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Mon, Oct 18, 10 at 21:23
| I just bought some Arkansas Black apples up in NE Georgia. Are they supposed to be so hard that it makes my jaws tired eating them? They have a great taste, but my family won't eat them out of hand. Suggestions as to their best use? |
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| would they eat them if you got one of those gadgets that cores and slices into wedges. With her braces, my granddaughter uses that on all her apples. I also suspect they'll soften up with a big of time. Wish I had some ... the really hard ones are getting softer every day ... kay |
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| Our native AR Blacks are one of the crispiest varieties, a long-storage variety, so yes harder than what you may be used to. ;) They can be used for baking, either whole or in pies and cobblers, and make really good cider or apple butter. Make good dried apple slices too. Dave |
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| I also prefer the hard apples, because they're the keepers when the others get mealy and turn to mush. I pare and slice them to eat because a car accident left me with an healed jaw fracture and it's an effort to get any pressure in my bite. |
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| ABs do have the reputation for hardness. One web site claims they're too hard to be good for making applesauce. |
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- Posted by oregonwoodsmoke 5 OR Sunset 1A (My Page) on Tue, Oct 19, 10 at 14:51
| Yes, they are hard apples. They will improve with storage, if you have a cold place to store them. They are the type of cooking apple that holds it's shape, so it is for pies and strudel, not apple sauce. I suspect that your family would eat them sliced. |
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- Posted by girlgroupgirl 8 Atlanta (My Page) on Tue, Oct 19, 10 at 14:53
| This is a great thread! I have an Arkansas Black apple to plant! I can't wait to get some great apples to harvest! |
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