Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Hey Fourteen


Ever bit into an apple and came away with half a worm? I have. Lots of spitting ensued.

You might call these 14 the best of the lot. I'm not quite sure myself. You see, we don't spray or prune the 5-6 apple trees that grow wild on our land. Never got around to it. Always thought about it, but the job just never got done. Growing up, the Golden Delicious was a favorite of mine. These days, I'm partial to the shiny Cortlands. For me, they have just the right blend of sweetness with an edge of tart. Besides, they are wide at the top, which allows me to showoff my skill of splitting it right down the middle. Placing my thumbs on either side at the top, and pulling with the thumbs to the side provides me with a fine opportunity to showcase my fall trick, long before All Hallows Eve. My expertise with apples gets around. Often these days in the fall, youngsters will hand me an apple and say, "Do your thing." If it's a big, fat Cortland, or say a Mac that's a bit soft, it's easy. 
Oh yeah, I also, often eat the entire sphere, core and all. Why?
Well, that's another story, for another autumn day.

13 comments:

  1. Hope you'll not find any worm this time !
    Best regards

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  2. There's gotta be a good reason for not eating the core, but I can't come up with one other than it's just plain wrong! It's gotta be!

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  3. ewwww, no, gross! and really, the core? lol

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  4. Thhe best of the lot is Honeycrisp. Try it; you'll like 'em!

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  5. you're a neighborhood entertainment center, aren't you? :)

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  6. I say peel these up and make an apple strudel.

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  7. I stopped to photograph a Ford Fairlane last weekend and got a free apple from a tree by the owner.

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  8. I bet these make great applesauce. ;))

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  9. Now you can go bake a pie. That way you have no problem with worms. I've a recipe for a French apple cake I've been wanting to make. Perhaps later today.

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  10. About the worm story: Ewwwww! The Belfast Free Library is having a lecture on "The History of Apples in Maine." I wonder if your 14 will be mentioned... Or your special trick!

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  11. I've been a witness to the apple eating. Let's just say, it ain't pretty.

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