In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:34:54 GMT, James Silverton wrote:
> >
> > I have a theory that you have to live where the fruit is grown. I've
> > hardly ever had a fresh apricot in the Eastern US that was worth eating.
> > Come to think of it, I prefer dried apricots too :-)
>
> what puts the ape in apricot?
>
> your pal,
> t.c.l.

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Gloria P wrote:
> Becca wrote:
>
>>
>> You are probably right about Harry & David, but I had some of their
>> pears this year and they were the best pears I have ever had.
>> Incredibly moist and sweet.. It was a gift, I would never spend that
>> much money on pears, myself. lol
>>
>> Becca
>
> If you ever see pears labeled "Comice" in the store, try them.
> They have a short season but those are the same as Harry&David's
> premium, privately branded variety.
>
> gloria p

Thanks Gloria, I will keep an eye out for Comice pears.

Becca

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> "Becca" > wrote in message
>
>> You are probably right about Harry & David, but I had some of their pears
>> this year and they were the best pears I have ever had. Incredibly moist
>> and sweet.. It was a gift, I would never spend that much money on pears,
>> myself. lol
>>
>
> I was sent some as a gift and they were excellent. We can though, get some
> Bosc pears locally that are even better. Juicy and as sweet as candy. They
> have about a 4 week season and then are gone.

Thanks, I may try some Bosc pears. I love fruit, but pears were never
my favorite (maybe it was the pears my mother grew?). When this gift
came in the mail, I was not excited about it, until my oldest son
tempted me into tasting the pears. I am glad he did, they were wonderful.

Becca

On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:14:40 GMT, blake murphy
> wrote:

>On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:34:54 GMT, James Silverton wrote:
>>
>> I have a theory that you have to live where the fruit is grown. I've
>> hardly ever had a fresh apricot in the Eastern US that was worth eating.
>> Come to think of it, I prefer dried apricots too :-)
>
>what puts the ape in apricot?
>
>your pal,
>t.c.l.

The same person who put the bop in the bop shoo bop and served it all
on a platter. ;-)

koko
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There is no love more sincere than the love of food
George Bernard Shaw
www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 02/22

James Silverton wrote:
> Hello All!
>
> I may have asked this before and, if so, I apologise but how many people
> agree with me that dried figs are much superior to fresh ones? I do know
> 2 or 3 people who agree with me.
>

Oh, no, I hate the dried ones, but I can eat the fresh ones all day
long. Yumma. When my aunt cut down her gigantic fig tree, I cried.

Serene

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George Shirley wrote:
> James Silverton wrote:
>> Hello All!
>>
>> I may have asked this before and, if so, I apologise but how many
>> people agree with me that dried figs are much superior to fresh ones?
>> I do know 2 or 3 people who agree with me.
>>
> I don't fully agree as some varieties of fig are nicer to eat fresh than
> others. Dehydrating a fruit generally concentrates the flavor, hence
> tasting better than fresh.

For me, sweeter isn't necessarily better. In fact, I prefer fresh fruit
to dried in all but two cases -- I dislike plums and papayas when
they're fresh, but I like the dried fruits fine.

Serene

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On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:17:18 -0800, Serene Vannoy
> wrote:

>I dislike plums and papayas when
>they're fresh, but I like the dried fruits fine.

I like fresh plums, but I have to agree with you about papaya. I do
*not* like fresh papaya, but I love it dried.


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sf wrote on Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:44:48 -0800:

>> I dislike plums and papayas when
>> they're fresh, but I like the dried fruits fine.

> I like fresh plums, but I have to agree with you about papaya.
> I do *not* like fresh papaya, but I love it dried.

I've not had properly ripened papaya often, mainly on vacations in
Hawaii. While it tastes pretty good for a change, I find the very
sub-acid taste gets boring.

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> Serene Vannoy wrote:
>
>>I dislike plums and papayas when
>>they're fresh, but I like the dried fruits fine.

What is it about fresh plums you don't like, and there are hundreds of
varieties, but you like dried plums (prunes).

sf wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:17:18 -0800, Serene Vannoy
> > wrote:
>
>> I dislike plums and papayas when
>> they're fresh, but I like the dried fruits fine.
>
> I like fresh plums, but I have to agree with you about papaya. I do
> *not* like fresh papaya, but I love it dried.
>
>


Papaya is very relative--the huge Mexican ones are flavorless and terrible.

The small ones from Hawaii are sweet and juicy and wonderful.
When we were in Hawaii with our grandson who was two years old at the
time, we successfully substituted papaya for his beloved cantaloupe and
he never noticed the difference. It was delicious.

gloria p

Gloria P wrote:
> sf wrote:
>> On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:17:18 -0800, Serene Vannoy
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I dislike plums and papayas when they're fresh, but I like the dried
>>> fruits fine.
>>
>> I like fresh plums, but I have to agree with you about papaya. I do
>> *not* like fresh papaya, but I love it dried.
>>
>>
>
>
> Papaya is very relative--the huge Mexican ones are flavorless and terrible.
>
> The small ones from Hawaii are sweet and juicy and wonderful.
> When we were in Hawaii with our grandson who was two years old at the
> time, we successfully substituted papaya for his beloved cantaloupe and
> he never noticed the difference. It was delicious.
>
> gloria p
IMHO the best papaya is grown in Thailand, as is the pineapple. Whenever
we were in Thailand I ate lots of papaya and pineapple. Might explain
the weight I put on back then.

"George Shirley" > wrote in message
...
> Gloria P wrote:
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:17:18 -0800, Serene Vannoy
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I dislike plums and papayas when they're fresh, but I like the dried
>>>> fruits fine.
>>>
>>> I like fresh plums, but I have to agree with you about papaya. I do
>>> *not* like fresh papaya, but I love it dried.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Papaya is very relative--the huge Mexican ones are flavorless and
>> terrible.
>>
>> The small ones from Hawaii are sweet and juicy and wonderful.
>> When we were in Hawaii with our grandson who was two years old at the
>> time, we successfully substituted papaya for his beloved cantaloupe and
>> he never noticed the difference. It was delicious.
>>
>> gloria p
> IMHO the best papaya is grown in Thailand, as is the pineapple. Whenever
> we were in Thailand I ate lots of papaya and pineapple. Might explain the
> weight I put on back then.

Nope, cramming with papaya and pineapple would likely make you lose
weight... it was all the fried plantain and pork (Spam) you pigged out on.