Red Delicious Apples are Disgusting · 7:25am Nov 29th, 2015
Something I remembered today.
Sucks to be this guy and named after the worst cultivar in history.
Please stop banishing nobles to the moon. They make terrible neighbours.
Something I remembered today.
Sucks to be this guy and named after the worst cultivar in history.
To be fair, it seems that nowadays, a lot of the Red Delicious apples are simply bred for their bigness and apple shape, rather than any particular flavor they may have. Back when I was a kid (no, I won't tell you how long ago that was), they were smaller and tastier.
And, as an aside, I do believe that in an upcoming fic, Red Delicious is going to be mentioned. Stay tuned for that!
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This is true. The Atlantic even did this article about it a while back.
I think this is somewhat the fate of most cultivars, unfortunately. I've noticed a similar effect with Braeburns: I'm pretty sure they've become smaller, softer, and less juicy than they used to be.