Entries from September 29th, 2009

O’Henry Peach

September 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Peach

If you like to eat stuff that is good for you and pretend it is a candy bar, then this is the fruit for you!

APPEARANCE
Muted reds and oranges, with bright sunny yellow flesh

AROMA
Bright and fresh, only slightly sweet

TEXTURE
Fuzzy peel, smooth juicy flesh

TASTE
Sweet lovely flavor, not particularly complicated [...]

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Osborn Prolific Fig

September 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Fig

If you are the kind of person who eats things like spirulina, brewer’s yeast or liver, because you like it and not because you have to for some reason, then this is the fruit for you!

APPEARANCE
Greenish brown skin, squatty, pale pink inside

AROMA
Smells like a vegetable

TEXTURE
Soft, some crunch from the [...]

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Dapple Dandy Pluot

September 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Pluot

If you tend to go for the quiet girl in the corner with a few too many freckles and slightly outdated clothes, but with captivating eyes and a strong sense of self, then this is the fruit for you!

APPEARANCE
Not necessarily pretty on the outside but unusual enough to draw my attention – dark [...]

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Zante Currant (aka Champagne Grape)

September 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Grape

If you are petite, perky and jump out of life size cardboard cakes on new year’s eve, then this is the fruit for you!

APPEARANCE
Tiny, cutesy little baby red grapes, all bunched up, perfect for display

AROMA
None

TEXTURE
Mostly peel and juice, extremely and wonderfully juicy

TASTE
Pretty sweet, floral, slightly tart

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Emerald Beaut Plum

September 4th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Plum

If you are a punk rock girl with green hair and striped tights, but deep down you just want to be a cheerleader, then this is the fruit for you!

APPEARANCE
Outside is a pale green, yellow color that makes me think it is not ripe, but the texture and fragrance says it is, inside [...]

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