What happened to the red delicious? (cider, organic, doughnuts, peanut butter)
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This was the most common apple for as long as I remember but in recent years you see less and less of them. Now, in many places they aren’t even available. Definitely no organic ones. Lots of Gala, Pink Lady, Honey Crisps, Fuji and Granny Smith’s.
Use to be my favorite apple!!
Macintosh is most popular up here but red delicious was my fav
We just went thru apple picking season … we didn’t make it to an orchard
But some of the apple places are still open … trying to avoid because they usually have apple cider doughnuts and that’s something I can’t resist ..
but I’ll stop and see if they have red deliciousness…. Maybe they identify themselves
Differently today.
The Red Delicious had all its "delicious" bred out of it in favor of appearance and ability to meet mass production marketing. Became flavorless and mealy. The "Red Delicious" in the stores had little in common, except the name, with the traditional Red Delicious from decades ago. With better tasing apples appearing in stores, they had little choice but to replace the tress with the better tasting varieties.
Factory farming. I remember when they were new - at least in my area - and they were. They were crisp and sweet and not mealy. And my grandfather and I had an Abbot and Costello routine going over what kind of apple was I eating?
I disagree with the assessment that they were flavorless. I remember buying organic red delicious back in the 2000’s and they were the most fragrant, flavorful, sweet and juicy apples I’ve ever had.
If tartness was so desired then how come Fuji’s are so popular now? They have zero tartness and no flavor.
Factory farming. I remember when they were new - at least in my area - and they were. They were crisp and sweet and not mealy. And my grandfather and I had an Abbot and Costello routine going over what kind of apple was I eating?
Every year for the three or four weeks before Christmas someone (town council? PTA?) would sponsor Saturday afternoon movies in the high school gym for us kids.
On the final Saturday before Christmas Santa would arrive and pass out to each of us as we went out the door a small paper bag. In it were old fashioned Christmas candy, salted peanuts in the shell and a red delicious apple.
I sound like such a complainer now when I say it but hardly a kid alive liked that kind of candy - the fragile, shatter-into-a-million-pieces ribbon candy, others filled with jam or peanut butter and the rest flavored with cinnamon, cloves and licorice. And the nuts gave you a lot of volume without much bang for the buck. But for me the worst by far was that tough, dry and tasteless Delicious apple.
And ironically, I was excited about getting it! I had heard my mom's story about getting one orange in her stocking at Christmas time.
Every year for the three or four weeks before Christmas someone (town council? PTA?) would sponsor Saturday afternoon movies in the high school gym for us kids.
On the final Saturday before Christmas Santa would arrive and pass out to each of us as we went out the door a small paper bag. In it were old fashioned Christmas candy, salted peanuts in the shell and a red delicious apple.
I sound like such a complainer now when I say it but hardly a kid alive liked that kind of candy - the fragile, shatter-into-a-million-pieces ribbon candy, others filled with jam or peanut butter and the rest flavored with cinnamon, cloves and licorice. And the nuts gave you a lot of volume without much bang for the buck. But for me the worst by far was that tough, dry and tasteless Delicious apple.
And ironically, I was excited about getting it! I had heard my mom's story about getting one orange in her stocking at Christmas time.
One more thought - Waldorf salad.
When I was a kid our church did that for everyone who attended Christmas Eve service. Each bag had two different candy bars, pecans and walnuts, 3 Red Delicious, 3 Golden Delicious, and 3 oranges. Sounds funny to say it now, but those Christmas oranges were a treat we looked forward to all year. Funny thing is, it wasn't that many years ago. It was really the growth of the logistics train we're all experiencing problems with now that allowed fresh fruit to be shipped everywhere so that things are available pretty much year round.
Oh, and as a kid, it was a huge promotion to be allowed to help build the bags on Christmas Eve morning.
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