Thread: Apple-picking advice

"Christopher M." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I've read that you should pick an apple that isn't dried out around the
> stem. Those ones have been on the tree too long.
>
> Firmness is also important. No one wants a rotten apple.
>
> Wormholes are also bad.
>
> I've read that Honeycrisp are sweetest when they're red.
>
> Some people say to leave the stem on while in storage.
>
> And the apples on the outer branches ripen first.

Also some varieties don't have much of a shelf life.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

On Sep 24, 1:50*pm, "Christopher M." <nospam_flibb...@floo.com> wrote:
> "Christopher M." <nospam_flibb...@floo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:k3qgik$2kp$[email protected]..
>
> > I've read that you should pick an apple that isn't dried out around the
> > stem. Those ones have been on the tree too long.
>
> > Firmness is also important. No one wants a rotten apple.
>
> > Wormholes are also bad.
>
> > I've read that Honeycrisp are sweetest when they're red.
>
> > Some people say to leave the stem on while in storage.
>
> > And the apples on the outer branches ripen first.
>
> Also some varieties don't have much of a shelf life.
>
> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

Like Honeycrisp, unfortunately.

On Sep 24, 1:41*pm, "Christopher M." <nospam_flibb...@floo.com> wrote:
> I've read that you should pick an apple that isn't dried out around the
> stem. Those ones have been on the tree too long.
>
> Firmness is also important. No one wants a rotten apple.
>
> Wormholes are also bad.
>
> I've read that Honeycrisp are sweetest when they're red.
>
> Some people say to leave the stem on while in storage.
>
> And the apples on the outer branches ripen first.
>
> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
> "Shoping makes me smart."
> --Ratbert

Who ever once said that people say the dumbest things must have been
talking about you. you make no sense at all.

"Christopher M." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:k3qgik$2kp$[email protected]..
> I've read that you should pick an apple that isn't dried out around the
> stem. Those ones have been on the tree too long.
>
> Firmness is also important. No one wants a rotten apple.
>
> Wormholes are also bad.
>
> I've read that Honeycrisp are sweetest when they're red.
>
> Some people say to leave the stem on while in storage.
>
> And the apples on the outer branches ripen first.

Some people say to leave the stem on? Who says to pull it off?

On Sep 24, 3:09*pm, "Julie Bove" <julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
> "Christopher M." <nospam_flibb...@floo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:k3qgik$2kp$[email protected]..
>
> > I've read that you should pick an apple that isn't dried out around the
> > stem. Those ones have been on the tree too long.
>
> > Firmness is also important. No one wants a rotten apple.
>
> > Wormholes are also bad.
>
> > I've read that Honeycrisp are sweetest when they're red.
>
> > Some people say to leave the stem on while in storage.
>
> > And the apples on the outer branches ripen first.
>
> Some people say to leave the stem on? *Who says to pull it off?

He read it on the internet.

"Julie Bove" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Christopher M." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:k3qgik$2kp$[email protected]..
>> I've read that you should pick an apple that isn't dried out around the
>> stem. Those ones have been on the tree too long.
>>
>> Firmness is also important. No one wants a rotten apple.
>>
>> Wormholes are also bad.
>>
>> I've read that Honeycrisp are sweetest when they're red.
>>
>> Some people say to leave the stem on while in storage.
>>
>> And the apples on the outer branches ripen first.
>
> Some people say to leave the stem on? Who says to pull it off?

I read that you need to twist the apple, when picking. Don't pull the apple.
That might remove the stem.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

On Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:40:36 -0400, "Christopher M."
<[email protected]> wrote:



>
>And the apples on the outer branches ripen first.
>

We went to the orchard yesterday. We picked a bag of apples from the
table, No worm holes, no idea if they were ever on a tree. Simple
and not very labor intensive.

Big bag (peck?) of Gala for $6.75.

"Christopher M." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:k3qgik$2kp$[email protected]..
> I've read that you should pick an apple that isn't dried out around the
> stem. Those ones have been on the tree too long.
>
> Firmness is also important. No one wants a rotten apple.
>
> Wormholes are also bad.
>
> I've read that Honeycrisp are sweetest when they're red.
>
> Some people say to leave the stem on while in storage.
>
> And the apples on the outer branches ripen first.

Macintoshes fall off the tree when they're ripe. So I guess you want to look
for loose Macintoshes.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

"Christopher M." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Macintoshes fall off the tree when they're ripe. So I guess you want to
> look for loose Macintoshes.


when it rains?

On Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:36:41 -0400, "Christopher M."
<[email protected]> wrote:

> I read that you need to twist the apple, when picking. Don't pull the apple.
> That might remove the stem.

That's a bunch of hokum. If it comes off the tree with a gentle
twist, it's perfectly ripe.

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