• HugeNerd@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    20
    ·
    2 days ago

    Someone explain to me why Red Delicious is still a thing in a world of Cosmic Crisp?

    • lemmygarden@lemmy.today
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      13 hours ago

      they’re a pretty shade of red and shaped nicely. Red Delicious look great in a fruit bowl for decorative purposes.

    • exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      10
      ·
      2 days ago

      Is it still a thing? I thought they moved most of the existing red delicious rootstock over to cosmic crisp branches. And I also think the transition takes time, so there might still be stragglers. Cosmic crisp is less than a decade old.

      • HugeNerd@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        23 hours ago

        Beats me but all these old dry bags of sawdust are still being offered in all the groceries I’ve been to.

      • HugeNerd@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        9
        ·
        2 days ago

        You’re right! I just finished beating them now. Wait, I don’t have any kids, whose kids are these?