Kitchen

[feline groovy]

---

@HonnyBrown wrote:

Thanks groovy!

I think my tastebuds need to be recalibrated.  I eat an apple a few times a week.  I like Stamens, Braeburns, Honeycrisps, Fujis and Empires.

Stamens are my favorites.  I get them from the farmers market where I volunteer.  They taste like Martinelli's apple juice!

---

'You're welcome, honeybee.  8)

My own fave (so far, LOL) is the Gala.  

A 'Stayman' is a triploid apple (tri-colored) cultivar developed in 1866 by Joseph Stayman of Leavenworth, Kansas; it was sold by nurseries from 1895.

The two other varieties of 'Stayman' apples are green or yellow.

[sfnative]

@feline groovy

Thank you for the chart!  Most helpful!

Since moving to Oregon, I was introduced to and love Ambrosia apples.  The Safeway near me devotes one entire wall to apples during the height of apple season, as we live in apple country.  It is an awesome site.

Re Rome apples, I use 3 of them in decorating our Christmas dinner table.  Purchase 3 Rome apples that will sit evenly when placed stem side down on a table. Take the 3 Rome apples, wash and polish to a nice shine.  Core the apples by using an apple corer.  Place them stem side down in the middle of your table about 5" apart.  Into the holes created by the apple corer, place white taper candles.  Around the apples, place some freshly cut pine or greens of your choice.  I also add "Little Lady" (crab apples) to the decor, as well as a few whole pecans and anything else that strikes my fancy.  When my daughter was young, she always insisted that silver glitter be added.

[feline groovy]

---

@sfnative wrote:

@feline groovy

Thank you for the chart!  Most helpful!

Since moving to Oregon, I was introduced to and love Ambrosia apples.  The Safeway near me devotes one entire wall to apples during the height of apple season, as we live in apple country.  It is an awesome site.

Re Rome apples, I use 3 of them in decorating our Christmas dinner table.  Purchase 3 Rome apples that will sit evenly when placed stem side down on a table. Take the 3 Rome apples, wash and polish to a nice shine.  Core the apples by using an apple corer.  Place them stem side down in the middle of your table about 5" apart.  Into the holes created by the apple corer, place white taper candles.  Around the apples, place some freshly cut pine or greens of your choice.  I also add "Little Lady" (crab apples) to the decor, as well as a few whole pecans and anything else that strikes my fancy.  When my daughter was young, she always insisted that silver glitter be added.

---

Hi, Becc  - glad I could be of service! 

Wow, yet another wonderful Oregon amenity.

OR is in the top 1/3 of my list of 'states that I'd move to'. 

Thanks for providing a nice decor tip for everyone.  8)

 " 'Ambrosia' is a cultivar of apple originating in British Columbia in the early 1990s.

The original tree was first cultivated by the Mennell family of Similkameen Valley, British Columbia, who discovered the apple growing in their orchard.  "

BTW, I gave you a shout-out on the following Beauty forum thread:

L'Oreal Excellence Age perfect hair color

You'll see why...  ;-)

Jaye

[sfnative]

---

@feline groovy wrote:

---

@sfnative wrote:

@feline groovy

Thank you for the chart!  Most helpful!

Since moving to Oregon, I was introduced to and love Ambrosia apples.  The Safeway near me devotes one entire wall to apples during the height of apple season, as we live in apple country.  It is an awesome site.

Re Rome apples, I use 3 of them in decorating our Christmas dinner table.  Purchase 3 Rome apples that will sit evenly when placed stem side down on a table. Take the 3 Rome apples, wash and polish to a nice shine.  Core the apples by using an apple corer.  Place them stem side down in the middle of your table about 5" apart.  Into the holes created by the apple corer, place white taper candles.  Around the apples, place some freshly cut pine or greens of your choice.  I also add "Little Lady" (crab apples) to the decor, as well as a few whole pecans and anything else that strikes my fancy.  When my daughter was young, she always insisted that silver glitter be added.

---

Hi, Becc  - glad I could be of service! 

Wow, yet another wonderful Oregon amenity.

OR is in the top 1/3 of my list of 'states that I'd move to'. 

Thanks for providing a nice decor tip for everyone.  8)

 " 'Ambrosia' is a cultivar of apple originating in British Columbia in the early 1990s.

The original tree was first cultivated by the Mennell family of Similkameen Valley, British Columbia, who discovered the apple growing in their orchard.  "

BTW, I gave you a shout-out on the following Beauty forum thread:

L'Oreal Excellence Age perfect hair color

You'll see why...  ;-)

Jaye

---

@feline groovy

Jaye,

Wow!  Thanks so very much for researching the Ambrosia apple.  Love all of the information you're always digging up for many folks on these forums.  I know that everyone really appreciates it.

Re Oregon, there are many pluses to moving here, not the least of which is the cost of living, friendly people and the great vistas.  You've got to come out some time, if you're able.  Come stay with me and DH if you don't know anyone and we'll give you a base from which to explore.

I'm going to head right over to the BB to check out your shout-out.  (Did you catch that at my second visit, I ended up with carrot red hair?!?  Didn't ask for it, we did not discuss it, nada.  Will be getting this fixed soonest.)

Take care. ~Becc

[newziesuzie]

Thanks @feline groovy!

👍👍👍

[possummink]

Feline,   Thanks for the Apple Chart!!   Love apples in any form from sauce, to turnovers, pie, dumplings, baked, pudding, caramel apples, salad, spiced, etc. to fried apples.   

I hope you don't mind that I pinned it on Pinterest so I could find it easily.   

Thanks again and see you on Cats!!! 

[chickenbutt]

Thanks for the chart.   Right on, FG, about the Gala.  It's been my favorite for some time now.

Last year, or maybe it was the year before, I tried the one called 'Honey Crisp' (I think that's the name - something Crisp anyway) that I've seen people here rave about.  I didn't care for that one and went right back to the Gala.   I imagine Ru and Tarz might like any of them.  hehe

This year I learned about a new (new to me) one - the Opal.  It's really very nice.  It's very nice and crisp, sweet, and kind of tastes like a pear would if a pear were more crisp.  They are large-ish and yellow.  They seem to be gone now but I was getting those for as long as my store had them.  Hope they come back next year.

[wildcat fan]

Thanks for the chart!  

My faves are Pink Lady, Gala, and Yellow Delicious.  Interesting how they are located at different ends of the chart!

I started eating Pink Lady apples a few years ago after ordering a grilled cheese sandwich at a restaurant.  It was made with sourdough bread, thin cheddar cheese slices, and thin Pink Lady apple slices.  I'd never tried apples on grilled cheese, and it was really good!

[chickenbutt]

---

wildcat fan wrote:

Thanks for the chart!  

My faves are Pink Lady, Gala, and Yellow Delicious.  Interesting how they are located at different ends of the chart!

I started eating Pink Lady apples a few years ago after ordering a grilled cheese sandwich at a restaurant.  It was made with sourdough bread, thin cheddar cheese slices, and thin Pink Lady apple slices.  I'd never tried apples on grilled cheese, and it was really good!

---

I love sourdough bread!  One additional thing that is really good to do with a sourdough grilled cheese is make it parm-crusted.  Just butter the outsides of the bread as you usually would, grate some parmesan cheese, press the parm onto the buttered (outsides) of the bread slices.  Then just get it into the pan and turn it carefully so it stays.  

[HonnyBrown]

---

@chickenbutt wrote:

Thanks for the chart.   Right on, FG, about the Gala.  It's been my favorite for some time now.

Last year, or maybe it was the year before, I tried the one called 'Honey Crisp' (I think that's the name - something Crisp anyway) that I've seen people here rave about.  I didn't care for that one and went right back to the Gala.   I imagine Ru and Tarz might like any of them.  hehe

This year I learned about a new (new to me) one - the Opal.  It's really very nice.  It's very nice and crisp, sweet, and kind of tastes like a pear would if a pear were more crisp.  They are large-ish and yellow.  They seem to be gone now but I was getting those for as long as my store had them.  Hope they come back next year.

---

Honeycrisps are a big deal here as well.  I like them best from the farmers market.  I'll have to see if they carry Opals, since I haven't tried those.