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My wife entered me into a contest to get cosmic Crisp merchandise. They sent me a shirt, dish towel, and a few apples. I was already a rabid fan of the apple. I
by 7thaccount 6y ago
My wife entered me into a contest to get cosmic Crisp merchandise. They sent me a shirt, dish towel, and a few apples. I was already a rabid fan of the apple. It is tart, sweet, juicy, doesn't brown even after 24 hours of being cut, and is firm enough for baking without being too hard. It is like the Honey Crisp, but stores better and has more flavor IMO. All hail the Cosmic Crisp.
Seriously though. The Red Delicious is disgusting. When I bought my apple trees I asked the nursery employee if anyone ever buys the red delicious trees. Apparently some do, so perhaps those of us that hate the red delicious do so with a passion, while most are just indifferent.
- rangoon626 6y agoDoes anyone know why some of these apples don’t brown? They have obviously been bred that way, but how can they not oxidize?
- 7thaccount 6y agoNo idea. My completely uneducated guess that probably makes no sense is that they have thicker cell walls (or whatever they're called for plants)?
- spoonjim 6y agoFood is very rooted in memories and childhood. A lot of people who ate Red Delicious as children will feel that same sense of safety and warmth that they did when they ate them as kids. Proust’s Madeleine and all that.
- whatshisface 6y agoI know someone who likes Red Delicious and buys them specifically, over other choices, and not on price.
- 7thaccount 6y agoI would be wary of such an individual :)