21T08:00:00.012-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:39.373-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"August"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"early"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gingergold"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Gingergold *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Gingergold\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SK1ZMiCQu8I\/AAAAAAAAAB4\/OdgOON4djMQ\/s1600-h\/Gingergold.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"float:right; margin:5px 0 4px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SK1ZMiCQu8I\/AAAAAAAAAB4\/OdgOON4djMQ\/s200\/Gingergold.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236940013531347906\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ECrunch!\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EGingergold is a medium-to-large fruit, a sprightly green-yellow with tiny dark-green speckles. Some of the apples have a pale red-orange blush, usually over only a small portion of the skin.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe sample pictured is more conical than most, but all seem to have some ribbing and many have a little russetting in the stem well.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/gingergold.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8900889780108635408\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/gingergold.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8900889780108635408"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/8900889780108635408"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/gingergold.html","title":"Gingergold *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SK1ZMiCQu8I\/AAAAAAAAAB4\/OdgOON4djMQ\/s72-c\/Gingergold.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-2193522219747434782"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-14T19:15:00.016-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:39.172-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"August"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"early"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Paula Red"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Paula Red *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I was out of town on Wednesday, but today scored some Paula Reds at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.belmontfarmersmarket.org\/\"\u003EBelmont\u0026#39;s farmers market.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca title=\"Paula Red\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SKYsS6RKFdI\/AAAAAAAAABM\/27nxX3VWtFs\/s1600-h\/Paula+Red+8:14:08.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234920320255268306\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 4px 10px 4px 0px; CURSOR: hand\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SKYsS6RKFdI\/AAAAAAAAABM\/27nxX3VWtFs\/s200\/Paula+Red+8:14:08.jpg\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EPaula Red is a medium-sized apple that is mostly red, though with green streaks and small light speckles. Skin is more matte than glossy.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe fruit is slightly ribbed and where the red fails the underlying color is a spring green that is bright and saturated. (In fact it looks like that of a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/07\/vista-bella.html\"\u003EVista Bella.\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EI have had some Paula Reds that were not very interesting, but \u003Cspan style=\"FONT-WEIGHT: bold\"\u003Ethese are the most \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/mcintosh.html\"\u003EMcIntosh\u003C\/a\u003E-like apples of the summer so far.\u003C\/span\u003E Crisp and a tart, with spice notes and assertive acidity.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/paula-red.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2193522219747434782\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/paula-red.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2193522219747434782"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/2193522219747434782"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/paula-red.html","title":"Paula Red *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SKYsS6RKFdI\/AAAAAAAAABM\/27nxX3VWtFs\/s72-c\/Paula+Red+8:14:08.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-1232697820288971149"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-06T20:50:00.015-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-05-17T11:29:12.169-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"August"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"early"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Puritan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Puritan *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SJy0GTGkBZI\/AAAAAAAAAA8\/zEbz9pGN23Q\/s1600-h\/Puritan+8:5:2008.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" title=\"Puritan\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232254887397688722\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SJy0GTGkBZI\/AAAAAAAAAA8\/zEbz9pGN23Q\/s200\/Puritan+8:5:2008.jpg\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; margin: 3px 4px 5px 10px;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EAs \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/taste-of-things-to-come.html\"\u003Etold previously,\u003C\/a\u003E I bought two of these on August 5th at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;msa=0\u0026amp;msid=113992763926811171366.000453d4fe24f90000443\u0026amp;ll=42.453228,-71.220932\u0026amp;spn=0.035464,0.067978\u0026amp;z=13\"\u003ELexington's Farmers Market.\u003C\/a\u003E They're not bad!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is a medium-sized apple with just a hint of ribs. The blush is streaky and a little washed out. There is a some russetting in the stem well.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe taste begins tart, with pine notes, but then fades as does that of most early apples. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EExceptionally crisp and crunchy for an early apple.\u003C\/span\u003E The dense white flesh has green highlights and calves just a little when bitten, with only slight softness afterwards. I wonder, in fact, if these are a little unripe. (Maybe they're better that way.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/p\/apple-ratings-explained.html#one\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6N4NY1-nNUA\/T9kjG09mraI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/n893AFfM8rg\/s1600\/1-star%2Blogo.png\" width=\"120\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThe finish is pleasingly astringent.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo, not a fashion plate, but toothsome. I wish I'd snagged a few more of these—they're better than the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/07\/jersey-mac-jerseymac.html\"\u003EJersey Macs\u003C\/a\u003E."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1232697820288971149\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/puritan.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1232697820288971149"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/1232697820288971149"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/puritan.html","title":"Puritan *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SJy0GTGkBZI\/AAAAAAAAAA8\/zEbz9pGN23Q\/s72-c\/Puritan+8:5:2008.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-4930852979997419755"},"published":{"$t":"2008-07-23T20:00:00.020-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-14T11:56:39.241-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apple review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"August"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"early"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"July"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vista Bella"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Vista Bella *"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca title=\"Vista Bella\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SIfUbWX2GxI\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/bAe4wsv9kPI\/s1600-h\/Vista+Bella,+7:23:08.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 4px 3px 5px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SIfUbWX2GxI\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/bAe4wsv9kPI\/s320\/Vista+Bella,+7:23:08.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226379458913901330\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThe first local apple of the year is a surprise and a revelation.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EBy July I am eating apples from Chile and New Zealand, and even they are out of season. Early apples are not usually very good--you wouldn\u0026#39;t chose one like them in peak season--but they are unmistakably New England. The first bite promises delights to come.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EToday\u0026#39;s fruit, a Vista Bella, was the first and only only apple at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.farmersmarketarlington.org\/\"\u003EFarmers Market.\u003C\/a\u003E There are many types of summer apples, each of which have a short season. I won\u0026#39;t be surprised if these are gone next week.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EVista Bella is  pretty: brilliant green, like a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/granny-smith_14.html\"\u003EGranny Smith\u003C\/a\u003E or Pippin, with a deep red blush. The fruit is slightly ribbed, which adds to its overall attractiveness.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/07\/vista-bella.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4930852979997419755\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/07\/vista-bella.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4930852979997419755"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647355176632077968\/posts\/default\/4930852979997419755"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/adamapples.blogspot.com\/2008\/07\/vista-bella.html","title":"Vista Bella *"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_DjaPr2zU2_c\/SIfUbWX2GxI\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/bAe4wsv9kPI\/s72-c\/Vista+Bella,+7:23:08.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}}]}});