Thanks! I may have some good pies next year!

Gloria

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On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 22:21:17 -0500, "Gloria" wrote:

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.

I Googled on

"horse apple" tree

and found many references. This one looked promising:

http://www.isons.com/trees.htm#crabapple


Evidently, 'horse apple' is also a common name for Osage orange.


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yeah, I know, but that ain't it...thanks anyway....

Gloria

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On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 22:21:17 -0500, "Gloria" wrote:

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.

Gloria


We used "horse apple" to mean horse turds.
:-)



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Is a "Greening" big enough to make a pie from one apple? I'll check it out,
thank you for the info.

Gloria

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(simy1) writes:
"Gloria" wrote in message
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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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No, I'm not sure....all I know is the lady called it a "horse apple tree"
and the apples were very big, green and extremely tart. Thanks for your
help.

Gloria

"simy1" wrote in message
om...
"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.


Are you sure you are not looking for one of many varieties of (hard)
cider apples?
There are a dozen tart cider varieties that would fit the bill (mostly
used for cider, but they cook well too). I myself sampled a dozen
different cider varieties, all growing wild, in Beaver Island,
Michigan.


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Bois d'arc is not an apple and it's not edible. It does make a good fence
post or floor beam. ;-)

Look for an old apple variety called "Wolf River." I'm not sure, but I
think that's what yur looking for.

Bob


Gloria wrote:
Thanks, I'll try that.

Gloria

"Lar" wrote in message
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In article -
berlin.de, says...
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.

Gloria



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Search for Bois d'arc tree...Bodark Tree...Osage orange.
Don't think I ever heard of anyone eating them
--
We child proofed our home,
but they are still getting in.

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In article , "Gloria"
wrote:

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! ..snip

snipsounds like something that would go with cow pies!.snip
-paghat the ratgirl

that's what i thought Gloria was talking about.. not cow pies but
horse apples which used to occur behind the "vegetable man" as he
came through the neighborhood with his horse and wagon selling
produce. Grandpa would call me to the window, point, and tell me that
the sparrows where picking at my little cousins, meaning the horse
droppings. AKA horse apples, horse dumplings.. he really liked me but
liked to tease! hehehe... i think!
love, leona

not cow pies but
horse apples which used to occur behind the "vegetable man" as he
came through the neighborhood with his horse and wagon selling
produce. Grandpa would call me to the window, point, and tell me that
the sparrows where picking at my little cousins, meaning the horse
droppings. AKA horse apples, horse dumplings..

Right on. We used to call them (California, 1950s) "road apples."

Leslie






zemedelec

In article ,
pamfree (Zemedelec) wrote:

not cow pies but
horse apples which used to occur behind the "vegetable man" as he
came through the neighborhood with his horse and wagon selling
produce. Grandpa would call me to the window, point, and tell me that
the sparrows where picking at my little cousins, meaning the horse
droppings. AKA horse apples, horse dumplings..

Right on. We used to call them (California, 1950s) "road apples."

Leslie

In the Northwest they're Horse Hacky-sacks, and one frequently sees the
local yocals juggling them with their feet.

-paghat the ratgirl

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paghat wrote:

In article ,
pamfree (Zemedelec) wrote:


not cow pies but
horse apples which used to occur behind the "vegetable man" as he
came through the neighborhood with his horse and wagon selling
produce. Grandpa would call me to the window, point, and tell me that
the sparrows where picking at my little cousins, meaning the horse
droppings. AKA horse apples, horse dumplings..

Right on. We used to call them (California, 1950s) "road apples."

Leslie


In the Northwest they're Horse Hacky-sacks, and one frequently sees the
local yocals juggling them with their feet.

Used to take my moms old purses as a kid and stuff them full of road
apples & leave them in the street at night. Funny how you'd find
them a block away with 4-5 finger holes in themG.

paghat wrote:

Used to take my moms old purses as a kid and stuff them full of road
apples & leave them in the street at night. Funny how you'd find
them a block away with 4-5 finger holes in themG.

are you sure your not one of my relatives??? they used to like to
play practical jokes. I hear that dad got a pile of .... put a hat
over it and told younger brother unkle newt that there was a bird
under this hat and for him to slip his hand under it when he lifted it
up and grab it before it could fly away.......so.... ......
heheheheheh!!!!!
love... lee.

In article ,
(Lee) wrote:

paghat wrote:

Used to take my moms old purses as a kid and stuff them full of road
apples & leave them in the street at night. Funny how you'd find
them a block away with 4-5 finger holes in themG.

are you sure your not one of my relatives??? they used to like to
play practical jokes. I hear that dad got a pile of .... put a hat
over it and told younger brother unkle newt that there was a bird
under this hat and for him to slip his hand under it when he lifted it
up and grab it before it could fly away.......so.... ......
heheheheheh!!!!!
love... lee.

Everything under "paghat wrote" paghat didn't write.

Not that paghat disapproves.

-paghat the ratgirl

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Lee wrote:

paghat wrote:


Used to take my moms old purses as a kid and stuff them full of road
apples & leave them in the street at night. Funny how you'd find
them a block away with 4-5 finger holes in themG.


are you sure your not one of my relatives??? they used to like to
play practical jokes. I hear that dad got a pile of .... put a hat
over it and told younger brother unkle newt that there was a bird
under this hat and for him to slip his hand under it when he lifted it
up and grab it before it could fly away.......so.... ......
heheheheheh!!!!!
love... lee.

Ya never knowG, grew up outside Seattle. When we didn't have road
apples to use or they were extremely dry we'd use cow cookies,
meadow muffins or pasture pizzas. Most fun though was putting a
purse on a piece of fishing line in the road and hiding in the
bushes. When people'd stop at night to pick it up we'd slowly pull
it away. You should have heard some of those remarks!!!

(paghat) wrote in message
Everything under "paghat wrote" paghat didn't write.

Not that paghat disapproves.

-paghat the ratgirl

Sorry bout that, Paghat... I saw the error just as i punched the send
icon and then it was too late!.. but knew you would forgive me
I have been out of pocket for quite a while am trying to get caught up
on what's going on, but so many posts have been posted, am having a
hard time reading them all.. fraid i'll miss something, so just
lurking mostly. enjoy, as usual, your posts.
love... leona