Apples and the River

Filed under: Typecast — olivander September 27, 2009 @ 10:37 am

Typewriter: c.1957 DeJur-Triumph Perfekt

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  1. Them’s fightin words, about the Minnesotan honeycrisps. Don’t be making those claims next time you’re in Washington or you’ll be pelted with apples.

    Comment by Strikethru — September 27, 2009 @ 2:38 pm

  2. Bah. You people and your indigenous fruits.

    By the way, your description of the pumpkin situation was oddly specific. The whole thing sounds really nice, though.

    Comment by Mike.Speegle — September 27, 2009 @ 9:47 pm

  3. Heh…I can total identify with the pumpkin part of this post….

    I was kind of indifferent to apples growing up. The only orchards we ever visited just had Macintoshes, which I don’t much care for (too mushy, though good in cider), and the grocery store had, at best: Granny Smiths (didn’t entirely mind those, especially with salt…yeah, I’m strange), more mushy Macintoshes, mealy Red Delicious and bland Golden Delicious (nothing Delicious about them). They’ve expanded a bit now, but still nothing like the variety and quality we have here in Washington. First couple years here it was rather a culture shock walking into the grocery this time of year to be confronted by a dozen varieties all fresh from the orchard!

    It seems like the Honeycrisp would be awfully hard to top. Good ones are a “How did they *do* that???” experience.

    Comment by littleflowerpetals — September 28, 2009 @ 1:45 pm

  4. I’ll be taking the family to one of several local pumpkin patches on our annual journey to find the perfect pumpkins. And this year, I suppose my 2 year old will be extremely excited! My soon to be 1 year old will just be along for the ride.

    Apples are a way of life here in Fort Wayne, IN. We have Johnny Appleseed parks, festivals and his grave. Our minor league baseball team is the Tincaps. There are numerous apple festivals through November and more apples and cider than what is probably healthy.

    We’ve finished our first gallon of cider yesterday, so I guess its time for another trip out!

    Comment by deek — September 29, 2009 @ 7:53 am

  5. Honeycrisp? Round here it’s Granny Smith for pies, Fuji for snacking, and nothing else.

    We grow a mean peach down here, though.

    Comment by monda — September 29, 2009 @ 10:30 am

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