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- but they are still salady.

I'm still eating mine Tim.  :P    ;D ;D ;D

I think they have to be my all-time fave. Yes, it was a poor year last year and I didn't plant many to start with.....thanks for the memory then, Tim :)

I'm down to my last sack full, I'm hoping they'll last until Easter.

What does PFA mean?

Pink Fir Apple

I must confess I find their taste too much like Brazil nuts for me which I dislike. I grew Annabel (a cross of PFA and Charlotte I think?)  last year and liked those a lot more, earlier crop and a lot less 'nutty' tasting but still great for salads. Also not so many knobby bits!

Anya? But they don't keep so well?

PFA - nutty, yes. Just great!

Knobs? Ignore them! The skin peels over them after cooking?

I find them too waxy for my palate, although the nutty flavour appeals.

PFA is the best variety I've grown so far. They keep much better and the flavour is just wonderful! I like PFA chips as well as just boiled.  :P

Quote from: Deb P on February 26, 2008, 11:45:56
I must confess I find their taste too much like Brazil nuts for me which I dislike. I grew Annabel (a cross of PFA and Charlotte I think?)  last year and liked those a lot more, earlier crop and a lot less 'nutty' tasting but still great for salads. Also not so many knobby bits!

I like PFA specifically because they crop late. I don't dig them up until Sept, after the Earlies have all been used up and I'm tucking into the Main crop. They keep well and I start eating around Christmas time, and as previously posted, I've still got around 15Kg-20Kg left. All in perfect eatable conditions, where others are starting to sprout.

My ultimate indulgence is a plate of whole PFA chips..bloomin lovely !! ;D

i'm going to try some this year, i'm excited now after reading your posts! thanks!
who puts them in when?

Ours went in 15/4.

thanks tim :D

I've only chipped mine, the kids love them, a quick scrub, quarter slice, in the pan, job done.   :P   ;D ;D ;D

Quote from: RosieMcPosie on February 26, 2008, 15:30:53
i'm going to try some this year, i'm excited now after reading your posts! thanks!
who puts them in when?

Last year 16/17th May. Harvest 23/24 Sept.     
                (dry, warm spring, wet summer - minimal blight, dry late summer, a fair yield) )

Year Before 31 May. Harvest 4 & 5 Oct.   (hot dry year, poor yield)

Boil a bit, skin them, chop them, deep fry them - lovely... :P

Quote from: tim on February 26, 2008, 12:45:14
Anya? But they don't keep so well?

Sorry Tim, yes I meant Anya! We ate the last of ours about 2 weeks ago, so lasted pretty well?

Quote from: Deb P on February 27, 2008, 09:12:13

Quote from: tim on February 26, 2008, 12:45:14
Anya? But they don't keep so well?

Sorry Tim, yes I meant Anya! We ate the last of ours about 2 weeks ago, so lasted pretty well?

How did you store them Deb? My seed Anya's for this year arrived 2 weeks ago and they were already chitting like mad.