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How do you eat your apple?

Poll: How do you eat your apple?
Leave the core	74 / 71%
The whole apple (minus stick)	7 / 7%
Depends on my mood / Both ways	3 / 3%
Some other way	13 / 12%
Don't like apples	7 / 7%
104 total votes

Xanaseb
Tol Eressea

Jan 9 2013, 8:39pm

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How do you eat your apple?

A funny poll inspired by one of DanielLB's comments in Gramma's (mega-awesome) geeky observations thread on the Hobbit boards Wink

I personally eat the whole thing, just not the stick hehe

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SirDennisC
Half-elven

Jan 9 2013, 8:57pm

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It depends on the type of apple

Cortlands or MacIntosh generally, if they are very sweet and softish, I'll eat every bit of flesh leaving only the seeds and the husk around the seeds.

Xanaseb
Tol Eressea

Jan 9 2013, 9:02pm

Views: 2619

ah, I forgot about people leaving the seeds .... should have added that to the options

I however eat the whole thing, no matter the type! hehe

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Ardamírë
Valinor

Jan 9 2013, 9:02pm

Views: 2613

Slices

I don't eat them unless I cut them into slices. And I definitely don't eat the core or seeds.

It's the same with cheese; I can't eat it unless it's in thin slices. I hate chunks.

There's a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall and the bells in the steeple, too.
And up in the nursery an absurd little bird is popping out to say coo-coo (coo-coo, coo-coo).

Starling
Half-elven

Jan 9 2013, 9:06pm

Views: 2599

If I have time

I cut it up and savour it. I especially like to eat an apple with some nice sharp cheddar.
I've never been keen on eating the core, but I do have very fond memories of my mother cutting apples in half for me so that the core looked like a star or flower in the middle, and then I would eat around it.
My favourites are Granny Smith, Eve, and Royal Gala.
It's definitely an apple a day for me.

DanielLB
Immortal

Jan 9 2013, 9:07pm

Views: 2627

Apples are my favourite

I've been known to eat the stalk. Blush

Xanaseb
Tol Eressea

Jan 9 2013, 9:47pm

Views: 2592

o.o Ã³.Ã³ the stalk o.O ... HOW Daniel.. hooow... ;) //

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SirDennisC
Half-elven

Jan 9 2013, 9:52pm

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Ever since seeing GI Joe kill a giant blob

with crates and crates of apples, I've been worried about the arsenic in apple seeds Wink

DanielLB
Immortal

Jan 9 2013, 9:54pm

Views: 2594

Sometimes you get those apples where the stalk is cemented in

Instead of wasting energy trying to force it out ... I'll just eat the entire thing. Laugh

Not often mind. They're not very tasty.

But then I'm the sort of person that likes to suck citrus fruits.

Kassandros
Rohan

Jan 9 2013, 10:34pm

Views: 2604

Very important poll!

I'm like you: I usually eat the whole apples except for the stem. People usually think this is odd.

all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us...

dernwyn
Forum Admin / Moderator

Jan 9 2013, 10:59pm

Views: 2596

Sliced.

I like to slice an apple into quarters, then cut out the core, and then sometimes spread chunky peanut butter on each quarter! Yum!

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imin
Valinor

Jan 9 2013, 11:03pm

Views: 2575

Mostly leave the core

but sometimes also just eat the whole thing, depends on the apple.

favourite variety - pink lady Smile

Loresilme
Valinor

Jan 10 2013, 1:02am

Views: 2580

What about

peeling it? I always peel it, and then either eat it that way or sometimes use a corer, which really gets you all the apple except just a skinny cylinder along the core.
I don't think I'd ever eat the core. Not sure what the appeal is there. Or should I say the a peel..... ? lol Wink

Ethel Duath
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 1:34am

Views: 2567

Either way, Troll's old seat is still the same.

imin
Valinor

Jan 10 2013, 1:47am

Views: 2544

the same could be said for peeling it - whats the attraction?

all the goodness is there and it gives some crunch. As for the core - more fiber and just generally less wasteful. For me as well sometimes if i am busy, eating the core is out of laziness - cant be bothered to go to the bin to put the core in, lol.

Starling
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 2:07am

Views: 2553

But surely

if you need to peel it, it can't be a very good apple to start with? So much of the flavour is in the peel.

Magpie
Immortal

Jan 10 2013, 2:08am

Views: 2558

depends

I used to eat them whole, taking bites, and leaving the core. I almost always salt my apples.

Every once in awhile I would cut them into wedges, removing the core in the cutting process. Mostly this would be if I were serving or sharing them. Or if I were dipping them into caramel.

I still eat small chestnut crabapples whole, leaving the core sometimes. They're so small, sometimes it's not worth biting around the tiny core so I just eat it.

But most apples we buy are too large for me to eat a whole one these days. My husband cuts large apples in half for his lunch so I'll grab one of those halves, use a spoon to core it out, salt it and eat it.

I also eat them sauced, baked, in a pie, and as cider! :-)

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imin
Valinor

Jan 10 2013, 2:27am

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Wow i wish 1 apple was too filling for me to eat in a sitting

In Reply To

But most apples we buy are too large for me to eat a whole one these days.

I think if it were i wouldn't be so overweight, lol. Though i guess it does depend on the size of the apple. We talking grapefruit sized apples? lol.

The apples i get are a little smaller than my fist.

Starling
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 2:34am

Views: 2560

Salting apples

That's something new I learned today. Smile

I didn't know people did that. Do you only do that with some types of apples? Does it depend on how sweet/tart they are?

Loresilme
Valinor

Jan 10 2013, 2:35am

Views: 2531

I love them, but just not the skins

I've always preferred them that way and it never even occurred to me that's considered unusual, lol!

Loresilme
Valinor

Jan 10 2013, 2:38am

Views: 2572

No really, they're quite yummy

Apples are my favorite fruit and I try to have one every day. I've just always liked them better without the skin. It's funny, I've never known that that is considered so out of the ordinary, lol!

Starling
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 2:43am

Views: 2567

OK then, in the interests of research,

I challenge you to eat your next apple with the skin on.
I just had an apple and ate one piece with salt on it, to try out the Magpie apple-eating method. I shall not be repeating it. Laugh

sevilodorf
Tol Eressea

Jan 10 2013, 2:54am

Views: 2535

as applesauce

Fried apples are good... but otherwise I don't really like apples.

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Loresilme
Valinor

Jan 10 2013, 2:54am

Views: 2538

In the name of Science

how can I refuse, lol!

Tomorrow's apple will be duly eaten with peel intact and I shall report back here with my findings, Professor Starling Laugh

Loresilme
Valinor

Jan 10 2013, 3:00am

Views: 2530

Hmm

Putting salt on the apple. Well, I love apples and I love salt, so, why not? I have to try that too!

Magpie
Immortal

Jan 10 2013, 3:06am

Views: 814

well, he likes Fuji apples

and the one in the fridge is 3.5 inches in diameter

We also like a locally bred apple: Honeycrisp.

Here's a photo of someone holding a honeycrisp
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/...61296_ab4394f71c.jpg

The chestnut crabs I like are little though.

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Magpie
Immortal

Jan 10 2013, 3:11am

Views: 827

It really helps a tart apple...

one that makes you pucker. But I like it on pretty much all apples.

I learned it from my dad. We also ate watermelon, cantaloupe, and muskmelon with salt on it. And we had radishes and green onions raw on the table that we dipped in a mound of salt we'd put on our plates. And I salt celery sticks before eating them.

I think I've seen people put salt on grapefruit but I don't. And I knew a guy who used to salt his beer.

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imin
Valinor

Jan 10 2013, 3:12am

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Yeah that's way bigger than apples i eat lol

That is more of a meal than a snack in terms of size. I am working on getting my appetite smaller though (he says after ordering a 7lb kebab tonight) haha.

Magpie
Immortal

Jan 10 2013, 3:14am

Views: 818

you didn't like it!?

See, I salt my apples and celery sticks over the waste basket and am sad to sit down with an apple that has salt only on the part that's exposed before I start eating. I really want to salt every cut surface before eating it! :-)

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imin
Valinor

Jan 10 2013, 3:15am

Views: 817

How much salt are you using?

Sounds incredibly unhealthy.

I have heard of it before when in US but it just sounded too odd turning something healthy into something not - only in USA, lol.

Magpie
Immortal

Jan 10 2013, 3:15am

Views: 850

my husband thinks the large apples taste better

and he eats way more of them so I buy what he wants. But we cut them up, like I said.

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Magpie
Immortal

Jan 10 2013, 3:20am

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well... if you believe salt is evil, then I guess it is

I'm mostly of the mind that there are too many 'this food is evil' reports out, many contradicting themselves, so I don't fuss too much some things. I don't each much processed food so the salt I eat is mostly what I add to the food I'm cooking and eating. Salt is a flavor enhancer.

I sprinkle the salt on. About as much as any other item you'd salt.

The stuff we'd dip in salt used way more salt. I don't eat those anymore mostly because my stomach can't take radishes and raw green onions anymore.

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imin
Valinor

Jan 10 2013, 3:27am

Views: 807

I dont believe salt is evil - its vital to life

But too much is very bad for you, just as too little is. In todays diets we eat too much, that is why Dr's promote reduced salt intake keeping it under 6g per day.

I have hyperhidrosis so i can actually get away with eating more salt than a regular person.

The thought of using up some of the 6g of salt on fruit just sounds unhealthy but then to me i dont need salt on fruit to make it taste good.

If you dont eat much processed food then im sure its fine for you. In general though most probably aren't eating as good a diet as you are so its probably best to not do so.

On the topic of foods being evil - pretty much no food is completely bad for you when unprocessed its just when messed with we add things which although give longer shelf life etc actually make it worse for our health.

Radhruin
Rohan

Jan 10 2013, 3:34am

Views: 823

Salt on grapefruit

is the only way to eat it. ; ) I'll have to try it on an apple sometime, as I am not a fan of apples. Maybe that would do the trick. We also eat radishes and celery with a a bit of salt. It makes the flavor pop.

p.s. Hi Magpie, hope all is well!

SirDennisC
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 3:54am

Views: 820

How about with a goodly slice of old cheddar cheese?

This sort of hits the salted apple theme but adds another dimension. The sharpness and dryness of old cheddar contrasts nicely with slices of sweet apples such as Empire or Delicious.

Apples and baked Brie is also a nice combination.

silneldor
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 3:56am

Views: 796

I start by using the 30 white horses on a red hill.

First they champ,
Then they stamp,
Then they stand still

Then down the funnel,
a long red tunnel,
Riding on a foamy wave,
Ending down in a swampy cave.

Apples now, well being organic to start with, i just eat all minus the hard core and seeds (that have traces of cyanide* that get released into the body).

If i am using the smoothie machine i use stems and everything but the seeds.

*includes apricot, cherry, plum, and peach pits.
Pits, pits, pits. Nasssty pits precious.

SirDennisC
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 4:04am

Views: 792

You mean GI Joe was wrong

about which poison apple seeds contain? And I thought that cartoon was supposed to be edumacational -- "knowing is half the battle" indeed. Laugh

imin
Valinor

Jan 10 2013, 4:05am

Views: 798

I thought the body can detoxify small doses of cyanide?

You have to be a serious apple pip eater to get enough to cause harm i would have thought.

Also the outer shell of an apple seed stops it from being digested it just passes through - though obviously in a blender this wouldnt work, lol.

Cherry, apricot and peach's pips/seeds are much larger so can be harmful if a relatively small number are chewed then swallowed.

Oh and i like your hobbit riddle, lol Smile

silneldor
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 4:11am

Views: 797

I really use quite a bit of salt

but not on fruit. Protein, vegetables and starches yes.
My mother used to put it on fresh ground coffee before brewing but i do not do that.

Starling
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 4:20am

Views: 803

I tell you Magpie

I am a salt fiend. But the salted apple had me nearly gagging. And I was careful not to put too much on.
I felt I should try it though.

silneldor
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 4:22am

Views: 797

Yes, i understand there are

minute amounts of cyanide in much that we eat, but i feel it is wise to avoid a bit of it if i can especially if it is as easy as apple seeds.
And i would not count on the impermeability of the seed hulls. It just is my method to leave as little to chance as possible. Laugh

Starling
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 4:22am

Views: 790

I totally understand the salt on

radishes and celery etc. Just keep that salt away from my fruitses.

Starling
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 4:24am

Views: 773

Apple and cheese is one of my favourite flavour combos //

Starling
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 4:27am

Views: 788

I eat lots of salt

and I am very healthy thank you very much. Smile

silneldor
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 4:28am

Views: 775

What did GI Joe actually say

was the poison?
Well the GI tract of GI Joe is rather...inorganic. Now that is plasticational Tongue

imin
Valinor

Jan 10 2013, 4:31am

Views: 760

OK this got me interested in just how many pips would be needed

i found that you need as little as 200mg of HCN (cyanide) to give a lethal dose. However it is worked out at approx 1.5mg per kg of bodyweight, so if your weight multiplied by 1.5 comes to more than 200mg then you need more.

1g of dried apple pips gives 0.6-0.7mg of HCN. This means you would need at least 333.3g of dried apple pips (going off 0.6mg).

I dont know how much the few seeds in an apple weight but i doubt its much at all.

then you have to actually extract the HCN from the seed - it passes undigested through the body as it was designed to do so that would require either vigorous chewing of each seed one after the other or some other method - maybe a lab can extract it?

Essentially you would have to be trying real hard to die to do so from apple seeds, and thats the end of my morbid post, lol.

silneldor
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 4:32am

Views: 787

You old salty you.

I have gradUated to sea salt meself.

imin
Valinor

Jan 10 2013, 4:35am

Views: 785

No that is fair enough

I am sure you will live longer in terms of years than i will with that way of thinking/method. Less free radicals and more antioxidants i expect in your diet than what are in mine!

I noticed in another thread you dont eat red meat is that correct? Is that for the health concerns over the meat e.g. potentially cancerous? or just the taste?

If red meat didnt taste so good to me i probably would do the same but for me i think i would rather live a little less but eat some red meat than go without, crazy as that sounds!

Starling
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 4:37am

Views: 775

Well I think both of you

are the salt of the earth. Cool

silneldor
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 4:37am

Views: 808

OK then imin

i will leave you to not worry about such things. There are enough other poisons in the environment to dwell on, one more won't hoit right? Laugh

imin
Valinor

Jan 10 2013, 4:43am

Views: 832

lol yeah

You take those pips out if it makes you feel better - no real point to eating them anyway other than as a bulking agent i guess but that isnt too nice to think about!

silneldor
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 4:48am

Views: 828

I do not miss red meat anymore

having dropped it 40 years ago. Considerations as to heart disease and colorectal cancer and all the additives of growing beef i felt it wise to stop.
Today, i try to use poultry and turkey products that are organically raised. Fish i like that are wild caught once in a while. Sardines are quite excellent in omega 3 oils.

silneldor
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 4:53am

Views: 838

Well!

It that isn't a 'condiment' , i don't know what is! Wink

Starling
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 5:01am

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Peppering the thread

with puns, is always a recipe for success. Laugh

silneldor
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 5:02am

Views: 840

I just thought of a ridiculous question.

What if GI joe shot for effect, X-lax bullets into a giant blob with no GI tract, what would happen Crazy

?

I am going to ask the NOVA people to REsearch this out for me. Questions that need answers!

On that note, off to bed with me Tongue

silneldor
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 5:08am

Views: 827

well, i oregano about that

Maybe you are right, for you are very south of here and way down hill.
Say goodnight sil. Ok ok, Good night all. Zzzzzzzzzzzz

zarabia
Tol Eressea

Jan 10 2013, 7:32am

Views: 811

Wow, Xanaseb, seems like you've really touched on something here!

At first I thought that your eating the whole apple was a Polish thing - the only time I've ever seen anyone eat an apple, core and all, was in Poland - but apparently you are not the only one here who does that. Laugh

I usually slice my apples, or else eat smaller varieties. Somehow, just biting into a large apple makes me feel like I'm going to dislocate my jaw. Shocked

BTW, the best apples I've eaten were in Poland. My landlord there had a never-ending supply of excellent apples, but I didn't eat that many because I felt like they would think I was being wasteful by not eating the entire thing. I only ate them if I could get rid of the tell-tale core. Crazy

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Starling
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 8:29am

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I think Xanaseb

is totally hard-core. Cool

DanielLB
Immortal

Jan 10 2013, 10:16am

Views: 864

That sounds so wrong dernwyn

But I love apples, and I love peanut butter .... I'm going to have to give it a go.

Laugh

Delrond
Rohan

Jan 10 2013, 12:38pm

Views: 801

None of the above.

I love apples but am allergic to them, unless they are cooked. Same with pears. Frown

So I can no longer sink my teeth into a Red Delicious. It's either apple sauce, apple pie (mmmmm pie), apple crisp, apple crostada, apple pandowdy or apple butter on a fresh biscuit.

As far as my iPod Nano, iPhone and Little D's iPod Touch and iPad, they have survived several years without a single byte.

A few harmless flakes working together can unleash an avalanche of destruction.

Kelvarhin
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 12:45pm

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Me too :D

youngest son also loves it Cool

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Jan 10 2013, 12:50pm

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dernwyn
Forum Admin / Moderator

Jan 10 2013, 12:55pm

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Be sure to use the crunchy peanut butter!

The crunchiness contrasts nicely with the smooth apple! Smile

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arithmancer
Grey Havens

Jan 10 2013, 1:02pm

Views: 821

Use a corer/slicer

One of my sons likes apple slices in his lunchbox, so I have acquired a gadget that one places over the apple and pushes down through the apple to remove the core and slice what remains into 8 pieces. Anything to shave a few minutes off the time it takes to get them out the door in the morning...

So anyway, when I do eat apples I use this thing myself.

Our dog enjoys the apple core, stick and all. Sly

Rolfina
Rivendell

Jan 10 2013, 1:34pm

Views: 815

A Braeburn a day...

chopped up in my breakfast, best apple in the world.

Hamfast
Rohan

Jan 10 2013, 3:38pm

Views: 772

Me too....

I purchased it at IKEA, and use it all the time. I don't like all the seeds and core stuff, so the apple corer/ slicer is a good friend Smile

Kassandros
Rohan

Jan 10 2013, 3:41pm

Views: 783

Well, there are only three of us

So it still seems pretty rare, which fits with the reactions I get when people see me eating an apple, core and all.

I must say that this is an amazing thread. We should start a poll on how people eat po-ta-toes next!

all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us...

Elberbeth
Tol Eressea

Jan 10 2013, 5:18pm

Views: 778

I like salted apples

but I rarely do it any more, because of the too-much-salt thing. And I eat the whole thing, core and all.

"There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark."

silneldor
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 6:26pm

Views: 835

I believe i know that item.

The wife has one. It has a good suction cup which holds it to the kitchen counter. As a wood worker, it acts like lathe peeling the skin off, and making the main part of the apple into a 'slinky' type that can easily transformed into the makings of an apple pie which she likes to do especially for various holidays. Itt also has a coring element in the process. An all-in-one thingee ha. She can 'knock them out' compared to the old method of peeling and cutting by hand.
...Mouth is watering. Time to make a request i do believe:).

arithmancer
Grey Havens

Jan 10 2013, 7:37pm

Views: 760

No, mine does not peel the apple.

Though I know what you mean - my sister has one of those.

When I bake apple pies, I need to peel them manually. Fortunately son #2 does not require his sliced apples to be peeled. :)

Loresilme
Valinor

Jan 10 2013, 7:41pm

Views: 781

That's a good combo

Apples & peanut butter - I do that once in a while myself also. Although I prefer creamy pb to chunky Sly

Loresilme
Valinor

Jan 10 2013, 7:54pm

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Preliminary results are in ;-)

I left the skin on my apple today ... washed it thoroughly ... examined it carefully, took notes (this is for science, remember, must be thorough :-)). And then ... *crunch*.... contemplate ...*munch*.... contemplate ...

And overall it was pretty much was how I remembered it. To me, the skin didn't add anything flavor wise, and actually rather interfered with the sweetness & juice of the inside. The skin was crunchy, which we noted that carefully on our lab sheet ;-), but the apple inside was crunchy too, so to me it didn't really add anything there either.

However...

Today's test subject was a Red Delicious. Which might not have been the best choice. I have a beautiful Gala on hand also, so tomorrow I will try again with a Gala as the test subject!

P.S. There is also the very real possibility that the apples where you live are simply of a different (better?) quality which makes the skins much better tasting than the ones I have access to Unsure

.

I also tried Magpie's salt suggestion as separate experiment. Going to post those results in that thread ...!

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Starling
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 8:21pm

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Sage advice //

Starling
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 8:26pm

Views: 785

I am impressed by your dedication

I have no idea how the quality of our apples would compare. That's an interesting discussion in itself, as is the different varieties - most of the types mentioned so far in this thread I have never heard of.

Come to think of it, it is surely time we asked the admins to create a separate 'apple' board. I think there is both the demand, and the need. Cool

DanielLB
Immortal

Jan 10 2013, 9:53pm

Views: 795

How did you discover it?

Or has it always been in your family?

Perhaps this is a good time to mention that I use to eat peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwiches. Yummy.

imin
Valinor

Jan 10 2013, 9:56pm

Views: 926

that is a pretty funky sandwich! :P //

Misto
Lorien

Jan 10 2013, 10:52pm

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Two options

1.) The "civilised" (aka wasteful) way: Use a knife, peel the apple and slice if off the core. Eat everything else.
2.) The horsewoman's approach: Bite off the peel and feed it to furry friend. Consume the rest yourself and then feed core to horse.

I just can't be bothered with either peel or core.

Magpie
Immortal

Jan 10 2013, 11:14pm

Views: 882

feeding bites of apples to animals

wow, your post just made me remember my guinea pig. We never properly named it. First it was pig. Then it was piglet. Then it was pigwit. Then it was wigwit.

This was 1975 so not inspired by Figwit at all!

Anyhow, we used to give Wigwit the left overs from the produce we ate. I'd eat the celery and give Wigwit the leafy end. My husband would eat carrots and give Wigwit the stem end. We ate apples and give Wigwit the core.

Well, Wigwit grew to understand that the sound of someone biting into something crunchy meant food was coming and she'd start doing her little 'wheek wheek' sound. It would start out soft then get more and more urgent as we continued to eat... since we hadn't quite gotten *our* part eaten yet. Over time, the really loud, insistent versions came as soon as she heard us crunch and we'd have to give her a bite from the get go to keep her happy.

And over more time, she realized that the sound of the refrigerator opening preceded the sound of us biting into crunchy food so she started 'wheek wheeking' any time we opened the fridge.

She also responded to us calling her name 'Wigwit'.

She was a long haired guinea pig like this one:

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dernwyn
Forum Admin / Moderator

Jan 10 2013, 11:36pm

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No idea...

...but it was probably one of my daughters who first did it, maybe my youngest, she's always "experimenting" with food! Laugh

PB and mayo? Real mayo, I hope, not the "miracle whip" stuff! Tongue

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dernwyn
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Jan 10 2013, 11:41pm

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Um...

I send along your suggestion to Altaira...but she may not find it a-peel-ing...

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Starling
Half-elven

Jan 10 2013, 11:53pm

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Well that just wounds me,

to the core.

Xanaseb
Tol Eressea

Jan 11 2013, 12:16am

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pfft. My Grandad has been eating apples whole all of his life, and he's fine ;) (so far lol) //

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Xanaseb
Tol Eressea

Jan 11 2013, 12:20am

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LOL, awesome zarabia ^__^, yeah it's pretty Polish to eat the whole apple, indeed.., I got the habit from my grandad afterall..

The best apples I've had were from Poland too Wink

. My mum says however that the most glorious apple she'd ever had was from the Polish village which most of our family descend from,..... sadly that apple tree was cut down in the 90s Unsure

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Loresilme
Valinor

Jan 11 2013, 12:36am

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I think such a request would be applecable under the corent cirskinstances //

Loresilme
Valinor

Jan 11 2013, 12:45am

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I had to try this

So as the second part of my apple experiment lunch today (the first part was eating the skin instead of peeling it), I salted it.

It was very odd because I love salt and I love apples, but had never mingled the two tastes together at one time. Rather than make it less tart though, I thought it brought the tartness out more. But I thought the saltiness overpowered the sweetness overall.

It was an interesting taste combination though. I salt a lot of things, definitely most vegetables and eggs always. And soups. Salt is a fantastic flavor enhancer for most foods.

Annael
Immortal

Jan 11 2013, 1:34am

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stick?

Our apples don't come with sticks. Unless they have caramel on.

I eat the peel & all of the flesh, but leave the core.

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Xanaseb
Tol Eressea

Jan 11 2013, 1:48am

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rofl, nice one Starling ;)

might indeed be a hard core inside me lol. Need to go to some psychodynamic psychologist to find out or something Tongue

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silneldor
Half-elven

Jan 11 2013, 1:49am

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What we have here are the seeds of inspirappletion.

That were bad Unimpressed

Xanaseb
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Jan 11 2013, 3:48am

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XD twas fine for me ;) //

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Misto
Lorien

Jan 11 2013, 2:05pm

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The sounds animals remember...

... are quite a story of their own. We once had horses who'd recognise my car's engine. The current ponies haven't managed the engine sound quite yet, but even if I positively creep up to the barn I can't open the tack room door without a greeting. Or rather a "About time you came. I want to play on the paddock. Now!"-demand.

Eowyn of Penns Woods
Valinor

Jan 11 2013, 8:09pm

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I lost my appetite after reading this thread. :/

I might even go off into a corner to have a short weep for humanity. ;)

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HappyHobbitess
Rohan

Jan 11 2013, 9:39pm

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With some apples, the flavor is IN the skin...

I happen to like "russets" of various kinds--old apples typically bred in this area, with blotchy brown skin. The russeting (brown part) is supposedly in response to yeast that gets on the skin. Anyway, in russets, all the flavor is in the skin!

But unless one is eating such apples, I don't think the skin adds much. It's fine for what it is, and I'm too lazy to take it off. But it's not for love of most skins that I eat them!

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Xanaseb
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Jan 12 2013, 12:05am

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lol, I do apologise ;) //

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Half-elven

Jan 12 2013, 1:34am

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Got the pip? ;-) //

FlyingSerkis
Rivendell

Jan 13 2013, 8:56pm

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I'm allergic to apples

So I can't participate in this thread Frown

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Xanaseb
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Jan 14 2013, 8:02am

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This poll's being really quite revealing! :D //

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CathrineB
Rohan

Jan 14 2013, 8:30pm

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Eat the core?

Why would I eat the core? XD

Anyway I prefer apples that is a little sweet and soft. I hate hard, sour apples. So it depends on the apple how much of it I eat too.

Escapist
Gondor

Jan 14 2013, 8:44pm

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I like the apples to be processed a lot

so that they aren't so much apples anymore,

but maybe ...

apple sauce
apple pie
baked apples
apple porridge
apple cobbler
apple muffins

etcetra: something tasty perhaps reminiscent, inspired by, and containing the essence of apples ... but not really apples ...

an abstraction of apples if you will
apples in an artistically represented form
more formal and easier to take
not quit so tart but still sweet ... and not a mention of cores and seeds and stems ... if they ever existed at all

Kassandros
Rohan

Jan 14 2013, 9:01pm

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Just remember to stay true to yourself.

We are the few. The proud. The core-eaters. Wink

The poll results match up pretty well with what I've observed with other people.

all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us...

BoromirOfWinterfell
Rohan

Jan 15 2013, 1:39pm

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Being a Browncoat,

I always cut up my apples. You see, back in the days of the civil war, the Alliance troops put pressure-sensitive grenades called grizwalds in our apples. Just imagine what would happen if you bit into one. Wink

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Ruxendil_Thoorg
Tol Eressea

Feb 7 2013, 2:21am

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Ever try with balsamic ?

I find they go great together! Yes, straight balsamic. The juicy sweetness of the apple offsets the sharp acidity and brings out the balsamic flavor. I'm not kidding. Slice the apples, dip them in the vinegar.... wow, it gives me a new appreciation for balsamic.

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macfalk
Valinor

Feb 11 2013, 8:09pm

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Oh!

I love apples (especially Granny Smith ones). Always have. Always will. When I was a kid, I always ate the apple like everyone else, just ate it whole. Then for some reason I began cutting the apple in 4 pieces leaving the core of course. Ever since, I always cut the apples, I never just eat them without a knife involved. Strange habit, I know!

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macfalk
Valinor

Feb 11 2013, 8:13pm

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A taste that we share!

But then I'm the sort of person that likes to suck citrus fruits.

Same. I eat or "drink" lemons and limes. People think I'm a lunatic! I also sometimes eat whole onions and garlics raw as well, people have been reacting to that too.

The greatest adventure is what lies ahead.

macfalk
Valinor

Feb 11 2013, 8:14pm

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Butter + apples?

Hmm.... I'm not convinced Tongue

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macfalk
Valinor

Feb 11 2013, 8:17pm

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Oh yes.

As a great fan of (mostly green apples) the real taste is definately lost if peeled.

The greatest adventure is what lies ahead.

macfalk
Valinor

Feb 11 2013, 8:19pm

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Salting apples?

Never heard of this, sounds interesting. How does it enhance the flavour?

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macfalk
Valinor

Feb 11 2013, 8:44pm

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What kind of apple was it?

It varies greatly from apple to apple. Some apple-skins taste very little, while others have a strong presence.

EDIT: I see now that it was Red Delicious, missed that part. You should try Granny Smith!

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(This post was edited by macfalk on Feb 11 2013, 8:46pm)

macfalk
Valinor

Feb 11 2013, 8:56pm

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Woah!

"Anyway I prefer apples that is a little sweet and soft. I hate hard, sour apples."

Interesting, I am of the complete opposite opinion - I love sour, hard apples, the harder the better. And apples that are soft-ish and overly sweet I don't even bother with, I don't like them because their taste is nothing to me.

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macfalk
Valinor

Feb 11 2013, 8:57pm

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Lost your appletite, you mean? //

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silneldor
Half-elven

Feb 12 2013, 3:38am

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Have you attempted organic apples?

Perhaps it is the pesticides that are causing the reaction. I have never heard of anyone allergic to apples before. I have heard of many more people having reactions to pesticides on produce in general.

FlyingSerkis
Rivendell

Feb 12 2013, 10:15am

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I'm not sure if I have tried organic apples

But I don't think it's the pesticides. I've been tested and I'm pretty sure I'm allergic to a particular protein which is in birch pollen, apples, potatoes and quite a few other fruits too. Thanks for trying to help though Smile

macfalk
Valinor

Feb 12 2013, 1:18pm

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Ouch.

That sucks.

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FlyingSerkis
Rivendell

Feb 12 2013, 1:33pm

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It's not that bad

With most of the fruits it's not a big deal, just a bit of an itchy throat, and it's fine once it's been cooked. Just don't ask me to peel potatoes!

Loresilme
Valinor

Feb 13 2013, 1:41am

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I will give those a try

The first one was a Red Delicious and the skin was, alas, not delicious :-). It was thick with a not very pleasant texture and not much taste either. However I've moved on to Gala apples now. I like them much better. In fact even the skin was much better - tastier, thinner but still had a nice crunch. I'll give a Granny Smith a try next. It's really wonderful - at my local supermarket, there is always a beautiful display and selection of all different types of apples, colors, sizes, etc. They look so appetizing. Apples are my favorite fruit and I have to say, this thread has really gotten me feeling adventurous! I'm going to try more of all the different varieties.

And which is your favorite, is it the Granny Smiths :-)?

imin
Valinor

Feb 13 2013, 3:02am

Views: 1374

Pink lady apples

Can't go wrong, perfect balance of sweet and sour taste with more crunch than delicious - only apple variety i eat pretty much now. lovely colour as well Smile

macfalk
Valinor

Feb 13 2013, 8:02am

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Yes

They are probably the crunchiest apples out there. Some may experience them "sour", but I don't. I like other apples too, but if I'm buying apples at a store, 9/10 it's Granny Smith I'm taking home.

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silneldor
Half-elven

Feb 14 2013, 1:08am

Views: 1380

A protein allergy!

That is interesting. Gluten is a protein also. Thanks for the info, i learned something. And the protein is compromised due to cooking!
Peeling potatoes i do not do neither...i eat it Laugh

I just wash it thoroughly. Again i try to get as much organic foods as possible.

Kassandros
Rohan

Feb 14 2013, 4:15pm

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Granny Smith apples are great for applie pie...

For eating raw, not so much. Wink

Of the commonly found supermarket applies, I prefer Gala. In general, I tend to like sweet apples that, for some reason, tend to be colored with a mix of red and gold. Many local applies are quite good, but they generally are similar to Gala, if a bit tastier.

I don't have a strong preference for crisp vs.soft.

all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us...

macfalk
Valinor

Feb 14 2013, 4:20pm

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I love Granny Smith "raw" as you call them

They are by far the tastiest type of apple out there, if you ask me. What in particular dont you like about them?

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Kassandros
Rohan

Feb 14 2013, 4:34pm

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Different people have different tastes.

They're far too sour for my tastes. In a pie, when you add sugar and such, they work great. But I don't like the taste of them raw at all. Not nearly sweet enough.

I tend to love bitter foots and sweet foods, but usually not sour foods, especially apples.

all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us...

Kassandros
Rohan

Feb 14 2013, 4:38pm

Views: 1330

I love that this is the 3rd most replied-to poll ever on this site!

If we keep talking about apples for a little longer, I think this can go to No. 1!

http://newboards.theonering.net/...so=DESC;page=1;mh=30;

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imin
Valinor

Feb 14 2013, 4:50pm

Views: 1372

Go Apples, woooo! //

imin
Valinor

Feb 16 2013, 1:58am

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Looks like i killed it! //

Finwe
Lorien

Feb 28 2013, 3:45pm

Views: 1642

Apple Eating

Here's my apple eating experience:

Core and slice apple with my handy kitchen appliance.
Sit down to enjoy apple.
Watch as my 3 year old sits down beside me and eats my apple.
Wash, rinse, repeat.

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