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On 3/30/2012 3:08 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
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>> I am the last person to complain about prepared / convenience
>> ingredients, but I have reached my limit with Crazy Apples. Crazy
>> Apples are bubblegum and fruit punch flavored whole apples. Apples
>> don't need a flavor! They are already sweet, tart, and juicy. I
>> saw these at Publix individually wrapped in wasteful packaging and
>> costing about a dollar each.
>>
>> www.crazyapples.com
>>
>> Tara

>
> Ooooh, Tara! I just ran across some "grapples" at Rainbow on Wednesday.
> Ridiculously expensive, the produce guy said they're fuji apples soaked
> in grape juice for half an hour. Gack! The bag smelled like grapes.


That sounds pretty awful but what was the texture like? I only like
crisp apples such as Granny Smiths. You can keep mushy apples and that
includes so-called "Delicious". I still miss the Cox's Orange Pippins
that I ate as a child in Britain.

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Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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