Apples, who cannot help but love the versatile fruit? …(well besides Suzi)… Seeing how it’s National Trivia Day, a bit of trivia about the common place fruit.

Apples are a member of the rose family.

A bushel of apples can produce 20-24 quarts of applesauce.

They reduce the risk of stroke.

Apples are fat free and a great source of fiber.

To keep potatoes fresh and to prevent them from sprouting, add an apple to the bag.

The average person eats about 19 pounds of apples a year, which is roughly an apple a week.

The only apple native to North America is the crab apple.

There are over 7,000 varieties of apples worldwide. Approximately 2500 varieties exist in the US.

Washington is the number one producer of apples in the US. New York is second.

Apple trees can grow up to 40 feet tall.

An apple floats because 25% of its volume is air.

The largest apple ever picked tipped the scales at 3 pounds.

In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it was her acceptance.

Now all of this talk of apples has me thinking maybe I should plant another apple tree. The only problem is that I have found out the hard way, that Japanese beetles love them. A good source for older apple tree varieties is: Heirloom Fruit Trees for Home & Farm-Trees of Antiquity rooted organic

I now may have to go ditch my plans on housekeeping and consider making something appley with my last 6 apples in the crisper drawer. Unless something else distracts me and leads me in another direction. See what a bad influence you all can be? I know it certainly can’t be me!