Went to the orchard and SWEET TANGOES were in. Immediately called my brother and picked up 40lbs. Also picked up some nice beets, and I will be making roast beets with goat cheese, roast butternut squash with curry, and a grilled pork loin.
Also planning to pursue a career as wombat catcher.
PST
Them wombats is goooood eatin’.
WaterGirl
Before anyone asks what happened to my post… John’s went up 4 minutes after mine, and 2 brand-new open threads at the same time makes no sense.
Alison Rose
@WaterGirl: Maybe Obama could be a good evening thread :)
Baud
@WaterGirl:
Let the people decide!
satby
40 lbs of apples? What are you going to do with them all?
Ohio Mom
The one time I was on jury duty, I was an alternate juror for a case where a young couple had bought a wombat from a local pet store, on credit. Apparently, just like at the car dealership, if you buy an expensive animal, you are ushered into the credit office where you are offered a loan.
They hadn’t had the wombat for more than a couple of weeks and it died (I know, shades of Monty Python). They wanted their money back, contending they were sold a sickly animal.
The pet store maintained they sold the couple a perfectly healthy animal and should continue to receive payment on the loan.
As I said, I was an alternate and ultimately I was not needed so I don’t know who won this case. I also remain ignorant of why pet stores in Cincinnati were selling wombats and why young couples of limited means (you could tell from their clothes) would want a wombat.
eclare
Forty pounds of apples? Fuck.
eclare
@Ohio Mom:
Oh that is sad.
satby
@Ohio Mom: @eclare: pet stores are evil. And the animals are often inbred, poorly immunized and vetted because that cuts into profits.
Alison Rose
@Ohio Mom: I mean, they’re kinda cute, but that doesn’t make them pet material.
Ohio Mom
@satby: Ftom Cole’s Twitter:
“John Cole
@Johngcole
·
Oct 29
When I finish these two apples right here on my stand, I will have officially eaten thirty pounds of red delicious apples this season (technically they are “oregon spur” since red delicious is trademarked).”
It is one of those word math problems that I am not going to do but if Cole could eat thirty pounds of apples before the end of October, and he is splitting the latest haul with his brother, he should be apple-less way before Christmas. Maybe even before Hanukah (Thursday, December 7).
BlueGuitarist
Sounds fabulous.
Similarly, down ballot report from Iowa blog Bleeding Heartland:
”progressives win, book banners lose many Iowa school board races”
https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2023/11/08/progressives-win-book-banners-lose-many-iowa-school-board-races/
Iowa has 2 or 3 potentially competitive US house races in 2024, neither US Senate seat up though.
Heidi Mom
I haven’t kept up with recent posts as well as I would have liked (will try to do better), so–do we have any information on Amir Khalid?
zhena gogolia
@Heidi Mom: Not that I know of. It’s very worrying. WaterGirl tried to contact him, but no answer.
WaterGirl
@Heidi Mom: I sent email to Amir on 8/23 and again on 9/24. And again just now.
Beyond worried. sigh.
JPL
@Ohio Mom: Favorite part of math when I was in 4th or 5th grade, but I have an important question. Were the apples ever on a train?
JPL
@WaterGirl: same I still miss Debbie also.
Cheryl from Maryland
Wombats do not make good pets, no matter how sweet and cuddly they look. My late spouse was obsessed with wombats, starting with studying the British artistic circle, the Pre-Raphelite Brotherhood, which had wombat pets (short lived) and included images of them in their art. https://www.frieze.com/article/picture-piece-rossetti-and-wombat . To be a true lover of wombats, support a wombat sanctuary in Australia, as my late spouse did, earning the sobriquet “Wombassador”. His favorite was: https://sleepyburrows.com.au/
Alison Rose
@WaterGirl: That is worrying. I truly hope he’s okay.
eclare
@WaterGirl:
It is so sad, he had just gotten a kitten.
Baud
Speaking of missing jackals, has germy posted recently?
MomSense
@JPL:
Me too. I’m yelling at NPR alone and worrying about Amir, his kitty and his guitars.
Joe Falco
I’ve had the opportunity to try Sweet Tangoes, and they’ve become one of my favorite fresh-eating apples. I will enjoy Galas most of the time, and my wife prefers Red Delicious. I have a bag of dried apples I will use in turnovers one Saturday when it’s gotten cold enough outside for me to want to use the oven more often.
WaterGirl
@eclare: In my last message today, I said I hoped that he and his kitty are okay.
WaterGirl
@Joe Falco: We don’t have Sweet Tangoes here in Illinois.
My current favorite is Cosmic Crisp, which is significant’y better than Honey Crisp.
Alison Rose
@Joe Falco: We had a Gala apple tree in the backyard at the house I grew up in, and they were great…if you could get to them before the blue jays did.
dlwchico
The Pope fired a MAGA Bishop down in Texas.
Apparently that doesn’t happen often.
https://apnews.com/article/pope-tyler-bishop-strickland-removed-0f9f0be7d5938b36d6e7ead8c33e5150
Mai Naem mobile
@WaterGirl: cosmic crisps are the best! I also like Piñatas, Kenzies and Envys. Piñatas are the closest to cosmic crisp, maybe a tad more tart.
mrmoshpotato
@Cheryl from Maryland:
Genius.
mrmoshpotato
@WaterGirl:
From outer spaaaaaaaace?
Princess
@WaterGirl: I’ve picked Sweet Tangoes in an orchard in Indiana, near Chicago. So maybe they’ll move west.
walkingstone
Wombat catcher is a bit athletic, Cole. Maybe start with pet rocks?
bbleh
That critter is truly adorable. Also the wombats.
WaterGirl
@Mai Naem mobile: We don’t get any of the others that you mentioned, which makes me especially grateful that we get Cosmic Crisp!
WaterGirl
@mrmoshpotato: hahaha
WaterGirl
@Princess: Maybe so! With as much fruit as they ship all across the country, I wonder why different apples are available in various locales.
Scout211
Me too! Love Cosmic Crisp!
Another Scott
One for TBogg – My Hips Aren’t Alright (3:25) – Shakira + Megadeth + Pee-Wee Herman + Wyclef Jean, and others.
Cheers,
Scott.
Mai Naem mobile
@WaterGirl: i get them from Trader Joes. I think Trader Joe’s can be a little pricey on a lot of their produce but they’re pretty decent on their apples. Cosmic Crisp is the only one I’ve see at Krogers and at another local chain here.
karensky
@WaterGirl: An excellent apple.
MinbariSafari
@WaterGirl: I have been able to get SweeTangos periodically at my local Jewel and/or Mariano’s out in the western suburbs – only in season though. Usually we try to stock up on some when we’re up in the Traverse City area. If I see some when I’m shopping this week, I’ll let you know!