Cookaholics Bulletin Board

Cookaholics Bulletin Board

Shop, cook, eat, drink, post, repeat.
 
It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:54 am

All times are UTC - 7 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 31 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4  Next
Author Message
 Post subject: Re: SweeTango Apples
PostPosted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 6:57 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:37 pm
Posts: 3404
Location: Telluride, CO
Color me happy!!!

Andy has been in NY for the last six weeks, and will be for six more. He's currently up in lower Orange County, and tonight told me "Apple Fest" is happening weekend after next. He said he can get whatever I want, and he'll get it shipped out.

Northern Spies here Andy comes!!!!

Amy


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: SweeTango Apples
PostPosted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 6:59 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:54 pm
Posts: 1165
Location: New York
Making my annual trek to the Garlic Festival in Saugerties, NY this Saturday and there are always some interresting local apples. I'll keep my eyes open for unusual varieties. I do love Jona Gold and Northern Spy. My pies are usually a combo of both with a Granny Smith or 2 too.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: SweeTango Apples
PostPosted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 7:55 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:37 pm
Posts: 3404
Location: Telluride, CO
I love the garlic festival!! Have a blast.

Amy


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: SweeTango Apples
PostPosted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 11:53 am 
Offline

Joined: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:18 pm
Posts: 1244
Congrats, Amy! And to the OP, SweeTango is probably the best-tasting apple I've had. Deeeeeeelicious. And yes, it's expensive. It's grown a lot around these parts so maybe it's less expensive than other areas, but still usually 1.5x the price of Honey Crisp, another great variety. I still like Washington State Pink Lady apples, but their quality has seemingly gone down in those the past few years, so I stick with the local varieties.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: SweeTango Apples
PostPosted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 2:54 pm 
Offline

Joined: Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:07 pm
Posts: 328
Darcie wrote:
Congrats, Amy! And to the OP, SweeTango is probably the best-tasting apple I've had. Deeeeeeelicious. And yes, it's expensive. It's grown a lot around these parts so maybe it's less expensive than other areas, but still usually 1.5x the price of Honey Crisp, another great variety. I still like Washington State Pink Lady apples, but their quality has seemingly gone down in those the past few years, so I stick with the local varieties.


I love love love Pink Lady Apples, but I agree, the quality has diminished over the past few years. I used to find the local NC ones in my health food store, but haven't seen them around for the past several years - they were the best apples I've ever eaten.
I'll have to check out the SweeTango.

_________________
Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: SweeTango Apples
PostPosted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 10:08 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:06 pm
Posts: 935
Shortly after seeing this thread I found SweeTango apples in my grocery store. At $3 a pound I only bought one, and it was quite tasty. What little stock they had was bruised, but I am not sure that is because the fruit doesn't hold up to shipping or if I found the dregs of the shipment.

It was the most expensive apple in the store by far. Good, but probably not good enough for me to purchase regularly at that price.

--Lisa


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: SweeTango Apples
PostPosted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 3:04 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Apr 27, 2011 3:27 pm
Posts: 526
Location: Finger Lakes Wine Country
I passed on Empires Saturday even though they are an extremely useful apple. I did pick Northern Spie, Cortland, Jonagold, MacIntosh, and Snapdragons.

The quality and quantity of this years crop of New York State apples is outstanding.

Cornell research orchard seeks the perfect apple

SnapDragon and RubyFrost are new apple varieties


You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.

_________________
Jim
Weights of Baking Ingredients


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: SweeTango Apples
PostPosted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 4:38 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:37 pm
Posts: 3404
Location: Telluride, CO
Jim,

How much did you pick?

Amy


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: SweeTango Apples
PostPosted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 5:48 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Apr 27, 2011 3:27 pm
Posts: 526
Location: Finger Lakes Wine Country
I have a bit of 30 pounds of apples from last weekend and may pick some more when we go out for concord grapes on Sunday to make grape bread.

As soon as my taste buds recover from zinc therapy, I will do a couple of tests and determine a blend. From tasting the apples raw, I believe equal portions of the four baking apples I have will make great pies.

_________________
Jim
Weights of Baking Ingredients


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: SweeTango Apples
PostPosted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:41 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:18 pm
Posts: 562
Location: Winchester, MA
Jim,

Do you make apple butter - I'm curious which apples you would recommend for that.

_________________
Lindsay


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 31 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4  Next

All times are UTC - 7 hours [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 7 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group
Template made by DEVPPL/ThatBigForum