Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> "Dr. Edward Warren" > wrote:
>
>> "zxcvbob" > wrote in message
>> ...
>
>>> Dr. Edward Warren wrote:
>>>> Make this apple pie. It is wonderful. Use Granny Smith apples.
>
>>>> EDWARD'S APPLE PIE
>>>>
>>>> 10 Granny Smith apples
>
>>> Granny Smith apples suck. Try using Golden Delicious instead, and
>>> double the lemon juice if it needs more tartness.
>>>
>>> Try replacing half the cinnamon with ground ginger sometime. It's
>>> nicely different.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Bob
>> Dear Bob,
>> What a pleasant way for you to make your point. In addition to being
>> unpleasant and arrogant, you are also wrong about the apples.
>> Sincerely yours,
>> Edward Warren
>
>
> Oh, heck, Edward Warren, it's Bob's opinion � just like it's your
> opinion that your pie is wonderful made with Granny Smith apples. That
> he used a colloquial expression to express his opinion should not be an
> indictment of his character or personality. Bob's an honorable man and
> wasn't insulting you. To know him is to love him. At least that's what
> his mom says. I'm with him in his opinion of Granny Smiths; I much
> prefer Haralsons, alone or in combination with other varieties.


My mom *does* say that a lot. (I wonder why she says it so often... ;-)

Haralsons are one of my favorite apples for making pies, but Golden
Delicious are the best ones I've found among the varieties that are
always available everywhere.

Granny Smith used to be one of my favorite fresh-eating apples, but the
apple growers seem to have selected them for tastelessness lately, just
like they ruined Delicious (a.k.a. "Red Delicious")

Best regards,
Bob

>>>> Granny Smith apples suck. Try using Golden Delicious instead

We use Ida Reds. Well, DH uses Ida Reds. He's the official apple pie
maker in this house.

DH and I pick apples for a month or so every fall. The orchard has
Macs, Jona Macs, and Ida Reds, and we get to take home a couple of
bushels of each. We just used the last of the Ida reds last week, and
they were still fairly crisp.

Jo Anne