The formidable (and rhyming) pair of Beni and Penny took the kids to an apple orchard this morning. Olivia and A.J. rode in a cool bus (I can see that the orchard’s props designer and I engage in the same rules of pun-ditry), teetered on a toddler teeter-totter, blazed through a maze, and measured up against a creepy apple and red bell pepper hybrid.
Speaking of cross-pollination, I’d asked my family to pick up a bag of Honeycrisp apples having read an interesting article about them in the Chicago Tribune. According to the article, Honeycrisps were developed from cross-pollination experiments at the University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, one of the “Big Three” in apple breeding. The reporter noted:
The Honeycrisp pictured on the poster has become the rock star of the apple world. At farmers markets, apple orchards and supermarkets across the country, people await their arrival, hoard them, enjoy them, and pack them in boxes to send to their kids at college. Why all the fuss? Because we love apples and this one is a superstar. Aptly named, although "honeyjuicycrisp" might be even more descriptive, this apple delivers a whopping dose of flavor and crispness.
Hyperbole? Perhaps. But I tried a Honeycrisp upon returning home from work and was barely able to manage its “whopping dose of flavor and crispness.” I can attest absolutely that this fruit is worthy of idolatry.
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