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Honeycrisp apples

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At the risk of starting the most boring rave ever, how the hell did I live 34 years without ever trying honeycrisp apples? These things are incredible. I only bought two- and they were expensive- but I'm already plotting my next trip to the grocery store to buy more.

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JL21 wrote:At the risk of starting the most boring rave ever, how the hell did I live 34 years without ever trying honeycrisp apples? These things are incredible. I only bought two- and they were expensive- but I'm already plotting my next trip to the grocery store to buy more.
I've gone through two bags this year...my favorite part of autumn.

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Someone was telling me how great they were, and they're actually cheap here so I picked up a bag. No thanks, I'll stick with golden delicious.

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I'm good with golden delicious, too. Just about any apple is great as far as I'm concerned.

But these things are so incredibly sweet. It's like a fruit consisting of ground up puppies and kitties and two year olds and double rainbows.

Maybe after the newness wears off, I won't like them as much.

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Honeycrisps are good, but Granny Smiths are the best.

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I used to eat those all the time when I worked in a grocery store. Also ate tons of raspberries cuz [expletive] paying the exorbitant prices for a box of those.

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Apple snobs!

/Fujis rule.

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Cronos69 wrote:Honeycrisps are good, but Granny Smiths are the best.
Granny Smiths are probably my least favorite because of how tart they are... but I really do love all apples.

Normally, my favorites are golden delicious and fuji.

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Braeburns and Johnnagolds are where it's at.

Honeycrisp is a fairly new variety, I won't pay the extra price for them.

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FYI-granny smith's are for baking, or eaten raw-giving you the squirts.

Notice how when you go to the apple dept of the store - it's something like this:
2 Honeycrisps $3.00
Braeburns $1.89 per lb.
Fujis 3 for $2
Johnathons golds 2lbs for $4.99
Golden delicious $5 per bag
Give's me a headache. Congress needs to pass the "Fairness in Apple Pricing Act"

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