My favourite apple were Elstar. Why past tense? The were small, had an amazing rich aroma, a slight hint of acidity and were very refreshing. The apples nowaday

My favourite apple were Elstar. Why past tense? The were small, had an amazing rich aroma, a slight hint of acidity and were very refreshing. The apples nowadays sold under that name are roughly 50% bigger, colours are the same but the taste is like 20% of the old ones. An apt comparison would be the small strawberries you have to pick yourself in the woods (or my parents garden) with that intense exploding flavour, compared to those tasteless zeppelins you can buy in shops.