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PickYourOwn.org

Apple Facts, Festivals and Picking Tips
http://www.pickyourown.org/applepicking.htm

Apples are one of the easiest fruit to pick and use. They're big and easy to pick, they can be eaten fresh, cooked, canned, frozen and made into many tasty and healthy dishes. Apples are fat, sodium, and cholesterol free. A medium apple has about 80 calories. --- CONTINUED at LINK, above ---

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Here are some simple tips on how to store apples for a long, long time
http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/fallick41.html

By Don Fallick

Almost any kind of apple will keep for three or four months, or even longer, if stored properly. It’s cheap and easy to do. All you need is newspaper, a box or basket, and apples. A root cellar is optional, but not necessary.

The main causes of apple spoilage are time, bruises, and contact with a rotten spot on another apple. --- continued at link, above ---

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Successful cold storage-Apples
https://www.backwoodshome.com/successful-cold-storage/

By Sylvia Gist

(Big Snip) ... Apples are the only fruit I have tried to store fresh through the winter. Since there are hundreds of cultivars, there should be quite a few that store well. The nursery catalogs will usually indicate that attribute. Usually, the storage apple will ripen late, so that it can be picked in cool weather. The apple I have had great success with is Honeycrisp. It has a sweet-tart flavor and is exceptionally crisp, features that were still noticeable after months in my extra refrigerator. Although a tad shriveled, they made excellent applesauce.

Some helpful pointers in harvesting apples: pick mature fruit, leave the stem on the apple, and cool fruit overnight before storing if the day is somewhat warm. Apples last best if stored near 32° F at 80 to 90% humidity; the warmer the temperatures, the faster they soften. They should be kept in shallow layers in baskets or slatted crates; they also need to be checked for spoilage occasionally. It is wonderful to have some homegrown fresh fruit to go with all those winter vegetables. They should be stored separately, though, as apples give off ethylene gas, which ages vegetables. --- FULL article can be found at link, above ---
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Storing and Canning Apples
https://www.thereadystore.com/diy/18279/diy-storing-and-canning-apples/

Have you ever considered adding fruit trees to your emergency food plan? Producing your own food is a great way to not only supplement your food storage, as well as to control your food supply. Homegrown apples are a great resource for your emergency reserve.

(SNIP) ... An apple tree can yield over 100 pounds of fruit each year. Apple trees can live for 100 years or more. Now, that is a lot of free food! Think of it as food storage you keep outside. ---CONTINUED---
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Are apple seeds poisonous?
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318706

Apples have five seed pockets, with varying numbers of seeds in each pocket. Some believe that apple seeds are poisonous, while others consider them to be healthful.

Most people avoid the seeds, which have a bitter taste, but a person may occasionally eat one or a few by accident and not bother to spit them out. Or, a person may drink juice that contains pulverized seeds.

This article explores scientific research into the safety and risks of eating apple seeds. ---CONTINUED---
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