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From: george@sysvis
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Subject: Re: Apples- which kind?
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Date: Thu, 26-Sep-85 15:27:00 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 26 15:27:00 1985
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> With the apple season upon us, [...] a few questions to the experts.

> 1. (And this is the important one)  What type of apple makes the
>    best apple pie?
 
Rome and Winesaps are best in my pies.  Opinions vary, choose your flavor.

> 2. There is an orchard nearby that sells about 10 different types of
>    apples (e.g. Macintosh, red delicious, stayman, etc.)  Can anyone
>    enlighten me as to the characteristics of different apples?  Which
>    are tart?  Which are sweet?  Which are good for eating?  Which
>    makes the best apple pie (see #1 above)?
 
     Red-Delicious (aren't they) apples are sweet eating, right off the tree.
The rest are not commonly used by me, so I don't know.  Rome apples make deli-
cious (no pun) apple dumplings.  Recipes abound in good cookbooks everywhere.

:-)	Experts do not exist, only learners. (And others of `Lowe' character)