apple testing
Yesterday I spent half the day testing apples for maturity, I could tell you how I test the, brix, pressure, starch index and degree days but in the end I just take a bite. While I do enjoy this part of my job and I am sure many would think this would be a cool way to spend a morning, I am here to tell you that after a while it does become a task. I probably tasted fifty apples and near the end none tasted right. That is when I grab a hand full walk into the farmstand and ask the first of our many great employees I see. “Here taste this and would you be happy buying it?” I ask. They tolerate me quite well and offer some really good advice. The bottom line is this, this weekend we will bw adding to the selection in the farmstand, Macouns, Golden Supreme, Northern Spy, Spygold, Wickson, Empire and if the mood strikes me some Red Delicious. Next weekend? Ambrosia, Ashmead Kernal, Hudson,s Golden Gem, and Calville. It’s the best time of the year to be an applevore.
