Okay, that's going on the road trip list. Thanks! :)
We did get one giggle - this weekend is/was Warwick's AppleFest, and they had the obligatory tourist pamphlets scattered about, with a guide to apples. Which ones are best for eating, which for cooking, etc.
The entry for Red Delicious said "Good to use in a centerpiece of holiday wreath!" which nicely sums up my feelings about the variety. It looks gorgeous, but they're generally tasteless and have poor texture. In fact, the Red Delicious was originally bred for one basic trait - to stand up without rolling over. The five points on the bottom are prominent enough to act as a pentapod and keep it stable. Then they kept breeding it for sweetness, and the durability in shipping was a bonus. Voila. Instant mass market apple. Bleah.
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Date: 2006-10-01 11:24 pm (UTC)We did get one giggle - this weekend is/was Warwick's AppleFest, and they had the obligatory tourist pamphlets scattered about, with a guide to apples. Which ones are best for eating, which for cooking, etc.
The entry for Red Delicious said "Good to use in a centerpiece of holiday wreath!" which nicely sums up my feelings about the variety. It looks gorgeous, but they're generally tasteless and have poor texture. In fact, the Red Delicious was originally bred for one basic trait - to stand up without rolling over. The five points on the bottom are prominent enough to act as a pentapod and keep it stable. Then they kept breeding it for sweetness, and the durability in shipping was a bonus. Voila. Instant mass market apple. Bleah.