Posted on 12/02/2023 6:51:19 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
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‘Lady’ apples are not the same as ‘Lady Alice’ apples.
“Lady apples, botanically classified as Malus domestica, are a European variety belonging to the Rosaceae family. The mid to late-season fruits grow in thick clusters along the branches of upright, spreading trees and are an ancient variety, dating back to at least the 17th century, if not earlier. Lady apples are an ornamental and culinary cultivar that has spread throughout Europe and the United States.
Lady apples are famously known as Christmas apples, named for their use in decorative holiday wreaths, garlands, and arrangements. The small fruits were valued for their rich coloring, petite size, high yields, and long-lasting nature, allowing them to be woven into greenery for extended periods. Decorators were also inspired by the fruit’s clustered nature when naturally growing along the tree’s branches, leading the apples to be woven into holiday garlands. Christmas apples provide shine, color, and fragrance to ornamental decorations and resemble ornament balls hanging on Christmas trees. In addition to wreaths and garlands, Lady apples were occasionally used to make pomanders, a natural room freshener thought to protect against infection. Traditionally, pomanders made from apples are pierced with cloves and can be hung or placed in a container with other herbs and spices.”
Lady Alice is a cultivar of domesticated apple which was discovered in 1979 at an orchard near Gleed, Washington, as a chance seedling and is a registered trademark by the Rainier Fruit Company. It is named after Alice Zirkle, a co-founder of the company.
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Dahlias - I am not going to the trouble of keeping my tubers EXCEPT maybe the yellow Kelvin .... depends on what the tubers look like when I dig that bush up tomorrow.
I mowed some today - hit the spots in the back fields where the grass was green & was a couple of inches tall. I also rounded up some gum leaves to get them off a grassy spot - they smelled ‘spicy’ which was kind of neat. I also rounded up about 8 piles of pine needles for mom.
Weather forecast for our area, starting January, is snowier than usual. We are forecast to get 18” or so, but probably in 3 different storms of 6-7” rather than all at once. There are also chances for ice storms, which I really hate, because the power is likely to go out.
Good weather tomorrow for my cousin’s “relocation”. Horrible weather for Sunday when we travel to the Christmas dinner across the mountains with heavy rain & winds. I will be cooking up a storm (no pun intended) tomorrow night, after a day in the garden.
Stupid question - what’s evo? Extra virgin olive oil???
Low 50’s here yesterday and today. Cut back the raspberry canes and lavender yesterday. Still have thyme growing in the garden. West Michigan. No real snow yet.
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At this point they are starting to dry a bit would actually be better used for cooking than fresh eating.
Glad you liked the recipe.
Drizzling w/ the evo, and then cooking, will add juiciness to them.
You could even add a tiny drizzle of tomato soup or chicken stock for even more juiciness.
You’ll love eating these Baked Tomatoes, I promise.
Try adding a chunk of fresh mozzarella inside the bread crumbs.
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