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Wendy NatherI knew it! I knew Honeycrisp apples weren’t as good anymore.
https://www.seriouseats.com/how-honeycrisp-apples-went-from-marvel-to-mediocre-8753117
Bill@wendynather I just sent that to my family chat because we make a trip every year to pick them and last few years they really were meh! Golden crisp way mo bettah now.
Huge Shark@wendynather Wow. I had no idea why I kept getting mealy Honeycrisps. So sad :-(
Stewart Russell@wendynather they always tasted nasty to me.
But I have tasted Cox's Orange Pippins, so every other apple is a disappointment
Rob Landley@wendynather "They're stored too long."
The Wadsworth constant on that article is over 90%. It is composed almost entirely of throat clearing (a dozen paragraphs of nothing and THEN it goes back in time to give you the history of the apple to further delay addressing the question) before finally admitting "they used to be delivered fresh to market and we're only available seasonally, now they're stored for up to 10 months in a fridge" at the end.
So. Much. Padding. Then one useful sentence.
Douglas King@wendynather
Pink ladies for me.
Pink ladies for me.
Kee Hinckley@wendynather I hadn't realized how climate sensitive apples could be. It's pity we're so tied to mass production, because there are so many wonderful regional varieties.
My favorite is still the Macoun. But apparently it isn't a good apple for mass production. Which is fine by me.
@nazgul I just ordered myself some Winesaps. From … honeycrisp.com 🙃