What's your favorite apple variety or one you want to try? 🍎🍏🍎🍏🍎 I just discovered Evercrisp yesterday (sweet and crunchy!), but I really want to try a Ralls Janet apple after working on this video!
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Great summary. The one thing I would note is that apples were often reproduced by rooting cuttings, rather than grafting - I’ve done it myself 😁. Grafting has also been a valuable technique, especially where specific root-stocks were desirable, but rooted cuttings do produce reliable trees with known genetics.
I grow apples and I have recent purchased a set of apples from Trees of Antiquity that were breed by Albert Etter and primarily feature red or pink flesh. I haven't had the pleasure of tasting them yet but I am very excited for that day a few years from now.
This was so fascinating. The family who developed the land where I was born and raised (and live again today!) in Illinois owned an apple orchard that backed up to the land. Our subdivision named after apples, our street names are apple breeds, and our yards are overflowing with apple trees and crabapple trees. Apples have been a staple in my life and to hear how far they’ve traveled and how far they’ve come across the world is SO cool! Such an informative and interesting video. Thanks for this!!
I've been reading central Asian history for a few years, and the apple history seemed like a fabulous fairy tale. Very pleased to see your presentation - nicely done!
My favorite book on apples is Roger Yepson's gorgeous little book, "Apples". His beautiful watercolors on every other page, with a description and history & lore of each example gave me a dozen varieties to seek out at the nursery, and plant in the yard. I'm still searching for Porter's Apple, a squat golden explosion of candy and flowers... ❤❤❤ subscribed.
I don't know about the Old Testament (Tanakh) but I do know that the New Testament, especially in the letters of Paul, contains numerous references to grafting, so the practice, at least in the eastern Mediterranean region, is at least 2,000 years old.
Modern varieties are designed to meet specific traits. They must look how people imagine they should look- red and rosy. They are sprayed to within an inch of their lives so they have no blemishes. They have to be capable of long storage ( in nitrogen) so people can buy them all year round. They have to be sweet, juicy and crisp. The flavor is bland so that the fewest number of people will dislike it. And this is why l dislike them. They taste of very little, unlike older varieties. I am fortunate as l can buy these and this time of year is peak apple season
That’s really neat. I’d never really thought of the history of plants. Or the apple specifically. I guess there’s lots of different plants that have also travelled the world. I would love to know more about that if you’re game to tell us more
@ oh good! Cause you made me curious about what other plants were traveling. Over the years I’ve heard about the things as they talked about trade but not so much about food though it’s a logical thing. People always take the foods they like or miss. Even today
Now I'm curious how other folks enjoy their apples. (I'm a New England Yankee, so we have a lot of apple recipes especially when you add in other European pastries with apple filling)
In case you’re interested, we have a link to the New England cookbook mentioned in our sources page. They listed some other apple recipes too. I have also been down a RUclips rabbit hole looking up apple recipes from around the world ☺️
That's a great question. From my understanding, it was alcoholic due to the fermentation process. The levels likely varied. All are sources are in the link in the description and some of them discuss and speculate on the alcoholic nature of cider.
The Biblical "Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge", may not have been an apple tree. Figs were much more popular in the Middle East. The serpent was not the Devil. He was invented centuries later.
I wonder whether or not the Apple was cultivated to make hard cider? and my favorite apple for the flavor is pink lady, but my favorite apple for the crisp and juiciness is, of course the sugar bee
off 17th. in Calgary there's a tree behind the Mortuary company and each fall i make a pilgrimage to pick the Ambrosia apples off the hanging branches!! Not away of ANY apple trees in Calgary Alberta that I know of other than this one tree.
Hi there! The archival footage we showed was primarily of apple trees to our knowledge. However, other trees and their fruits could have been in these images. We would love to learn more about how you identified the tree as a peach tree.
Great content. Really like it. Delivery, on the other hand, needs work. Slow down. Breathe. Pause. Seperate sentences. Don't pitch toward the top of your register. You have a lovely voice. Give it space.
@@keatonscreations insightful, but I encourage you to learn history if you want to know history. She uses the term "modern apples" over and over to differentiate what YOU think of as an apple from "ancient" apples, which don't really exist in the same context. It's like saying Ancient Strawberries. It's a way that old languages with less words used to call round fruit. The Apple of Aphrodite was certainly not a modern apple. Pre-apples have a name... CRAB APPLES. Those are ancient, but apples as you know them are a product of hybridization from a bunch of genetics that we owe to that vegan, Johnny Apple Seed.
@keatonscreations i'm really sorry to see that you haven't come up with a witty retort, did you happen to look up the history or did your menopause kick in?
What's your favorite apple variety or one you want to try?
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I just discovered Evercrisp yesterday (sweet and crunchy!), but I really want to try a Ralls Janet apple after working on this video!
i’ve recently become smitten with the macoun apple!
@youvegotbail I just looked them up. They sound delicious and great for baking. Yum!
Just made a pie yesterday from cosmic crisp apples. A cross between honey crisp and enterprise. Amazing.
@stephenluff9998 that sounds delicious. I hadn't heard of cosmic crisp before. Thanks for sharing!
Honeycrisp spoiled me for other apples. I would like to try old varieties though if they’re available.
I can’t believe your audience hasn’t exploded yet. This is so polished, and interesting!
Thanks so much for your kind note! We appreciate it :)
Like really why do I recently realise channels that I thought have more than a hundred thousand subscribers have bellow 30000
Thank you for the great content I love it
@@OliveHugh2 thank you! We're grateful for people like you :)
It will blow up for that very reason. It is only a matter of time. Keep it up!
Great summary. The one thing I would note is that apples were often reproduced by rooting cuttings, rather than grafting - I’ve done it myself 😁. Grafting has also been a valuable technique, especially where specific root-stocks were desirable, but rooted cuttings do produce reliable trees with known genetics.
Thanks for sharing that! I appreciate it. I am now going to go down a rabbit hole to learn more about this ☺️
I grow apples and I have recent purchased a set of apples from Trees of Antiquity that were breed by Albert Etter and primarily feature red or pink flesh. I haven't had the pleasure of tasting them yet but I am very excited for that day a few years from now.
Wow! That’s amazing! Thank you for sharing. Wishing your well as you grow those apples.
@@smitinathan And thank you for this video. It was very good
This was so fascinating. The family who developed the land where I was born and raised (and live again today!) in Illinois owned an apple orchard that backed up to the land. Our subdivision named after apples, our street names are apple breeds, and our yards are overflowing with apple trees and crabapple trees. Apples have been a staple in my life and to hear how far they’ve traveled and how far they’ve come across the world is SO cool! Such an informative and interesting video. Thanks for this!!
Thank you so much for sharing a bit about your life and how apples have been intertwined in it. It was such a joy to read this comment :)
So much to learn about apples! 😮
So many apples!!
Fabulous! Now I need an apple
Our family went apple picking today and I would gladly share ☺️
Really enjoyed this video. Informative and well presented
Thank you so much! That’s really kind of you ☺️
Fascinating! I always like watching videos about the history of food, especially when you go in-depth for the origins of one particular ingredient!
Thanks so much! I’m glad you liked it! We’re planning on doing more videos on food-related archaeology, so stay tuned.
@@smitinathan You're welcome! That's awesome, I look forward to seeing those videos!
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Very well made and informative video 👍👍😊
Thanks so much! That’s really kind of you ☺️
A wonderful different look at history, there are multiple takes on your presentation that are priceless. Much enjoyed and appreciated 👍 thx.
Thanks for watching! I am glad you enjoyed the video ☺️
Great video. I’d love to try a Malus sieversii from Kazakhstan.
Thanks so much! I would love to try one too!
I've been reading central Asian history for a few years, and the apple history seemed like a fabulous fairy tale. Very pleased to see your presentation - nicely done!
Thank you for watching and sharing!
This is so cool!
Thanks so much Nathanael!
thankyou Dr. Nathan. well done, informative and entertaining, both.
Thank you for your kind note.
very good! informative and understandable
Thanks so much!
My favorite book on apples is Roger Yepson's gorgeous little book, "Apples". His beautiful watercolors on every other page, with a description and history & lore of each example gave me a dozen varieties to seek out at the nursery, and plant in the yard. I'm still searching for Porter's Apple, a squat golden explosion of candy and flowers... ❤❤❤ subscribed.
Thank you for sharing! I added that book to my TBR. Porter’s apple sounds delicious. Good luck with your search!
Fascinating and well-made! Commenting for the sake of the algorithm
Thank you so much ☺️
I don't know about the Old Testament (Tanakh) but I do know that the New Testament, especially in the letters of Paul, contains numerous references to grafting, so the practice, at least in the eastern Mediterranean region, is at least 2,000 years old.
Thanks for sharing that! I didn't know that about the New Testament.
Crab apples are loved by cattle. People bake them on hot embers and they're good. Thank you for your great content.
Thanks for your kind note!
Awesome video!
Thank you!!
fire video! bananas or coconut next?
Bananas have been on our mind, but coconut wasn't on my radar (not sure why because I love them!). Thanks for this pina colada suggestion :)
Modern varieties are designed to meet specific traits. They must look how people imagine they should look- red and rosy. They are sprayed to within an inch of their lives so they have no blemishes. They have to be capable of long storage ( in nitrogen) so people can buy them all year round. They have to be sweet, juicy and crisp. The flavor is bland so that the fewest number of people will dislike it. And this is why l dislike them. They taste of very little, unlike older varieties. I am fortunate as l can buy these and this time of year is peak apple season
so cool!
Thank you!
That’s really neat. I’d never really thought of the history of plants. Or the apple specifically. I guess there’s lots of different plants that have also travelled the world. I would love to know more about that if you’re game to tell us more
Thanks so much for sharing this kind note. We definitely have more plant videos in our production queue :)
@ oh good! Cause you made me curious about what other plants were traveling. Over the years I’ve heard about the things as they talked about trade but not so much about food though it’s a logical thing. People always take the foods they like or miss. Even today
that was super interesting 🍎🍎🍏🍏🍎🍎
Thank you for watching! 😄
Now I'm curious how other folks enjoy their apples. (I'm a New England Yankee, so we have a lot of apple recipes especially when you add in other European pastries with apple filling)
In case you’re interested, we have a link to the New England cookbook mentioned in our sources page. They listed some other apple recipes too. I have also been down a RUclips rabbit hole looking up apple recipes from around the world ☺️
Fruit and history, I'm home 😊
Welcome ☺️
I love ugly heirloom apples. Ashmead's kernel, mutsu, golden russet, sweet 16, and snow sweet.
Love that! Thanks for sharing ☺️
How much of the cider was alcoholic? I discovered hard cider in France and Spain and fell in love with its varieties and low alcohol content
That's a great question. From my understanding, it was alcoholic due to the fermentation process. The levels likely varied. All are sources are in the link in the description and some of them discuss and speculate on the alcoholic nature of cider.
I've read the celts in their waves of migration were avid apple appreciators
Thanks for sharing!
The Biblical "Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge", may not have been an apple tree. Figs were much more popular in the Middle East. The serpent was not the Devil. He was invented centuries later.
I wonder whether or not the Apple was cultivated to make hard cider? and my favorite apple for the flavor is pink lady, but my favorite apple for the crisp and juiciness is, of course the sugar bee
Oh you mention it. Spoke too soon
Hope you enjoyed the video!
The basket of fruit at 7:43 are quince, not apples.
off 17th. in Calgary there's a tree behind the Mortuary company and each fall i make a pilgrimage to pick the Ambrosia apples off the hanging branches!! Not away of ANY apple trees in Calgary Alberta that I know of other than this one tree.
That sounds like a fun tradition! Thanks for sharing ☺️
Mmmm, I'm gonna go buy some apples in the morning
Enjoy :)
Now do it for the Crocus.
The black and white photo at 0:29 is of a peach tree.
Hi there! The archival footage we showed was primarily of apple trees to our knowledge. However, other trees and their fruits could have been in these images. We would love to learn more about how you identified the tree as a peach tree.
Apples and oranges
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Peas aren't homozygous
No mention of the bear in the fruit forest, and horses bearing the fruit with the wheel.
Great content. Really like it.
Delivery, on the other hand, needs work. Slow down. Breathe. Pause. Seperate sentences. Don't pitch toward the top of your register.
You have a lovely voice. Give it space.
Thanks for your feedback.
Your voice has that irritating err-eer-err even your “and” has that tone lost hint
And you suck as a human
Apples ARE NOT ANCIENT.
@@VoteThirdPartyorFourth you’re literally telling an archeologist what is and isn’t ancient? Really?
@@keatonscreations insightful, but I encourage you to learn history if you want to know history. She uses the term "modern apples" over and over to differentiate what YOU think of as an apple from "ancient" apples, which don't really exist in the same context. It's like saying Ancient Strawberries. It's a way that old languages with less words used to call round fruit. The Apple of Aphrodite was certainly not a modern apple. Pre-apples have a name... CRAB APPLES. Those are ancient, but apples as you know them are a product of hybridization from a bunch of genetics that we owe to that vegan, Johnny Apple Seed.
@keatonscreations i'm really sorry to see that you haven't come up with a witty retort, did you happen to look up the history or did your menopause kick in?
@@keatonscreations making yourself untaggable is a coward ass MAGA/Zionist move.
You okay Sebastian?