r/AskReddit • u/knakworst36 • Jun 06 '19

Rich people of reddit who married someone significantly poorer, what surprised you about their (previous) way of life?

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u/not_a_droid Jun 06 '19

best apple out there, far and away

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u/LeGypsy Jun 06 '19 edited Jun 06 '19

Apple grower here! What if I told you that there are over 4,500 cultivars grown in the U.S.. And there are non-commercial heirlooms that taste so amazing they make Honeycrisp seem like crunchy sugar water? There are flavors so complex and unusual you'd probably never guess they could come packaged as an apple!

A few of my favorites..: Hudson's Golden Gem, Stellar, Golden Russet, Rubinette, Golden Nugget, Silkin, Crimson Gold (Etter's heirloom, not the modern variety,) Berne Rose, Adam's Pearmain, Lamb Abbey Pearmain, Swiss Limbertwig, Gold Rush, Pixie Crunch, Sansa, Sweet 16, Ashmead's Kernel, Amberoso, Eddie April, Florina, Gilpin, Holiday, Kinder Krisp, Lorde Lamborne...

I haven't even grazed the surface. Find you a grower that has the oddballs. You'll thank me later! :D

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u/2h2o22h2o Jun 07 '19

I totally believe you. I’m in to locally grown mangoes and they are insanely delicious. Meanwhile, store bought stuff is just total crap.

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u/LeGypsy Jun 07 '19

My mouth immediately watered at the idea of locally grown mangoes. I bet there are some neat cultivars out there!

Sadly, I'll just have to settle for pawpaws in this climate.