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sockiescat · 02-04-2006, 07:03 PM

Knack "enigma" wrote in message
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"Knack" wrote in
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Cortlands are grown mostly in NY state. In fact I recall
trout fishing a couple times near Cortland, NY; that
country is one of the greenest, lushest farmlands I've ever
seen. As a kid, I recall Cortland apples as were among the
first of the economy apples that were sold prebagged in
supermarkets. I wonder whether they're simply McCintosh
that are graded smaller in size and resold as a different
variety! No, they're unavailable where I now live; in
eastern Washington.

oh my ghods, NO! a Cortland is NOT one of those nasty mealy
MacIntoshes. ew! how could you *possibly* confuse the two?!
a Courtland is crisp, with a tender (but not too tender)
skin, & sweet with just the right amount of acid bite. good
for eating *and* baking.
a MacIntosh is a nasty, mealy, hard skinned apple suitable
only for apple sauce. they're just a step up from Red
Delicious.
lee
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Ha :-) Well, must admit that its been a while since I had one. I'll look
for them next time that I'm visiting in NJ later this month, but unlike
apples from Wasington and BC, their off-season availability (from controlled
atmosphere storage) is hard to come by.

i think everyone has their likes and dislikes of certain kinds of apples. we have an apple tree in our front yard that is supposed to grow 5 different kinds on one tree but so far the only apples we have had are golden delicious. they are really firm and surprisingly sweet. we are hoping that more grow on the tree this year

. yup i know some people are going eeeeewwwww but here we eat a lot of different kinds of fruits and just love them including other kinds of apples. but i am still really happy to have the ones that we have been blessed with whether we have a few or a lot its still nice to have them. enjoy your apples everyone. cyaaaaa, sockiescat.