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Honeycrisp Apples (1 Viewer)

I was so sad last year when all the Honeycrisps were gone. I saw them for the first time this season in the stores last week. Very happy that they're back. I've never tasted such a good apple before.

 
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Going here this weekend to pick some up. We take a weekend trip to SW Wisconsin every year and always stop. Lots of varieties and almost all are excellent.

We took a few other couple with us three years ago. At first the guys had the attitude of "They're just apples- big deal. How different could they be from the ones I get at the local supermarket?" They came along anyway just to get awat for the weekend. But since then, all three couples have made the trip with us each year. They were pretty amazed at the difference.

My favorite part, though, are the Apple Cider Donuts. They make them fresh daily and they can't keep them on the shelf. You can order them and take them from the store while they're still hot. Can't wait for this weekend. :thumbup:

 
Brought home a couple bags of the Honeycrisps from the trip this weekend. The taste of these apples is amazing. Can't wait for the wife to make a pie from them. :lmao: If you like apples and have never tried the Honeycrisps, you're missing out.

 
N.Y. Shreks said:
Brought home a couple bags of the Honeycrisps from the trip this weekend. The taste of these apples is amazing. Can't wait for the wife to make a pie from them. :yes: If you like apples and have never tried the Honeycrisps, you're missing out.
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A week ago both crisper drawers of our downstairs fridge were filled with these things. I wasnt sure we'd get through them all before they went bad. Now half are gone and Im thinking we better grab another peck while they're still available at the local orchard. How does $25/peck compare to supermarket prices?
 
E-Z Glider said:
N.Y. Shreks said:
Brought home a couple bags of the Honeycrisps from the trip this weekend. The taste of these apples is amazing. Can't wait for the wife to make a pie from them. :yes: If you like apples and have never tried the Honeycrisps, you're missing out.
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A week ago both crisper drawers of our downstairs fridge were filled with these things. I wasnt sure we'd get through them all before they went bad. Now half are gone and Im thinking we better grab another peck while they're still available at the local orchard. How does $25/peck compare to supermarket prices?
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I think that's about the going rate now from the orchards. Not sure about the supremarkets. I've never bought them at a supermarket.
 
popeye said:
Seriously, a great apple
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My grandpa was a farmer and had apple orchards and was one of the apple testers for the U of M back in the 30's and 40's. They would send him twigs to graft onto his existing apple trees. The samples didn't have names just code numbers. Supposedly he got a sample that ended up growing apples the size of a cantelope.
 
UPDATE FOR TWIN CITIES RESIDENTS:

Sale going on right now at Super Targets. I just picked up a dozen of these and just had an orgasm in my mouth!

 
Suckers!

Henry's market has these and every other apple for $0.67/lb

I have so many apples I think I need to learn how to make pie.

 
Zow said:
UPDATE FOR TWIN CITIES RESIDENTS:Sale going on right now at Super Targets. I just picked up a dozen of these and just had an orgasm in my mouth!
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Sometimes you try to hard.And by sometimes I mean always.
 
Our local Target store has had them this fall, but they are much smaller than the ones I'm finding at grocery stores or at the orchards.

I'm paying 1.99/lb and I don't care. This is fruit crack.

 
I literally just finished one of these bad boys. It was kinda meh. Wasn't very crisp, though maybe I got an old one? The flavor I can see being appealing.

 
snitwitch said:
I literally just finished one of these bad boys. It was kinda meh. Wasn't very crisp, though maybe I got an old one? The flavor I can see being appealing.
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Really? I'd venture to say you got a bad one then. I literally just had one too from the clearance section from a ghetto Target and the texture was outstanding.
 
snitwitch said:
I literally just finished one of these bad boys. It was kinda meh. Wasn't very crisp, though maybe I got an old one? The flavor I can see being appealing.
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It may have been old. Or perhaps you get different quality from different locations. All of the ones I've enjoyed this fall have been ridiculously crispy and juicy. :holds one up to screen: Did your's look like this?
 
On a side note, I'm about to polish off a bottle of Nance liquor. It's made from Belizean Craboo. I'm not sure what that it, but I really hope it's the tiny ball shaped thing in the bottom of the bottle.

 
I'll be sure to seek this type out tomorrow when I get my apple-a-day. I really think I did get a bad one, it was sorta mushy to the touch.

 
During Honeycrisp apple season, every day I feel like Kramer and Neuman with the Macinaw peaches episode of Seinfeld. I get a little more excited than is probably appropriate when the Honeycrisps come in.

 
I'm not an apple fan, but I saw these in store the other day and bought one based on the recommendations in this thread. Wow was I surprised! Made other apples seem like the crap they truly are.

Also ran across a pear listed as "the sweetest and juiciest pear of them all." Unfortunately I forgot the name of it, but it was the best I've ever had. Even topped the honeycrisp, which is amazing.

 
Bought a package of Honeycrisps at Costco this week. Pretty good apple ,its right there with my favorite the pink lady.

 
tomarken said:
I don't think I've ever had a honeycrisp before, but it's gonna be tough to beat the Macoun, IMO.
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:rolleyes: I'm working on my second peck of Macouns so far this fall. Easily two a day, some days three. When fresh they're even better than Honeycrisps - slightly tarter, better skin, same crisp texture -IMO.bakes, off to score another...
 
fatguyinalittlecoat said:
Seems like somebody would have done the "Good Will Hunting" thing in this thread by now.
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We planted three honeycrisp trees in our back yard last year. How do you like them apples? I wish I did like them apples, but them apples didn't really grow yet as the trees are still pretty damn small. Gonna be a few years before I can like them apples. :sigh:We had to plant some other apple trees too. Not sure why. Something about cross pollenating. Sounds fishy to me. Tree wife swapping or something. I'm against it.
 
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The only apple I would eat was the tartest Granny Smith I could find.....until I read this thread. Honey Crisp are fantastic. I'm so hooked on them. They're very expensive around here. I paid $2.49 a lb. $9.71 for 6 apples today. The cashier asked me if they were organic because of the price. They're not. When I first bought them I just bought one to give it a try, and it was $2.99 a lb. at a different store. I figure they're not around for that long, and I'm going to enjoy them while I can. Thanks for the recommendations. They're so yummy. :shrug:

 
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-arcK- said:
I'm not an apple fan, but I saw these in store the other day and bought one based on the recommendations in this thread. Wow was I surprised! Made other apples seem like the crap they truly are.

Also ran across a pear listed as "the sweetest and juiciest pear of them all." Unfortunately I forgot the name of it, but it was the best I've ever had. Even topped the honeycrisp, which is amazing.
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Was it an Asian Pear? They aren't soft, though. But the taste is fantastic. I only see them at the supermarket a few times a year. They're great for cooking with, too.
 
I saw the ad in Target on Sunday and bought about 10 lbs. worth. Went back to Target on Tuesday and they were sold out. Went to another Target and bought the last 6 I could find. At .99/lb, those things were going like hotcakes.

This thread has me looking for distribution of Macoun's though so I can make an apples to apples comparison...

 
Bought a small bag of honeycrisps from the local supermarket this weekend and they sucked. I think they are pretty well past their peak ripened period now. They were nothing like the ones we got at the orchards.

 
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