• themeatbridge@lemmy.world
    4·
    28 days ago

    When I was a kid, I loved Red Delicious apples. They were tart and sweet and crispy. As an adult, they taste hollow and crunchy in a way that makes me wonder whether the apples have changed or I have.

    • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      3·
      28 days ago

      They’ve always been that way to me. This last fall i learned the glory of Cortland apples: Massive, juicy, soft but still a little crunch 🤤

      • cravl@slrpnk.net
        4·
        28 days ago

        I fresh picked some Cortland a few years ago and they were the absolute best, but every time I’ve seen them in store and grabbed a couple they’ve been really meh. I hope it’s just a fresh vs not thing rather than the cultivar going downhill.

        • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          3·
          28 days ago

          Dunno, the ones I had in november/december were fantastic, but I’m told they were on the small side for cortlands. My mom was staying with someone in upstate new york while i was a toddler, and apparently watching a toddler eat cortland apples the size of their own head is hilarious