Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article >, ~patches~
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>>Bunny McElwee wrote:
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>>> I would like to make some juice for Apple Jelly. I've tried in
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>>I've had good luck with a variety called L-star. I've made
>>applesauce, applepie filling and will be using them for pectin. I
>>would think they would make lovely apple juice. IMO granny smith and
>>red delicious are not near as good varieties as they used to be. I
>>always used granny smiths for pies but find the L-star much nicer.
>>It is a tart smaller apple with a yellowish to red blush. The fruit
>>is nice and firm.
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> Have you run across Honey Crisps? Fabulous apple! Developed at my U of
> MN. About $11 for half a peck around here!! Lor, they're good, though!

No I haven't run across Honey Crisps. I pay $8 for firsts, $5 for
seconds for a half bushel and they are cheaper if you pick your own but
ladders and I don't agree I'm just a tad accident prone and don't
need anything else bunged up this year. Are they a tart good cooking
apple? I'm always on the lookout for other varieties since they've
messed with the granny smith. The L-stars are very good for cooking
with. You should taste the Apple Maple Jam I just made. Dang that
stuff is really good! With the cooler weather I'll be making apple
bread using L-stars. I find they keep the shape better and that's what
you want in apple bread - nice chunks of apples