Honeycrisp treats

Since Aaron won a peck of Honeycrisp apples after I already bought some, I felt more comfortable trying some new things with them rather than hoarding them like I typically do.

We made a batch of honeycrisp apple sauce. Maybe it's just my imagination, but anything made from honeycrisp apples seem lighter and crisper than other apples. We all know I am very partial to honeycrisp. Despite the latest apple bruhahah.

Here is the best idea we have had in a long time. Thin slices of honeycrisp apples placed in our food dehydrator. They. Are. Amazing. The pugs beg for them but I hand them out judiciously. They are being rationed.

Apple Showdown

Longtime readers probably know about my obsession with Honeycrisp and designer apples in general. So much so, the folks at SweeTango sent me some SweeTango apples to sample and some other goodies. A SweeTango cutting board, a paring knife and two SweeTango t-shirts.

While we were home for Thanksgiving, I cut up some Honeycrisp, SweeTango (and another apple with a name I forgot, it wasn't catchy enough) for a taste test.

We all agreed that the SweeTango was just as crisp as the HoneyCrisp. Makes sense sinnce HoneyCrisp is a parent of SweeTango along with Zestar! (yes the ! is part of it's name. I've thought about becoming Jenny!). Aaron (who, you should know, loves sour stuff) liked the tartness of the HoneyCrisp.

The rest of us really liked the sweeter SweeTango. The convenient thing is that SweeTango is ready to pick in early September and Honeycrisp is ready later in the month so I can have delicious apples the entire fall season.

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