Do apples taste different still on the tree?

[Chris_Seiber]

Has anyone ever eaten that apple from out of the roasted pig’s mouth? If so, have you ever used it in a TN?

[Taylor_Broussard]

@Anton D

Mmmm, reminds me of wine stored in “live oak.”

Live Oak refers to the evergreen species of oak trees (as opposed to deciduous types). Southern Live Oak (quercus virginiana) is probably the most well known oak tree, but you see a variety of “live oak” types.

[Alan_Rath]

@J a y H a c k

Corn is supposed to. I have heard of people who bring a boiling pot of water into the field, shuck the corn while still on the stalk, and bend over the stalk and plunge the ear directly into the water while still “alive.” I suspect the vegans will consider that torture but it’s supposed to taste better. I once ate corn that was cooked within 30 seconds after I cut it off the stalk and it tasted better.

That’s an old wives tale. Everyone knows you have to put the corn in cold water, then gradually turn up the temperature to boiling. Otherwise the corn will just jump out of the hot water.

[Anton_D]

@TBroussard

@Anton D

Mmmm, reminds me of wine stored in “live oak.”

Live Oak refers to the evergreen species of oak trees (as opposed to deciduous types). Southern Live Oak (quercus virginiana) is probably the most well known oak tree, but you see a variety of “live oak” types.

Live oak barrel…

[Beau_Carufel]

@Anton D

@TBroussard

@Anton D

Mmmm, reminds me of wine stored in “live oak.”

Live Oak refers to the evergreen species of oak trees (as opposed to deciduous types). Southern Live Oak (quercus virginiana) is probably the most well known oak tree, but you see a variety of “live oak” types.

Live oak barrel…

Natural wine’s perfect aging vessel?

[Frank_Drew]

@J a y H a c k

Corn is supposed to. I have heard of people who bring a boiling pot of water into the field, shuck the corn while still on the stalk, and bend over the stalk and plunge the ear directly into the water while still “alive.”

I’ve never heard that one (totally impractical/impossible), but it’s true that the sugars in corn start turning to starch once the ear is picked; the newer supersweet varieties stay sweet much longer, though.

The one we say around here is first get a big pot of water boiling, walk out to the corn patch and pick only as many ears as you’ll be eating that evening, then RUN back inside to cook them ASAP!

[s.nellessen]

From the final M.A.S.H. episode:

Maj. Margaret Houlihan: How about you, Colonel - what’s the first thing you want when you get home?

Col. Potter: Well, I like fresh corn. I mean real fresh corn. So I think maybe I’ll just take a hot plate out to the garden, make a pot of boiling water, then I won’t even pick that corn - I’ll bend that stalk till the ear dips into the water, and I’ll eat it right there standing up. Scrumptious!

Quotes from "M*A*S*H: Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen"

[Brian_Tuite]

Splitting hairs here. Still on the tree/Fresh picked apples, just picked that moment, cannot be compared. Apples just days off the tree taste differently and the texture starts changing after a couple days. I have apple trees on my property and have never had a store bought that even comes close. Not even apples from the farm that are a few days off the tree.

[David_Welch]

+1

@markye

On and Off depends on timing…

immediately before picking - bite… immediately after picking - bite… probably no difference.

On the tree - bite… pick and wait a week - bite… probably difference.

but that’s true with anything that grows on trees no?

[GregT]

Perhaps they taste different because of washing? I generally wash any fruit that I bring into the house before using it - we have squirrels that get around to touching all kinds of things and birds that crap on the stuff and tiny little mites or spiders that sometimes hang around. So when I go out into the garden, all the jalapenos, tomatoes, peaches, etc., get rinsed and maybe it’s cleaning off the crud and dust that makes them taste different?

Otherwise, running a florid tasting note through Google translate works wonders for prose!

[Brian_Tuite]

@GregT

Perhaps they taste different because of washing? I generally wash any fruit that I bring into the house before using it - we have squirrels that get around to touching all kinds of things and birds that crap on the stuff and tiny little mites or spiders that sometimes hang around. So when I go out into the garden, all the jalapenos, tomatoes, peaches, etc., get rinsed and maybe it’s cleaning off the crud and dust that makes them taste different?

Otherwise, running a florid tasting note through Google translate works wonders for prose!

That’s what the front of your t-shirt or pant leg is for. Sheesh.

[Frank_Drew]

For an apple, sure; a ripe peach, not so much (but I’m fine eating peaches right off an unsprayed tree.)

[Sc0tt_F_tzgerald]

Kind of like fresh cut garden hose. Clearly different than just standard garden hose.