tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post8912735625350775829..comments2024-03-29T05:26:30.522+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Apples and Apples.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53611682337722576422013-11-26T23:08:56.709+00:002013-11-26T23:08:56.709+00:00My ducks could help you with that "tenanted&q...My ducks could help you with that "tenanted" apple!!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87972507695584826352013-11-25T05:07:49.626+00:002013-11-25T05:07:49.626+00:00We've had a huge crop too. Some varieties are ...We've had a huge crop too. Some varieties are almost bug free, and others just ALWAYS seem to be affected (the sweeter ones).Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13340555135771901552013-11-25T05:06:14.699+00:002013-11-25T05:06:14.699+00:00I'm sure that's right. Remember the bent C...I'm sure that's right. Remember the bent Cucumber? It probably took another 25,000 words to rescind it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17003003121985181332013-11-24T17:31:26.828+00:002013-11-24T17:31:26.828+00:00Very true. Your own crispy, un-sprayed apples are ...Very true. Your own crispy, un-sprayed apples are streets in front of the supermarket onesMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18072429606643486652013-11-24T16:55:01.010+00:002013-11-24T16:55:01.010+00:00We used to let our pigs run in the orchard. They ...We used to let our pigs run in the orchard. They lick the trunks and remove the railroad worms. worm free apples.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16775294881968861082013-11-24T16:31:52.811+00:002013-11-24T16:31:52.811+00:00We have had TONS of apples this year and even thou...We 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!Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81060970319802629532013-11-24T16:23:03.621+00:002013-11-24T16:23:03.621+00:00It makes me sad and cross, that supermarket fruit ...It makes me sad and cross, that supermarket fruit and veg has to conform to EU standards.<br />I don't know how much truth there is in the following, but I wouldn't mind betting it's not far from the truth :-)<br /><br />Pythagoras' Theorem: .........................24 words.<br />Lord's Prayer: .......................................... 66 words.<br />Archimedes' Principle: .................................67 words.<br />Ten Commandments: .......................................179 words.<br />Gettysburg Address: ................................................286 words.<br />US Declaration of Independence : ..............................1,300 words.<br />US Constitution with all 27 Amendments: ........................7,818 words.<br />EU Regulations on the Sale of CABBAGES: ..................26,911 words<br />Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54362776418018481562013-11-24T15:39:57.699+00:002013-11-24T15:39:57.699+00:00I miss my pigs
They used to delight in apple eatin...I miss my pigs<br />They used to delight in apple eating.<br />Closed eyes and big smilesJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58997054522457892432013-11-24T14:33:15.423+00:002013-11-24T14:33:15.423+00:00the trees in my garden are about 50 years old, one...the 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 sauceSolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62856357144042379702013-11-24T14:32:11.778+00:002013-11-24T14:32:11.778+00:00It' true...if a bug won't eat it you don&#...It' true...if a bug won't eat it you don't want it either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62618395851320875872013-11-24T09:42:50.031+00:002013-11-24T09:42:50.031+00:00These particular apples are delicious. They are cr...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.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41913434971527710782013-11-24T08:30:13.001+00:002013-11-24T08:30:13.001+00:00I can almost taste yours. But in my mind's to...I can almost taste yours. But in my mind's tongue, the top ones taste waxy and then inside, bland.<br /><br />Once 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...Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88453017506052742052013-11-24T08:03:47.089+00:002013-11-24T08:03:47.089+00:00Your neighbour was right.
My parents grow all kin...Your neighbour was right.<br /><br />My 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.KKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778157916183036144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-90968112108005216282013-11-24T07:54:49.956+00:002013-11-24T07:54:49.956+00:00It's not just pesticides, I suspect they wax t...It's not just pesticides, I suspect they wax them as well. Lovely!ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-56859073997003634072013-11-24T07:21:08.028+00:002013-11-24T07:21:08.028+00:00I'm afraid it's true that the pesticide do...I'm afraid it's true that the pesticide does penetrate beyond the peel. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26060363008985670272013-11-24T07:05:31.113+00:002013-11-24T07:05:31.113+00:00Good thinking! The ones here are coated with some...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.David Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260130060172457192noreply@blogger.com