Subj : Labour day weekend
To   : SHAWN HIGHFIELD
From : JIM WELLER
Date : Fri Sep 09 2022 23:41:00

-=> Quoting Shawn Highfield to Jim Weller <=-

 SH> We came to the woods of course.  Yesterday was 37c with
 SH> the humidix so I melted until the sun went down.

17 C here. Much nicer!

 SH> Yesterday I grilled some cheap eye of round steaks and
 SH> a baked tater.  That was what we were craving.

At $8.49 a pound they're not very cheap anymore! That's one reason I
bought pork chops instead of steak.

 SH> corn on the cob

I can't get truly fresh corn here; we're too far away from where it
grows and it's at least five days old by the time it gets here. I
grew up on corn that was picked less than an hour before the meal,
so I'm picky. These days I settle for canned; it's better than fresh.

 SH> 7 long months of no gril.

Propane doesn't freeze until you hit -42 C!

My latest discovery:

Cosmic Crisp Apples from the state of Washington is the newest
variety to hit the supermarkets. This hybrid is 5 years old but they
only became common in the marketplace last year and are finally
available in Yellowknife (at a premium price... $3.49/lb vs $2.49
for Gala, Fuji and Ambrosia apples).

It's a cross between Honeycrisp and Enterprise apples. It was grown
to have the texture and juiciness of the Honeycrisp and the
late-ripening behavior and long storage life of the Enterprise.

It has dark wine red skin and crunchy, firm flesh. It's very crisp
and juicy, and high in both sugar and acidity. It is very good
cooked and amazing raw.  Bonus: it's slow to brown after slicing.

I predict that Red Delicious will be wiped out completely and
disappear as the trees are chopped down to make way for Cosmic Crisp
orchards.

Will buy again; this is my new favourite apple.


Cheers

Jim


.... Frostbite is a small price to pay for winter grilling

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