# I'm not very happy with this apple, either **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 24, 2004, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-very-happy-with-this-apple-either/276520 "2004-11-24T20:18:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-very-happy-with-this-apple-either/276520/41 "2004-11-29T17:12:25Z")
Mmmmmm…Braeburn… The little grocery sticker described them as “sweetart and firm” and brother, they ain’t lyin’! Juicy and delicious, and as big as my fist. A+ apple experience all around! ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-very-happy-with-this-apple-either/276520/42 "2004-11-30T14:03:55Z")
Braeburn, Fuji, Macoun, Empire, Gala on occasion, Spartan, and a couple years back I had some weird new apple strain that kicked, but I cannot remember the name. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-very-happy-with-this-apple-either/276520/43 "2004-12-01T02:51:42Z")
It is strange to me that we are nearing 50 replies and no one has commented, re: the OP, that Rome apples are not generally considered to be “eating apples.” That is to say, they don’t taste very good raw, and never have. They are excellent for baking, applesauce and many other purposes that involve the application of heat. But raw? No, definitely not. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-very-happy-with-this-apple-either/276520/44 "2004-12-01T03:49:34Z")
Grocery stores should write such things on their pricing chalkboards. “Fuji Apples $1.50/lb - Juicy, great for eating!” “Rome Apples $1.19/lb - Delicious Baking Apple!” With so many different varieties available, it can be confusing and hard to remember which names go with which uses. ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-very-happy-with-this-apple-either/276520/45 "2004-12-01T03:59:30Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Incorrect. The correct anwers are “Gala” as noted in the OP and “Fuji”. > . Fuji apples are fuckin **HUGE!** ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-very-happy-with-this-apple-either/276520/46 "2004-12-01T04:25:47Z")
> [@racinchikki](#): > > Grocery stores should write such things on their pricing chalkboards. Pricing _chalkboards_? What century are you living in? I haven’t seen a chalkboard in a grocery for 25 years. ---
**Author:** ![percypercy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@percypercy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percypercy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-very-happy-with-this-apple-either/276520/47 "2004-12-01T04:36:24Z")
> [@Hello Again](#): > > It is strange to me that we are nearing 50 replies and no one has commented, re: the OP, that Rome apples are not generally considered to be “eating apples.” That is to say, they don’t taste very good raw, and never have. They are excellent for baking, applesauce and many other purposes that involve the application of heat. But raw? No, definitely not. See Lib’s post, #4. -Lil ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-very-happy-with-this-apple-either/276520/48 "2004-12-01T04:44:08Z")
> [@racinchikki](#): > > Grocery stores should write such things on their pricing chalkboards. Pricing _chalkboards_? What century are you living in? I haven’t seen a chalkboard in a grocery for 25 years. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-very-happy-with-this-apple-either/276520/49 "2004-12-01T05:17:42Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > Pricing _chalkboards_? What century are you living in? I haven’t seen a chalkboard in a grocery for 25 years. They’re not written on with chalk anymore, but every grocery store I’ve been in (and I was only born 21 years ago) has had signs in the produce department that are supposed to look like chalkboards that someone painstakingly drew on. ---
**Author:** ![Terrorcotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@Terrorcotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrorcotta)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-very-happy-with-this-apple-either/276520/50 "2004-12-01T15:49:10Z")
Whatever you do, Do Not Buy any apple labled ‘Arkansas Black’. Nasty, mealy apple with a tough, waxy, bitter skin. What is the point? Food as torture? My FIL used to buy these all the time. I never saw him _eat_ one… WTF? ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-very-happy-with-this-apple-either/276520/51 "2004-12-01T19:59:44Z")
[Apple Facts](http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/apples/facts.html) [Commercial Apple Varieties](http://www.bestapples.com/varieties/) ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-very-happy-with-this-apple-either/276520/52 "2004-12-01T20:10:33Z")
Braeburn. Excellent choice. My clear favorite. ---
**Author:** ![Bin-Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@Bin-Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bin-Gay)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-very-happy-with-this-apple-either/276520/53 "2004-12-01T22:14:20Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > Since we’re on the subject of apples, do they still sell Winesaps in supermarkets? I live in Washington State and, outside of a few small orchards and roadside fruit stands, I haven’t seen any Winesaps sold for the last few years. It seems Winesaps are destined to join Northern Spies and Gravensteins on the list of apples that used to be common but are now disappearing from produce sections across the country. How 'bout that??!! Where have those Winesaps gone? I used to eat them quite regularly. I haven’t seen Criterion apples for awhile either. They had a very short season, but the ones I had were awesome. . .crisp and sweet. My current favorites are Fuji (they aren’t all huge, but some are certainly), Pink Ladies, and Honeycrisps. Actually the Honeycrisps are VERY similar to what I recall the Criterions being like. . .name change maybe 😕 Love apples! Love them 😃 One of the reasons I love living in Washington! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-very-happy-with-this-apple-either/276520.md?page=2)