Q: Why do some of my apples have brown patches on the top? Are they still good to eat? What about the spots on pears? A: It is known as russeting. Russeting is a brownish, corky or netlike texture …
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Q: Why do some of my apples have brown patches on the top? Are they still good to eat? What about the spots on pears? A: It is known as russeting. Russeting is a brownish, corky or netlike texture …
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Filed Under: Ask the FruitGuys, FruitGuys News Tagged With: Asian Pear, bosc, danjou, pears, Pippin, russet
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The elegant Bosc pear is distinguished by its dark gold skin and cinnamon russeting. These pear's ancestors hail from Belgium and so speak Walloon. To check for ripeness, first greet your pear "Dií¨ …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News, Produce Glossary Tagged With: bosc, Bosc Pear, pear, pears
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Shakespeare and his contemporaries called these gems “leather-coats.” The Victorians prized them for their look, texture, and taste, and often depicted them in works of art. And lucky for us, russeted …
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Filed Under: FruitGuys News Tagged With: apple russeting, apples, asian pears, bosc, danjou, Gravenstein, heirloom, jonathan, late frost, Pippin, russeted apples, spring humidity, winter
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