I'm really chuffed to be able to say that the 'experiment' to store the apples in the shed over winter has worked a treat.
I fetched in a dozen apples this morning to make some stewed apple for pudding this evening. It's not the first time I've used the stored apples, but it is the first time for a while. Eleven out of the twelve apples were absolutely perfect - one showed distinct signs of having been gnawed at by some little rodent git!!
The apples are still firm and juicy and look as if they were picked yesterday. I'm really pleased - and a little surprised that this has worked so well. I don't really know why I'm so surprised as I remember my grandparents storing apples in their box bedroom each autumn - if I remember correctly there were proper wooden boxes for storage and lilac-coloured tissue paper to wrap each apple in. But in my case a cardboard banana box and bits of newspaper have worked just as well. Yup, I'm well pleased with myself!!
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