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Except for the pies and cider, apples could go extinct as far as I'm concerned. Raw ones, though delicious to eat, cause me major gastric distress.  Hard to make apple cider or pie without raw apples I guess.

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by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Fri May 8th, 2009 at 06:00:45 PM EST
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It is probably the apple peel that is the problem, it is one of those typical hard to digest stuff that causes stomach aches for many. So for you, I would suggest peeling the apple.

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by A swedish kind of death on Fri May 8th, 2009 at 06:38:07 PM EST
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Oh, that's good to know!

Wait, I thought all the nutrients were in the skin.

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by poemless on Fri May 8th, 2009 at 06:40:29 PM EST
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Lots of nutrients are in the skin, but if you can not digest it properly, imho a peeled apple is better then no apple.

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by A swedish kind of death on Fri May 8th, 2009 at 07:30:53 PM EST
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Also, if you buy the plastic-look-alike apples from the big supermarkets (you know what I'm talking about -the ones that can lie out in the open for a fortnight and still look fresh), you might want to remove the peel for other reasons as well...

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by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Sat May 9th, 2009 at 12:39:05 PM EST
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I'll have to try them without the peel. We always peel apples for our grandson who loves them.  They don't seem to bother him but his young system is fit for anything within reason.

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by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Fri May 8th, 2009 at 10:55:05 PM EST
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One of the major advantages of apples, as compared to most other fruits, is that they reliably can be stored over the winter without mechanical refrigeration.  I would hate to lose the wild species for any reason, but for apples in particular.

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by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sun May 10th, 2009 at 01:04:08 AM EST
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