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which apples?
Posted by: wth ()
Date: June 15, 2009 12:02PM

So I go to costco to buy some apples (eating kind) on the cheap and wound up standing in front of 6 different varieties? WTH? Which apples to buy? Since you're at costco you're gonna be sitting on about 5-10lbs of apples. Red Delicious? Granny Smith? Crazy-Super-Fantastics??

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: WTF345 ()
Date: June 15, 2009 12:04PM

screw this, I'm going to the Nipple Clamp thread.
How bout them apples bitch!!!

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: Warhawk ()
Date: June 15, 2009 12:13PM

wth Wrote:
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> So I go to costco to buy some apples (eating kind)
> on the cheap and wound up standing in front of 6
> different varieties? WTH? Which apples to buy?
> Since you're at costco you're gonna be sitting on
> about 5-10lbs of apples. Red Delicious? Granny
> Smith? Crazy-Super-Fantastics??


I don't like apples. But if you're gonna buy something at Costco, you'd better like it because you'll get a lot of whatever you buy.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/15/2009 02:10PM by Warhawk.

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: MrMephisto ()
Date: June 15, 2009 12:17PM

I prefer "red delicious," but if you don't know what kind you like, why not get one of each?

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: ITRADE ()
Date: June 15, 2009 12:17PM

Red delicious are fine for kids, but they are a mushy flesh.

Granny smiths are good for baking - not eating (they're tart).

Fujis and galas are good eating. Mcintoshs are good, but on the semi tart side.

Always consider that if you're buying bulk apples, they're going to be many inside which are bruised or getting close to rot stage. I do NOT buy bulk apples unless I plan to cook or bake with them.

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: MrMephisto ()
Date: June 15, 2009 12:19PM

I thought red delicious were the crunchy kind. If they're mushy, I assumed they were just old. I hate mushy apples.

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: ITRADE ()
Date: June 15, 2009 12:21PM

You can certainly get crunchy apples, but no, in general red delicious are known for being softer flesh and average to sweet taste. They're favored in schools.

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: MrMephisto ()
Date: June 15, 2009 12:25PM

I always get the ones that look like they have faint verticle stripes on them. The solid red ones are guaranteed mushy.

OP, try not to buy apples that come pre-packaged in bags. Those generally suck for eating, but good for applesauce or something.

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: Furfur ()
Date: June 15, 2009 12:40PM

Gala or Mcintosh are the best....red apples have too tough of a skin.

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Re: which apples?
Date: June 15, 2009 12:41PM

Fiona...


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Re: which apples?
Posted by: FUNdamental ()
Date: June 15, 2009 12:47PM

ITRADE Wrote:
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> Red delicious are fine for kids, but they are a
> mushy flesh.
>
> Granny smiths are good for baking - not eating
> (they're tart).
>
> Fujis and galas are good eating. Mcintoshs are
> good, but on the semi tart side.
>
Red Delicious were genetically made (and altered) apples designed for the reason of passing the archaic FDA’s “look and feel test” toward passing quality food standards in apples. Red Delicious were made to have a standard size, shape, and consistent color (lipstick red). The reason schools prefer RD apples is because of no discolred apples in the bunch. Unfortunately, Red Delicious apples lack taste, texture, and protein. FYI; no other country on Earth grows Red Delicious apples. Scientific research analyzing the water and protein content of all apple varieties in this country concluded Gala Apples to be the best tasting and best for you.

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: fairfaxdude ()
Date: June 15, 2009 12:55PM

I had NO idea apples had protein. Who says ya can't learn nuttin good on FFXU!!!!

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: Furfur ()
Date: June 15, 2009 01:16PM

The best tasting apple I have had is called a "Grapple." Its apples soaked in grape juice; I know they sell them at Safeway, don't know about the rest of the chains.

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: MrMephisto ()
Date: June 15, 2009 01:23PM

Furfur Wrote:
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> red apples have
> too tough of a skin.

Get better dentures, son!

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: Melissa ()
Date: June 15, 2009 01:39PM

Hit the local stands. THAT is where you can find some tasty apples and decide what you like the best. The best apple I ever ate was a Michigan Snow Apple, but you can't get them here. *SOB*

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: ITRADE ()
Date: June 15, 2009 01:47PM

Yah, but you'll often pay a bit more for them. The Reston and Vienna farmers markets are pretty good. IIRC, there's one in Oakton at Nottoway Park as well.

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: Vince(1) ()
Date: June 15, 2009 02:17PM

Galax apples are the best...or is it Gala apples?

Registered Voter...a Big talking coward..big man on FFXU...little man in life.

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: -SBS- ()
Date: June 15, 2009 02:22PM

fairfaxdude Wrote:
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> I had NO idea apples had protein. Who says ya
> can't learn nuttin good on FFXU!!!!

Careful what you learn on FFU. Some of it is just plain wrong. If you're hoping for apples, of any type, to be a significant source of protein, you'll be disappointed. Bananas are a much better source of protein. Gala apples will be listed as having 0 or 1g. of protein, depending on where you look.

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: Furfur ()
Date: June 15, 2009 02:27PM

Vince(1) Wrote:
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> Galax apples are the best...or is it Gala apples?
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Re: which apples?
Posted by: ITRADE ()
Date: June 15, 2009 03:13PM

Melissa Wrote:
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> Hit the local stands. THAT is where you can find
> some tasty apples and decide what you like the
> best. The best apple I ever ate was a Michigan
> Snow Apple, but you can't get them here. *SOB*


I should add that apple varieties at farmers markets will be a minimum right now owing to the fact that mid summer is not peak apple season. Come August and September, they'll be bring down apples by the truckload.

The next big wave that we'll see at the farmers markets should be peaches and nectarines, cherries, followed by blackberries.

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: Melissa ()
Date: June 15, 2009 03:19PM

Mmm. peaches. The BEST is the John Boy peach. Moutoux Orchard grew them locally. Unfortunately, they relocated so I have been without my peaches for a couple of years.

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: MrMephisto ()
Date: June 15, 2009 03:22PM

Melissa Wrote:
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> Mmm. peaches. The BEST is the John Boy peach.
> Moutoux Orchard grew them locally. Unfortunately,
> they relocated so I have been without my peaches
> for a couple of years.

Must... refrain from... making sexual innuendo...

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: ITRADE ()
Date: June 15, 2009 03:24PM

Pour some sugar on me?

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: MrMephisto ()
Date: June 15, 2009 03:36PM

Something in references to peaches, actually.

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: ITRADE ()
Date: June 15, 2009 03:37PM

I guess you never heard the lyrics to a certain Def Leppard song...

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: MrMephisto ()
Date: June 15, 2009 03:42PM

Well, yeah, but I was thinking about that shitty Presidents of the United States song.

FUN FACT: "Pour Some Sugar On Me" is hated by strippers almost as much as "She's My Cherry Pie."

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: ITRADE ()
Date: June 15, 2009 04:17PM

Are you Vince-facting right now?

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: MrMephisto ()
Date: June 15, 2009 04:23PM

ITRADE Wrote:
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> Are you Vince-facting right now?

No, actually. One of my best friends is a stripper, and has worked at several different clubs across the country. Almost all strippers hate those songs because they're so overplayed in strip clubs.

When you stop and think of what it must feel like to be naked in front of a bunch of perverts who think it's hot when you do a XXX version of a Warrant video, it makes total sense.

To get back on-topic: Apples are delicious. I've never heard of Super-Crazy-Fantastics, but I want to try one. They sell them at Costco, you say?

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: ITRADE ()
Date: June 15, 2009 04:30PM

"One of my best friends is a stripper."

gif, plztnxbai.

BTW, great friends you have there. Vince(1) and a stripper.



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Re: which apples?
Posted by: MrMephisto ()
Date: June 15, 2009 04:36PM

ITRADE Wrote:
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> "One of my best friends is a stripper."

I understand this part...

> gif, plztnxbai.
>
> BTW, great friends you have there. Vince(1) and a
> stripper.

I have no idea what you're saying here.

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: Harry Tuttle ()
Date: June 15, 2009 04:41PM

I believe he is under the impression that you are friends with Mr. Vince(1) while adding a blanket insult to strippers in the mix.

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: MrMephisto ()
Date: June 15, 2009 04:45PM

Yeah, me and Vince are just two peas in a pod.

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: Harry Tuttle ()
Date: June 15, 2009 04:46PM

Sorry, I forgot about apples... I never know the names of apples, but I think there is a type with Golden in the name, (Maybe Golden Delicous) that is very tasty. Not mushy but not too hard... They were nice and juicy.

I also like the green kind cuz I likes me some sourz's.

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Re: which apples?
Posted by: MrMephisto ()
Date: June 15, 2009 04:49PM

Stay away from horse apples and road apples. Adam's apples are good if they're fresh. Crab apples taste like shit. Macintosh Apples are pretty reliable.

Again, though, don't buy the pre-bagged ones, ever.

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