• Re: What happened to McIntosh Apples?

    From Wilson@21:1/5 to Michael Trew on Thu Mar 17 11:24:20 2022
    On 3/17/2022 12:51 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
    On 3/16/2022 15:25, Geoff Rove wrote:
    I bought some Macs after not having any for 10 years.
    Just no flavor at all. I've never seen any Organic Macs, if they exist
    they are getting exported.

    I'm not sure.  We've always bought McIntosh apples (I assume that's what you mean, and not Macintosh computers) for apple pie, and I can't say that I've noticed a difference.  Perhaps the time of year is the issue.  I know that apples are a lot more fresh in the fall, and at this point, many of them may have been in cold storage for many months (not as fresh).

    Cross-posted to rec.gardens.edible

    It's not Mac season and they never held that crispness long. Remember those mealy, tasteless apples from school lunch? Those were Macintosh.

    Get them in September/October and you'll find what you remember. ;)

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  • From songbird@21:1/5 to Wilson on Fri Mar 18 11:59:33 2022
    Wilson wrote:
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    It's not Mac season and they never held that crispness long. Remember those mealy, tasteless apples from school lunch? Those were Macintosh.

    normally would not eat them out of season even to know what
    they were like.


    Get them in September/October and you'll find what you remember. ;)

    yep.


    songbird

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