tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post1190964837250015864..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: ApplesSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-47574880303584263142007-11-07T12:14:00.000-05:002007-11-07T12:14:00.000-05:00"Pink Lady" apples have a hint of mango."Pink Lady" apples have a hint of mango.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-19821226670010342822007-11-07T11:38:00.000-05:002007-11-07T11:38:00.000-05:00I think it was just Fuji, or at least they looked ...I think it was just Fuji, or at least they looked very similar. I am very sure I didn't store them with bananas which might have caused that funny taste disorientation (since I never buy bananas). maybe a genetic experiment, the banapple? I would much more like to see a cross-over of mango with apple actually. Mangapple? Appgo? ;-)Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-33935232895081198112007-11-07T11:29:00.000-05:002007-11-07T11:29:00.000-05:00Strange apples, those! Do you remember the name of...Strange apples, those! Do you remember the name of the variety?Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-13713227067481897272007-11-06T21:10:00.000-05:002007-11-06T21:10:00.000-05:00:-) I recently thought about this post when I had ...:-) I recently thought about this post when I had apples that tasted like bananas. No kidding. Unfortunately, I can't stand bananas.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-28674290336578572262007-11-06T20:57:00.000-05:002007-11-06T20:57:00.000-05:00Got some really nice apple cider vinegar, and spri...Got some really nice apple cider vinegar, and sprinkle it on chopped apples and remember this article while eating them.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-54395343665517073522007-09-29T05:06:00.000-04:002007-09-29T05:06:00.000-04:00Surprise in the Organic Orchard<A HREF="http://www.mpg.de/english/illustrationsDocumentation/documentation/pressReleases/2007/pressRelease20070927/index.html" REL="nofollow">Surprise in the Organic Orchard</A>QUASAR9https://www.blogger.com/profile/00593390598251093182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1706601294995642122007-09-28T19:02:00.000-04:002007-09-28T19:02:00.000-04:00Apples must be causing global warming. ;-) (esp....Apples must be causing global warming. ;-) (esp. if they are using lots of co2 for storage)Rae Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239791074376508016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-3222301067282273672007-09-27T21:52:00.000-04:002007-09-27T21:52:00.000-04:00Like this:http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3...Like this:<BR/>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3741/is_n2_v43/ai_16682630<BR/><BR/>"Early settlers attempted to forestall this deterioration by storing their home-grown apples in cool basements or root cellars. This usually worked for a few months before apples became limp and flavorless.<BR/><BR/>Scientists have since learned a lot about how to store apples longer and make a better Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-67848359389886221862007-09-27T21:44:00.000-04:002007-09-27T21:44:00.000-04:00Dear Stefan, Don't know where you'll find black sa...Dear Stefan, <BR/><BR/>Don't know where you'll find black salt. This kind of sprinkle goes well with bananas too.<BR/><BR/>Googled a bit about apple storage - apparently they put the apples in a carbon dioxide atmosphere, among other things.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-16261979409445697432007-09-27T20:18:00.000-04:002007-09-27T20:18:00.000-04:00Hi Arun,I also chop them, sprinkle with salt, blac...Hi Arun,<BR/><BR/><I>I also chop them, sprinkle with salt, black pepper and something that in north India we call "black salt" and they become even more tasty.</I><BR/><BR/>sounds interesting.. I've never heard of such a preparation of apples for a meal, I should give it a try!<BR/><BR/>As for keeping apples fresh: cooling in supermarkets is for sure important, also to keep them nicely looking stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-20680113479506239192007-09-27T18:09:00.000-04:002007-09-27T18:09:00.000-04:00An apple a day keeps the doctor away.- If you can ...An apple a day keeps the doctor away.- If you can hit him ;-)<BR/><BR/>best<BR/><BR/>KlausAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-64418713640320815642007-09-27T15:48:00.000-04:002007-09-27T15:48:00.000-04:00Dear all,thank you for sharing your love of apples...Dear all,<BR/><BR/><BR/>thank you for sharing your love of apples!<BR/>However, this rhyme doesn't quite fit ;-)<BR/><BR/><I>Hab Sonnschein im Herzen,<BR/>Ein Bonbon im Mund,<BR/>Iss viel Schokolade,<BR/>Dann bleibst Du gesund.</I><BR/><BR/>Did I know that before? Sounds good also!<BR/><BR/>Best, Stefanstefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-14605349085707817062007-09-27T15:29:00.000-04:002007-09-27T15:29:00.000-04:00Hi Arun,I eat upto six. If I had those lovely tree...Hi Arun,<BR/><BR/><I>I eat upto six. If I had those lovely trees, I might eat even more.</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, the real problem is that you need a cool place to keep them fresh. And while you would end up eating six+ apples per day in fall, I am not so sure what my digestion would say to that ;-)<BR/><BR/>For storing the apples, my mother has figured out that the best place is the garage, even stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-46142997873635805532007-09-27T15:09:00.000-04:002007-09-27T15:09:00.000-04:00Hi chickenbreader,you raise a very interesting poi...Hi chickenbreader,<BR/><BR/><BR/>you raise a very interesting point! I was quite puzzled when I learned about the doubling of the world apple production over the last 25 years, and had a short discussion about that with Bee - we agreed that the world population had also increased since then, and that one should look at the per capita annual production - what is now the about 10 kg/(a · stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-54473165975599142052007-09-27T15:03:00.000-04:002007-09-27T15:03:00.000-04:00I'm about to eat aRICEPremium Eastern USAHONEYCRIS...I'm about to eat a<BR/><BR/>RICE<BR/>Premium Eastern USA<BR/>HONEYCRISP<BR/>#3283<BR/><BR/>apple. Three cheers for the label!<BR/>:)Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-78321160681688046532007-09-27T14:34:00.000-04:002007-09-27T14:34:00.000-04:00Hi Stefan, "refreshing autumn apple post"in my nan...Hi Stefan, <BR/>"refreshing autumn apple post"<BR/>in my nan's days they use to store apples even under the bed ...<BR/>and turned many not so much into apple juice but good old cider.<BR/><BR/>lol <B>Neil</B> we are still waiting for an apple to appear (and drop) outside <A HREF="http://scienceblogs.com/interactions/2007/09/the_gruber_prize_ceremony.php" REL="nofollow">Trinity College</A>, QUASAR9https://www.blogger.com/profile/00593390598251093182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-76923163479231455482007-09-27T14:26:00.000-04:002007-09-27T14:26:00.000-04:00It's interesting that while the production of appl...It's interesting that while the production of apples has doubled from 1980 to present, world population has only grown by 50%, from 4.4 bil in 1980 to 6.6 bil today. This means more apples per person are consumed today than it was in 1980.<BR/><BR/>This I believe is related to the obesity epidemic. Economic conditions have improved worldwode in the last 25 years. As a consequence, people work ChickenBreederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02654417966675250243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-66486168998098823822007-09-27T12:19:00.000-04:002007-09-27T12:19:00.000-04:00I ate three Estonian apples today... Yum!I ate three Estonian apples today... Yum!amaragrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769062084934190681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-11050146723524936842007-09-27T11:58:00.000-04:002007-09-27T11:58:00.000-04:00Jum, I love apples! :)T.Jum, I love apples! :)<BR/>T.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-61328650633657925172007-09-27T10:42:00.000-04:002007-09-27T10:42:00.000-04:00Not bad :-)As our teacher used to say:An apple bef...Not bad :-)<BR/><BR/>As our teacher used to say:<BR/>An apple before you go to bed,<BR/>makes the physicians poor.<BR/><BR/>Rhyme, or I eat you! (Is a German saying that means it's an enforced bad rhyme)<BR/><BR/>The other one is roughly:<BR/><BR/>Have sunlight in your heart,<BR/>A candy in your mouth,<BR/>Eat plenty of chocolate,<BR/>Then you will remain healthy.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-18491240416938831332007-09-27T10:38:00.000-04:002007-09-27T10:38:00.000-04:00Google gives the following translations:As our tea...Google gives the following translations:<BR/><BR/>As our teacher tended to say:<BR/>An apple before the Schlafengehn,<BR/>makes that the physicians beg gehn.<BR/><BR/>Reim you, or I fress you!<BR/><BR/>and<BR/><BR/>Have sunning light in the heart,<BR/>A drop in the mouth,<BR/>Eat much chocolate,<BR/>Then you remain healthy.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-43483090527205504532007-09-27T10:09:00.000-04:002007-09-27T10:09:00.000-04:00Hab Sonnschein im Herzen,Ein Bonbon im Mund,Iss vi...Hab Sonnschein im Herzen,<BR/>Ein Bonbon im Mund,<BR/>Iss viel Schokolade,<BR/>Dann bleibst Du gesund.<BR/><BR/>That's what I've been told :-)Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-74602053982913189462007-09-27T10:07:00.000-04:002007-09-27T10:07:00.000-04:00Wie pflegte unsere Lehrerin zu sagen:Ein Apfel vor...Wie pflegte unsere Lehrerin zu sagen:<BR/>Ein Apfel vor dem Schlafengehn,<BR/>macht dass die Aerzte betteln gehn.<BR/><BR/>Reim dich, oder ich fress dich!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-53532093722390208372007-09-26T21:51:00.000-04:002007-09-26T21:51:00.000-04:00What really annoys me though are those stupid stic...What really annoys me though are those stupid stickers they put on the apples. Can't somebody use genetic engineering for a sensible purpose (who wants mice that glow in the dark?!) and grow an apple that has its number on the peel? ;-)Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-77921132558975068452007-09-26T21:45:00.000-04:002007-09-26T21:45:00.000-04:00I eat upto six. If I had those lovely trees, I mig...I eat upto six. If I had those lovely trees, I might eat even more.<BR/><BR/>(I think if I'm in public and you see people walking away from me, they are likely to be doctors :) )Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.com