Entries from December 9th, 2010

Pitmaston Pineapple Apple

December 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Apple

If you are more impressed by Sean Connery than Sean Puffy Combs (in fact, if you don’t even know who Sean Puffy Combs is), then this Pitmaston Pineapple Apple is the fruit for you!
The apple tasting included six different examples from the antique russet apple category, a type of apple I had never tried [...]

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Belle de Boskoop Apple

December 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Apple

If you like to chew your wine as you enjoy it, then this Belle de Boskoop Apple is the fruit for you!
There are a few things I have wanted to do for a long time (other than update this blog). One is to read up on investment strategies and one is to have an [...]

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Apple Tasting!

December 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Apple

I’ve been slacking on fruit tasting and so I’m doing a binge. An apple eating binge! With friends! 11 kinds of apples in 2 hours. Wish me luck and I promise to really try to report back.

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Rainier Cherry

June 24th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Berry, cherry

Apparently if you have gout, then this is the fruit for you!

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White Mulberry

June 21st, 2010 · 4 Comments · Berry

If you tend toward the macabre, then this is the fruit for you!

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Fruit Ninja!

June 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Maven

Ahem…
Is this thing on? Testing. Testing. 1-2-3.
Right. So…. I have had my wrist slapped ever-so politely by a few people lately about the apparent abandonment of the old fruit blog.  So I am here to make it right. I have tons and tons of excuses. But seriously, SERIOUSLY – who cares? I’m here now. Let’s [...]

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Sky Valley Heirloom Navel Orange

March 24th, 2010 · 11 Comments · Citrus, orange

If you think I haven’t been posting enough lately and that I have lost my love of fruit (you are wrong) and…this is the fruit for you!
As I mentioned when I talked about the ever-so-lovely Shasta Tangerine, March fruit just isn’t inspiring me. So please don’t dismay, I haven’t abandoned the blog, but it is [...]

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Shasta Tangerine

March 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Citrus, Tangerine, mandarin

If you think getting through winter is like tromping through the Sahara Desert with no food or water, then this is the fruit for you!
It is March – just about the saddest month for fruit EVER. I am completely bored of citrus and the spring berries aren’t quite ready. By summer I will be swimming in [...]

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Atemoya

March 5th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Cherimoya

If you are still hoping to find your prince by kissing a little tree frog, then this is the fruit for you!
Atemoyas, a cross between the cherimoya and the soursop, look like tumorous little forest creatures but taste like  tropical flowers. Eating one is a pure delight, but so is reading about it. Take this page for [...]

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Meiwa Kumquat

March 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Kumquat

If you think candy should include more hurdles in order to enjoy it, like seeds and pith, then this is the fruit for you!
Meiwa Kumquats are not your average kumquat. First of all they are round instead of oval and they are much harder to find. I suppose you could stumble upon them easily if [...]

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