Jerseygirl

I thought jelly was from the horse's bone marrow...not it's stinky feet.

Deedee13

oh pleeese!! Jelly comes for feet. stinky athletes, stood in cow shite feet...... I have been drinking oxo cubes in hot water because i thought it was a great diet suppliment...... .oh god. oh god... if anyone ever writes on here what my apple pies are made of i swear by god i will hunt u down!!!

Tracym

Since you sound like the true apple pie fan - my fiance (Keith) tells me apple pies are entirely different in the UK. Have you figured out what apples cook up anything like the Bramley? I'm trying to keep him from getting too homesick once he comes over.

We once ruined a vegetarian's next 10 meals (at least) by telling her jello (your jelly) came from pigs feet. I think it does actually.

Jerseygirl

Nope sorry...there's nothing to replace the good old English Bramley cooking apple.

Elvira

I've not made a single apple-pie since moving here. Simply not worth the effort without Bramleys.

Kind of ironic, seeing that 'they' think they've invented apple-pie...

Tracym

Oh dear, well I'll have to compensate with other pies I guess. I have to laugh, I love to cook- but every time I tangle with a UK recipe, it takes me 10 tries! And they aren't even complicated. Oh well, I usually win in the end. I have been converted to the wonders of scones, sunday roast dinner, clootie dumpling, etc.

Thanks anyway - maybe I should plant a tree?

Bob

mix of macs and whats it that starts with a c aren't to bad, but not quite the same..

cybersecretary

Hi Dan, My parents live in Rollesby - just outside Acle. handy for Great Yarmouth (ugh)

Tracym

starts with a "c" - Cortland? Criterion?

Guess I'll have to ask sweetie to bring me apple seeds for my birthday - didn't someone say the best way was the used underwear bag? Long wait for a pie though.

Jerseygirl

Eating apples are not the same as Bramley cooking apples. Bramley's are extremely tart...you can't eat them raw without a sweetner. They have a high acid/low sugar content which helps retain the apple flavour when cooked...something which is lost with an eating apple. They have a unique texture when cooked.

Tracym

They sound kind of like the old-fashioned greening apples, which I can't find anymore. Granny Smith have any similarity?

And I read, Bramley's cook up fluffy - can't think of anything that does that. I'm surprised they don't seem to exist over here.

Jerseygirl

The colour is the only similarity. Bramley's tend to be darker green, irregular shape and quite large...some the size of a grapefruit. You are correct about the texture...they don't go mushy when cooked like eating apples do. They don't need to be pre-cooked before putting in a pie, crumble etc...but they do need sweetening.

Tracym

Well guess I'll have to experiment. Granny Smith, Rome Beauty, Macintosh etc. bake up well (for American style pie anyway). I wouldn't say they're mushy, but not fluffy either. Thanks.

Deedee13

apples apples and more glorious apples. I BUY THE PIES READY MADE, they look at me in the shop and beg me to take them home to the ice cream. I am a nice person, so i comply. Why the hell do they call it a dutch apple pie tho, its apple crumble .. very simple apple crumble.

Tracym

I think we've activated your addiction

Crust on the bottom makes it a pie I think - apple crumble in a crust.

I could go on about the types of apple pies I HAVE made - French - with orange flavour and the apples stewed first, basic old 'merican - lattice top, nice apples with brown sugar and cinnamon under flaky lightly browned crust, and of course, yes, apple crumb topped.

Are you running out to the store yet?