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sean
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 05 1:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Coxs' (did you see what I did then) are in in my local greengrocer, and they're locally grown.

Northern_Lad



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 05 1:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Are they firm and of good proportion?

sean
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 05 1:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I think so, and he's got nice plums as well.

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 05 1:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

sean wrote:
Coxs' (did you see what I did then) are in in my local greengrocer, and they're locally grown.


Cox's are almost inedible at the moment, a good couple of weeks away from being worthwhile.

sean
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 05 1:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

tahir wrote:
sean wrote:
Coxs' (did you see what I did then) are in in my local greengrocer, and they're locally grown.


Cox's are almost inedible at the moment, a good couple of weeks away from being worthwhile.


Maybe the grower's got a south facing orchard or something then, I bought one on the way home from work and it seemed fine to me.

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 05 1:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Fruit's been funny this year everything seems to have been a bit earlier.

tahir



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 05 1:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Sean wrote:
Maybe the grower's got a south facing orchard or something then, I bought one on the way home from work and it seemed fine to me.


Maybe, it's probably quite a bit milder down there than Essex too isn't it?

sean
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 05 3:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Yup, amongst its other advantages. And best of all they had them as their piece of fruit at school today.

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 05 10:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Cornish pine apple (not pineapple) in today. Anyone ever tried them?

tahir



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 05 10:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Supposed to be good, go and find out

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 19, 05 3:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Sorry the rest of you, the missus just phoned me from Lathcoats, new this week:

Red Elstar
A dutch variety, very tasty slightly Cox in flavour, nice and complex

Ribston Pippin
Never had it before

Lobo
Never even heard of it

I'll let you know tomorrow on the new ones

tahir



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 20, 05 2:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Can't believe I forgot to bring my apples in to work. Whole buggerdy fridge full of 'em at home but I'm going to have to go out and buy some piece of crap from the sweet shop.

Anyway had a Lobo last night the book says "From Canada 1898 (from McIntosh), dark crimson with green flush, thick skin with crisp pure white flesh, juicy with a strawberry flavour"

Not my kind of apple at all, Typical thick skinned N American variety, not much character at all, no depth of flavour and certainly no hint of strawberry.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 20, 05 2:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

tahir wrote:
Can't believe I forgot to bring my apples in to work. Whole buggerdy fridge full of 'em at home but I'm going to have to go out and buy some piece of crap from the sweet shop.



tahir wrote:
Anyway had a Lobo last night the book says "From Canada 1898 (from McIntosh), dark crimson with green flush, thick skin with crisp pure white flesh, juicy with a strawberry flavour"

Not my kind of apple at all, Typical thick skinned N American variety, not much character at all, no depth of flavour and certainly no hint of strawberry.

Well what do you expect from an american? All talk and no fulfillment.

bernie-woman



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 05 1:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I was in Lyme Regis last monday and althouh I don't know the name of the greengrocers, I think it was the only one in Lyme Regis they deserve some credit.

Outside the shop on a table full of veg and fruit was 8 english apple varieties 3 of which were organic - I was so pleased to see it. Very nice they were too

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 05 1:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

We've had Cox's for the last couple of weeks now- lovely they are too, really crunchy and a little bit sharp.

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