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Rough edges are what make you unique
Remember those smooth, almost too-smooth red apples in your local grocery store? The ones that have that oh-ma-gosh satisfying crunch? Even if they’re the sweetest you’ve ever tasted, they’re food-washing you into a diet where, well, it might not be that natural.
Where the crunch comes from
Apples are one of the most prone to insect damage, so how do stores deal with this? I’ll let you guess. If you have an apple by your desk or kitchen, give that thing a little tap, what does it sound like? Maybe plastic?
I doubt apples are made of plastic, but they are coated with wax.
Take a looksy at other fruits you have, like: mangoes, oranges, eggplant, peppers, and cucumbers, they’re all coated with wax at one point or another.
What’s bad about these waxes? Well, if they’re made of beeswax then not much, but with so many manufacturers these days it can be hard to guess.
While they may have that crunch, they’re not fresh, so how healthy are they really?
Being you isn’t bad
Apple’s these days aren’t aesthetic unless they’re shiny and smooth to the touch. Yet, does a shiny apple really make a good apple?
Yesterday I was able to harvest a fresh bundle of apples (3 of them are in the opening image). The perfect fall assortment, they smell tasty when in a slow cooker for 5 hrs.
These apples were fortunate to have been on the trees at all, actually. We had a very late frost, just after the flowers bloomed and dissipated from the trees. Less than 6 months later, these gorgeous beauties landed.
Without having any fungicides or pesticides, they were fairly sound. A few insect holes here and there, otherwise they were perfect. If you notice in the image, the colouring is very different than store-bought. Having a matte appearance to them, they’re speckled and painted as if with gouache. A stark contrast to the bright n’ shiny apples you see in the store.
Like having too many pimples, freckles, or moles, its speckles and raw fall colors make these apples unique🍎