Comments on: SweeTango – Honeycrisp’s nightmare

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:40:33 +0000

I grew up in an apple-growing state but now live along the Gulf Coast. Here, all we get are Granny Smiths or apples-from-elsewhere. I tried some Honeycrisps at Pepin Heights when passing through MN two years ago and thought they were pretty good. (Actually, we liked their Chestnut Crabapples better!) This year we wanted to get some SweeTangos but Pepin Heights said they were all sold out … except for a handful, which they were rationing by the slice. Wow! Way better than Honeycrisp–probably the best eating-type apple we’ve ever tasted. Consistency will be the key, though. We bought some so-called “Honeycrisps” last year at a local (southeastern US) grocery store. They’d been shipped in from another state. They were scabby-looking and mealy–not good at all.

By: Betsy

Betsy — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:15:42 +0000

I’m in New York and we have them. Is that odd? They’re absolutely brilliant apples.

By: Rich

Rich — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:07:14 +0000

Chances are you won’t see them for a year or two. They can’t keep the local stores stocked here in the Twin Cities with this first year’s crop.

Hmm…I’m driving to Denver next week. Maybe I could cover some travel expenses by importing a box or two into Omaha…

By: Jess

Jess — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:33:24 +0000

Rich, yeah but I kind of think they are worth it and the pricing is higher right now since not many people have them available.

Here in Omaha someone had Honeycrisps for around 11 dollars…I SWEAR there were only 4 apples in that bag. Love these apples!

I sent an email to my local newspaper as well as my local Wholefoods and begged both to help get these here. lol

By: Rich

Rich — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:50:26 +0000

As it happens, I bought a small sack of SweeTangos at Pepin Heights’ roadside store yesterday. They are indeed a delicious apple. I ate two in the car during my next hour of driving and had to restrain myself from continuing to devour them. But the pricing is ridiculous, working out to $1.25 per apple. And that’s bulk at the farm (albeit retail). Grocery store pricing is closer to $2.00 per apple.