[Magdalen] apples

[Cantor03 at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/30/2017 11:58:02 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:

Another  thought is pie filling, although if they're sour you'd have to
sweeten that  up a lot.  I>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
 
 
One of the things my mother could do better than anyone I've
encountered, is to make incomparable apple pie.  We had two
large apple trees of unknown type, but they produced enough
apples for a 100 pies which my mother would make in the
autumn, and then freeze.  They were bulky enough that she had
to rent space in the local "locker plant" (remember those?).   The
crust was lard based and wonderfully flaky.  The apples used  were
about the size of a "Delicious" apple but too tangy to eat fresh.
 
We had one of those odd Midwestern/USA straight-line winds
"cyclones" (not a tornado) with heavy rain one year, and both the
trees pulled up from the roots and hung at a 45 degree angle.
My dad simply propped them up and tied them down with a series
of ropes, and all was well.
 
The Main River Valley east of Frankfurt/M, Germany was loaded
with vineyards and apple trees.  Nobody seemed to want the  apples,
which littered the ground for miles.  They were a rather mild  tasting
variety, and the only use for them seemed to be the production of
the region's famed "Appelwoi," (apple wine), which was one of those
alcoholic drinks that was easy on the palate (like rum), but quickly
produced inebriation.
 
 
 
David S.