Re: Joy of this, Joy of that

On Tue, 3 Dec 2024, rbowman wrote:

On Mon, 2 Dec 2024 13:19:38 -0800, John Ames wrote:
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On Sun, 1 Dec 2024 22:11:22 +0100 D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
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I think chickens and turkeys that have have been bred to maximize
meat spoil the playing field.

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Ahh, ok, yes that makes sense.

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See also the Red Delicious, the certified 100% *least* delicious apple
on the planet throughout *any* of our lifetimes...

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Yeah, but they last forever...
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https://web.archive.org/web/20180824070017/https:/www.nytimes.com/
2000/11/04/us/perfect-apple-pushed-growers-into-debt.html
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The Red Delicious almost wiped out the Washington apple industry. They'd
went all in on the cultivar and when the consumers finally decided the
apple sucks they were in trouble. Did they learn?  Hell, no.
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https://www.seriouseats.com/how-honeycrisp-apples-went-from-marvel-to-
mediocre-8753117
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Long story, but they then jumped on Honeycrisps. The apples weren't bred
to grow in Washington's climate nor were they meant to be a year around
commodity apple.

I have eaten this apple and I think it is average. What I find, is that the worse the apple looks on the surface, often, the better it tastes, as in, if it's from a local grower or a neighbour, it's not going to look polished and "industrial" but taste much better. Caveat emptor!