Subj : Re: Labour day weekend
To   : Jim Weller
From : Dale Shipp
Date : Sun Sep 11 2022 00:21:00

 -=> On 09-09-22  23:41,  Jim Weller <=-
 -=> spoke to Shawn Highfield about Labour day weekend <=-

 SH> corn on the cob

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

How about frozen?  Is it available to you?
 
 JW> My latest discovery:

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

How did their price compare to Honeycrisp?  We will look for them next
time we go shopping in a grocery store (which seems to be less than once
a month these days).

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

What's not to like?  One problem with Honeycrisp is the limited season,
which I suspect might have to do with storage life.

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

Back in the day, Red Delicious was a decent apple.  Now, I doubt that
they are even good for cider.  Maybe for hog feed?

Why just kids?  We now make something like this with flavored yogurt.
Varies depending on what fruits we have on hand.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Kids Fruit Salad
 Categories: Salad, Kids
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      2 cn 17oz Chunky Fruit Salad,
           -drained
      2 c  Miniature marshmallows
      3 md Bananas, sliced
      2 md Tart Apple, coarsely chopped
      2 tb Lemon juice
    1/4 c  Maraschino cherries, halved,
           Drained
      1 ea Small Tub Cool whip
 
  Stir sliced apples and bananas in lemon juice to keep from turning
  dark.
  
  In large bowl, combine all ingredients except coolwhip.  Gently fold
  in coolwhip.  Cover; chill until served.
  
  Kids dig into this - think it is the coolwhip they are interested in.
 
MMMMM


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