And I agree about apples too. only eat my own. Funny year for apples, the Laxton's Exquisite (very early) has hardly any fruit though James Grieve (also early) is OK. Plenty on the Lord Lambourne (midseason). Hardly any pears. I've been enjoying pear crumbles from the freezer all winter, have to ration them next year.
Still I have a freezer full of brackcurrants