“How D’ya Like Them Apples?” Or "The Deceit of the Delicious”

To me, the red delicious apple is anything but delicious. It’s pretty, but it’s not a good-eating apple, with its tough skin and bland flavor. Nor does it hold up well in a pie. In fact, I’m guessing it was developed, just like the mass-produced, store-bought tomato, solely for eye-catching exterior color and firm “legs.” You know, with looks that promise flavor and sweetness, but deliver a bland fruit that has the taste of what I’d imagine cardboard has. (Hey, I’m going to have to remember this “ looks promise everything”/"firm legs" angle when I’m lecturing my husband on the dangers of “General Petraeus-type Fatal Attraction”. But, I digress...) 

Now the golden delicious apple is truly delicious. Juicy, so sweet to eat, and it holds up pretty well in cooking. Not my top favorite apple, but a good go-to apple. Fully deserving of the name delicious.

Here, possibly tomorrow, I will place a photo of a red delicious apple and a golden delicious apple. As it turns out, I have more visits to my blog when I also post a picture.  I plan to shop for groceries tomorrow. We'll see...