They Are Here!

2007-11-03T06:36:00.000-07:00

I was so pleased today to receive my two flats of Honeycrisp apples from Pepin Heights in Minnesota. I am told they are some of the original Honeycrispers. All I can tell you is they are the best. I swear it is the only apple you have to swallow all the juice down before you can swallow the pulp. These are exceptional apples. By the way, I converted another co-worker this week. I sent her this blog, so she went out and bought some Honeycrisp apples. I got an email after she tried her first one. It read: "Your hype was right. It's the best apple I've ever eaten." Enough said!

Mine All Mine

2007-11-03T06:27:00.000-07:00

Get back! They are all mine. Just joking. You see the empty holes. I gave my co-workers a Honeycrisp sample. Remember the crusade to spread the Honeycrisp message. It's only one day since I got my two flats and I can tell you there's more empty holes in the box.

Honeycrisp: The Discovery

2007-10-27T06:51:00.000-07:00

I recall the morning well. It was in the fall of '99 and I was in the shower preparing for a Saturday's day-off activities in Minneapolis. As always, I had the radio tuned to the AM Talker station. This particular morning, the gardener show was hosting a horticulturalist from the University of Minnesota.

On the show, they were talking of an apple. I know you are probably like me, and I was thinking at the time; so what an apple... I chuckle now at my naivety, for I did not know of this apple they were talking of. No people, this apple was not the one that shall remain unnamed with its bright red color and total lack of taste that long ago left me disillusioned with apples. The apple they spoke of was the Honeycrisp.

Love At First Bite
The radio talkers went on and on about this Honeycrisp and how sweet, yet tart and crisp it was. Not to mention that is was so juicy one had to keep a napkin nearby to whip the chin of its sweet juices. You have to be aware of the context of the time, as I couldn't recall the last time I had bought an apple. But later that Saturday morning as I browsed the grocery store, I came upon a display of Honeycrisp apples. I looked at the price tag and thought they must be crazy charging that much for an apple. I bought two.

Back home, I took my first bite of a Honeycrisp. A flavor explosion of crispy apple goodness happened in that moment, as juice dripped off my chin. I was dizzy a bit, steadying myself against what had just happened. Never in my life had I tasted an apple so good. The first bite set off a love affair for the Honeycrisp that remains strong to this day.

The Separation
My time in Minnesota was brief. Soon I had moved back to Atlanta, and after that to Memphis, where I became editor of a magazine. Years passed by, and every fall, I would scan the apple section of store after store in search of the Honeycrisp. But for a long time, it was not to be. Then one fine day in 2005, I came upon a small display of Honeycrisps at a Kroger in Memphis. Oh the joy!

It was so good to be reunited with the sweet, tart, crisp and juicy Honeycrisp. As it turned out, my excitement about being reunited with the Honeycrisp was so strong that it rubbed off on several of my friends and co-workers. To no surprise, they too fell in love with the Honeycrisp. Since then, I've moved again to the Orlando area. I was so pleased this fall to see the Honeycrisp had made its way this far south.

The Crusade
Here in Orlando, I've turned a few people on to the Honeycrisp. All it really takes is giving one to somebody as a gift. Before you know it, you'll see another convert to the Honeycrisp. I've taken it upon myself to spread the good word about the Honeycrisp, so that everyone will know the joyful experience that is the Honeycrisp apple. I think back to that fall shower in Minnesota every now and then and smile. Little did I know that I was on the verge of a life-long crusade on behalf of a simple apple.

Try a Honeycrisp. You'll Be Happy You Did!

Honeycrisp Connection

They Are Here!

Mine All Mine

Honeycrisp: The Discovery