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[Klimt]

Granny Smith apples are best suited for both raw and cooked applications, including baking or roasting. When fresh, the crisp apples provide a tart flavor that is primarily enjoyed fresh, out-of-hand. The flesh can be sliced and tossed into green salads, quartered and displayed on fruit platters, sliced and served with nut butter, blended into smoothies, or thinly sliced and layered into sandwiches. The fruits are also dipped in caramel and served as a fresh dessert. In addition to raw applications, Granny Smith apples are popularly used in cakes, cobblers, crisps, and pies, as the flesh holds its shape when cooked and does not discolor rapidly.

The green apples can also be used in soups, cooked into pancakes, blended into applesauce, or juiced for cider. Granny Smith apples pair well with sharp cheeses such as blue, feta, and gorgonzola, meats such as poultry, pork, and beef, arugula, spinach, potatoes, beets, and fruits such as banana, citrus, and pineapple. Whole Granny Smith apples will keep 4 to 8 weeks when stored unwashed in the refrigerator's crisper drawer.

[Shelbelle]

The only apple I will ever eat are Gr Smith, I love the tarteness and crispness of them. 

[Shelbelle]

The ingredients used in Mrs P are not the healthiest, if you care check it out. 

[shoekitty]

@rockygems123 : I am in the South end of the Santa Clara Valley.  Or, Silicon Valley. I grew up a little more north though San Carlos Palo,Alto, Los Altos. Oh wow, whole valley was orchards. I grew up walking to school picking apricots, almonds, cherries, lemons and such.  The Sunsweet dehydrating plant, and the Libby and Dole canneries were across town. Where I live now was once known for Prunes, and the French plum lol.and canneries galore. Then root crop, nuts and garlic. But Garlic has left, although we still process it here. Loved my whole life with orchards so thick.  Now,wall to wall homes and malls lol like everywhere I guess. Get old enough, everything changes 380 degrees lol

[rockygems123]

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@shoekitty wrote:

@rockygems123 : I am in the South end of the Santa Clara Valley.  Or, Silicon Valley. I grew up a little more north though San Carlos Palo,Alto, Los Altos. Oh wow, whole valley was orchards. I grew up walking to school picking apricots, almonds, cherries, lemons and such.  The Sunsweet dehydrating plant, and the Libby and Dole canneries were across town. Where I live now was once known for Prunes, and the French plum lol.and canneries galore. Then root crop, nuts and garlic. But Garlic has left, although we still process it here. Loved my whole life with orchards so thick.  Now,wall to wall homes and malls lol like everywhere I guess. Get old enough, everything changes 380 degrees lol

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@shoekitty 

Loved those orchards we picked cherries there so my mom could make a favorite black cherry marmalade jam. 

We grew up in South San Francisco but traveled to Burlingame and Belmont for high school.  Those cities and the ones you mentioned were so beautiful!

[shoekitty]

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@rockygems123 wrote:

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@shoekitty wrote:

@rockygems123 : I am in the South end of the Santa Clara Valley.  Or, Silicon Valley. I grew up a little more north though San Carlos Palo,Alto, Los Altos. Oh wow, whole valley was orchards. I grew up walking to school picking apricots, almonds, cherries, lemons and such.  The Sunsweet dehydrating plant, and the Libby and Dole canneries were across town. Where I live now was once known for Prunes, and the French plum lol.and canneries galore. Then root crop, nuts and garlic. But Garlic has left, although we still process it here. Loved my whole life with orchards so thick.  Now,wall to wall homes and malls lol like everywhere I guess. Get old enough, everything changes 380 degrees lol

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@shoekitty 

Loved those orchards we picked cherries there so my mom could make a favorite black cherry marmalade jam. 

We grew up in South San Francisco but traveled to Burlingame and Belmont for high school.  Those cities and the ones you mentioned were so beautiful!

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@rockygems123  omg, my grandma lived in Daly City. When I was 3-4, about 1951 or so we lived in a City we called BuriBuri .  That's what I called it although I think it came from Bourough Bourough? I think it might be a tract in South San Francisco. I haven't been through there in years.  I rememnpner it was near hills cause our street was a bill hill, as I had huge accident on my scooter with an out of control scooter I took out without permission. Wound up cut and bruised in front of an office at bottom of hill. lol still have the scar from stitches on my ankle lol. Forgot about that, and Buri Buri til you mentioned So San Fran. Those homes were 3,000 when mom bought. lol they are like 1.65 million now. Tiny little things 

[rockygems123]

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@shoekitty wrote:

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@rockygems123 wrote:

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@shoekitty wrote:

@rockygems123 : I am in the South end of the Santa Clara Valley.  Or, Silicon Valley. I grew up a little more north though San Carlos Palo,Alto, Los Altos. Oh wow, whole valley was orchards. I grew up walking to school picking apricots, almonds, cherries, lemons and such.  The Sunsweet dehydrating plant, and the Libby and Dole canneries were across town. Where I live now was once known for Prunes, and the French plum lol.and canneries galore. Then root crop, nuts and garlic. But Garlic has left, although we still process it here. Loved my whole life with orchards so thick.  Now,wall to wall homes and malls lol like everywhere I guess. Get old enough, everything changes 380 degrees lol

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@shoekitty 

Loved those orchards we picked cherries there so my mom could make a favorite black cherry marmalade jam. 

We grew up in South San Francisco but traveled to Burlingame and Belmont for high school.  Those cities and the ones you mentioned were so beautiful!

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@rockygems123  omg, my grandma lived in Daly City. When I was 3-4, about 1951 or so we lived in a City we called BuriBuri .  That's what I called it although I think it came from Bourough Bourough? I think it might be a tract in South San Francisco. I haven't been through there in years.  I rememnpner it was near hills cause our street was a bill hill, as I had huge accident on my scooter with an out of control scooter I took out without permission. Wound up cut and bruised in front of an office at bottom of hill. lol still have the scar from stitches on my ankle lol. Forgot about that, and Buri Buri til you mentioned So San Fran. Those homes were 3,000 when mom bought. lol they are like 1.65 million now. Tiny little things 

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@shoekitty 

Yes Buri Buri is part of SSF!  Met a fellow antique dealer here in Colorado and she grew up there.  When I go back for reunions I take pics of her area for her

It is amazing how much real estate costs in the Bay Area.  When we moved to Colorado I was astounded how much more you could get in a house for so much less.  

Small world?!