Is it ok to use apples off a tree in the garden for crumble?

Question

i picked them off the tree a few days ago, they are firm and have no spots or anything on them????

my BF said he wont eat it as the garden is next to a railway track?!!!!

Answer 1

They will be fine to eat so long as you wash them first. In fact they may well be better for you as you know for sure no pesticides etc have been used

Answer 2

Yes, you should use them. At least you know where they come from and no chemicals have been used growing them.

Answer 3

Supplementing your answers try really worrying him by adding blackberries picked locally, add a small quantity of water to the fruit (1/4 cup) and a small amount of clove dust or one or two whole cloves. Mix for crumble 321 Flour Sugar Marge or322 if you want a richer taste. PS. I am going to make an apple and blueberry one from my garden as soon as it stops blo@dy raining , The wife is insistent

Answer 4

As long as they are bramleys then it'll be a tasty crumble

Answer 5

Lol they should be fine just clean them thrillmy Grandad used to have a massive Apple tree yummy brings back memories it should be fine once they are washed.

Answer 6

don't be daft! It's perfectly fine to eat apples in your garden.....you'd be surprised just where the apples in the shops you buy have travelled lol,i daresay the ones in your garden are a lot cleaner!

No worries......i'm eating apples out of my garden tonight....i'm making apple pie!!

Answer 7

It is perfectly fine to use apples from the garden.  People have been doing it for years.  It doesn`t matter if they are Bramleys or not.  Just give them a good wash first and make as usual.  BUT, if they are not Bramleys, you don`t need the sugar the same as normal apples are already sweet.  Once your BF smells how good it is, I bet you any money he will have some.  Enjoy.      

Answer 8

Sure!  They are fine!  Does your BF think the hobos are peeing on them or something as the trains go by?!  LOL

Answer 9

Hello,

Hmm..that is a good idea and it is perfectly alright to use the apples of the garden for Apple Crumble...

Bye

Answer 10

No disrespect to your boyfriend - but he is a bit simple really - nothing wrong with the fact that they grow next to a train track - just wash - peel and make your crumble.

In fact - they are probably better for you than shop bought ones that have been sprayed with chemicals and all host of others things

Please save me a piece

Answer 11

Apples from the garden are fine. Where does your boyfriend think apples come from?  Is there any difference between your garden and an orchard?  I have apple, pear and plum trees in the garden and loads of brambles at the end but the fruit yeild isn't that good this year because of the weather!  

If you have loads of them, cook them and shove them in the freezer for use later on.

Answer 12

Your going to be peeling them anyway and the skin's so thick that it will have pretected the inside.

Answer 13

they will be fine, more crumble for you then

Answer 14

lol ask your boyfriend where the apples from the shops grow next to.  he wont know, so how does he know theyre better than yours lol

your apples will be fine, just rinse them under the tap

Answer 15

Yes.

Let your BF starve if he won't eat them.