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My mother-in-law, in her infinite wisdom, always makes sure to let her grandchildren know that peeling fruit is not a good idea. “Don’t be Mr. Peeler the vitamin stealer,” she tells them. I’ve always liked this sage advice, and now I can give her (and Mother Nature) credit for being well in front of the [...]
Our FruitGuys softball team has a motto: “More runs than injuries.” Up until last week we hadn’t yet won a game, but we were wildly successful with our safety goals. Mom would be proud. This past week, when we finally won our first game in two seasons, I wasn’t sure if it was the result [...]
WEST Gravenstein Apple Fair Sebastopol, CA (Sonoma Co.) Aug. 14-15 Preparing the Fall Garden Class Santa Cruz, CA Aug. 28 Old-Fashioned Threshing Bee Templeton, CA (San Luis Obispo Co.) Sept. 4 CENTRAL Summer Canning Basics Class Kalamazoo, MI Aug. 17 & 19 Indiana Honey Bee Awareness Day Terre Haute, IN Aug. 21 Heirloom Tomato Weekend [...]
Red D’Anjou Pear These beautiful and tasty maroon D’Anjou Pears are an old European style pear. They were discovered in Oregon on a sport of the green D’Anjou variety. These beautiful and tasty maroon D’Anjou Pears are an old European style pear. They were discovered in Oregon on a sport of the green D’Anjou variety. [...]
Wobbly but won’t fall down. These lovely green (or poire verte) D’Anjou Pears have their roots in Angers France. You can tell when it is ready by squeezing it delicately. Pears ripen from the inside out so if it gives to your touch, it is ready. Wobbly but won’t fall down. These lovely green (or [...]
A pear that lives up to its name. The Best Ever Pear ripens and eats similarly to a Bartlett but can have increased sugar content. Outwardly, it may exhibit signs of “russetting,” or spots on the skin that appear to be brown scuffs or discolorations. This is perfectly natural to the variety and does not [...]
Forelle means trout in German. Here “forelle” describes the trout characteristic of a speckled blush (the pear’s red lenticels), not taste. Plus it has got a great rolling “r”, and rotpunktiertebirnenshulter just doesn’t flow. These little darlings have grainy flesh and a wonderful pear perfume. Share and Enjoy:
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