Just wanted to let you know, that if you live in the apple-growing regions of North America-the honeycrisps have arrived. The best apple ever, IMHO, for eating out of hand, and the season lasts only a few weeks. They keep pretty well in the fridge, though, so I've stuffed mine full of as many as I could get. I have gone on about these apples so effusively already that I feel it would be unseemly to say much more. I just didn't want you to miss them.
If you'd like to hear another take on my favorite pippin-type apple of all time, check out what anapestic has to say. I did not pick my own, but I'm gloating over them, just the same. I will just add, since I don't think I've said this before, that I really never saw the point of a Waldorf Salad before I met up with the honeycrisps several years ago, and now, I'm making them often. This is an ideal salad apple for fruit salads, too.
A Waldorf Salad involves cubed apples, mayonaisse, celery or fennel, chopped walnuts (preferably toasted), salt, pepper and celery seed. You can serve it on a bed of crisp lettuce if you like. With the honeycrisps, this plain old standby is a revelation.
Who knew?! I just saw some of these at McGinnis Sisters today, from a local orchard (Dawsons, wherever that is) for only 99 cents a pound but I passed them over for Galas and Gingergold. I'll have to run back over there tomorrow and snatch some up. I lo-o-o-ve crisp, tart apples!
Posted by: Rebecca | September 17, 2006 at 08:22 PM
I have to second that recommendation. I've only just recently discovered honeycrisps and I love these apples!
Posted by: Julie | September 17, 2006 at 10:35 PM
Oh! I, too, am a Honeycrisp fanatic! They started showing up in my farmer's market a few weeks ago, surprisingly. I'll have to go check again this week!
Posted by: laura | September 18, 2006 at 10:51 AM
thanks for the heads up. I like honeycrisp, too, and since I generally avoid apples altogether (and just pick up a very few for hiking) I might have missed them. but I'm rethininking apples; I loved that cider from the Kretschmanns.
Posted by: zp | September 18, 2006 at 11:44 AM
The apples look lovely! I can't wait to pick apples this year.
Do you have winesap apples in your area? I'd never had one until I moved to Ohio. They are tart and crisp and I like to use them in my apple-fennel slaw.
Posted by: Tree | September 18, 2006 at 08:06 PM
I saw them two weeks ago at my local farmer's market and knew that fall was upon us. . .they're so good I usually buy about 3lbs and eat one while walking around the market.
Posted by: Beth | September 20, 2006 at 04:54 PM
The apple seems to be so fresh and attractive. I too often make salad with apples, walnuts, lettuce leaves, carrot and a bit of salt and pepper. I am eagerly waiting for honeycrisp, as I love it. They really taste delicious!
Posted by: Adrina | October 26, 2006 at 08:55 AM