Above are classic supermarket, bright, shiny, fault-free, Apples. In an ideal world they are how we would all like our apples to be; bought or home-grown.
These, however, are mine. They come in all shapes and sizes, have canker rot and blight, and are covered with blemishes. They often also have an unwelcome tenant in occupation.
So what is the difference between mine and the supermarket equivalent? It's obvious; mine haven't been sprayed with nasty chemicals.
I had a wise old neighbour (now deceased) who always used to say that "He wouldn't eat an apple that didn't have a grub inside". I'm sure he exaggerated slightly, but his principle was sound.
An apple a day might well keep the doctor at bay, but if it's full of pesticides, it could also bring him much closer (and you probably wouldn't know the reason why).
Not all my apples are either occupied or rotten, but it does give me confidence when I find one that is!
Good thinking! The ones here are coated with something as well. I won't eat the peeling anymore. I would probably be better off not eating the apple.
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid it's true that the pesticide does penetrate beyond the peel.
DeleteIt's not just pesticides, I suspect they wax them as well. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteYour neighbour was right.
ReplyDeleteMy parents grow all kinds of vegetables, and these are too small, too disfigured to be good. But they love these because of same reasons as you.
I can almost taste yours. But in my mind's tongue, the top ones taste waxy and then inside, bland.
ReplyDeleteOnce I complained to a Dutch garden designer about the leafy lichen that grew all over my orchard trees. He said I should be pleased because it was a sign that my air was very clean. There's a parallel there somewhere...
These particular apples are delicious. They are crisp and have a real 'flavour'. I've always heard the same thing about lichen; we have masses.
DeleteIt' true...if a bug won't eat it you don't want it either.
ReplyDeletethe trees in my garden are about 50 years old, one produces what we call snow white apples, they taste lovely, and the other on produces ones like yours above, they taste the best. we call them canker... they make nice apple sauce
ReplyDeleteI miss my pigs
ReplyDeleteThey used to delight in apple eating.
Closed eyes and big smiles
It makes me sad and cross, that supermarket fruit and veg has to conform to EU standards.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how much truth there is in the following, but I wouldn't mind betting it's not far from the truth :-)
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DeleteWe have had TONS of apples this year and even though chemical free they came out quite handsome and free of crap. We give credit to the peacocks who eat every worm on the property. Love those flashy birds. Eat up Cro!
ReplyDeleteWe used to let our pigs run in the orchard. They lick the trunks and remove the railroad worms. worm free apples.
DeleteWe've had a huge crop too. Some varieties are almost bug free, and others just ALWAYS seem to be affected (the sweeter ones).
DeleteVery true. Your own crispy, un-sprayed apples are streets in front of the supermarket ones
ReplyDeleteMy ducks could help you with that "tenanted" apple!!
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