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Old 21-07-2003, 09:05 PM
Andrew Duane USG
 
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Default Horse apples?
In article (simy1) writes:
"Gloria" wrote in message ...
Anybody know what a "horse apple" is, or if it is available commercially?
There was a "horse apple" tree in the backyard of a house I lived in many
years ago. The apples were huge, green in color, and VERY sour tasting,
but they made the best pies! The lady that I bought the house from told me
she got the tree out in the country at her grandmother's old home place. She
said they grow wild in pastures, usually near the fence. I'd love to have
one of these trees. TIA for any info.

Um, where I come from, "Horse Apples" are the things horses put out
the other end after eating apples.....

What you're describing sounds like a Greening or some other old-fashioned
variety of green sour apple for baking. I've used them, and Granny Smiths.

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