Apples are the third best fruit

[Muse]

That's ridiculous. Of course apples should be kept in the fridge. They'll stay fresh and crisp much longer that way and are refrigerated at every step of the process from picking to purchase. They go immediately from tree to cold storage, they're shipped in refrigerated trucks, kept in a refrigerated warehouse, sent to a store where they're kept in the produce cooler and displayed on refrigerated shelves. If you want them at room temperature for eating or cooking take them out of the refrigerator an hour or two before you intend to use them.

Or do as I do and microwave 20-40 seconds, depending on the size of the apple.

I always have some apples in my fridge. I have Fuji's right now, I love them.

 

[WelshBloke]

I should have said 20 seconds, = 1/3 minute. But that is for a very small apple. A large one would require up to 40 seconds.

Point is, a refrigerated apple is 40F. After a few seconds in the microwave it's at around 75F. I enjoy it more like that. Also, my teeth aren't so great and biting into a cold apple can hurt.

Doesn't it go a bit soft if you microwave it?

 

[William Gaatjes]

I like Granny Smiths a lot. Has a great fresh taste when i give it a bite.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granny_Smith

And i love this juice. It is made from a mixture of apples. No artificial ingredients. Only pasteurized for a bit and it tastes fantastic.

 

[Muse]

Doesn't it (apple )go a bit soft if you microwave it?

If you go too long, yes, but it's still edible. I don't want to cook it at all, just raise the temperature from 40F (fridge-temp) to 70F (room-temp) or thereabouts.

 

[Jeeebus]

We're approaching the best time of the year - mango season! Looking like it should be a good year with all the trees in full bloom. Also have around a dozen pineapples should be ready around the same time.

lizard protector!

 

[Jeeebus]

slightly larger lizard 'protector' (more likely mango thief)

 

[rchunter]

My fruit rankings.......lol

1 pineapple
2 oranges
3 blueberries

 

[Muse]

Ate a DIY fruit salad for breakfast yesterday:

Orange
Banana
Apple

All organic

Today, started my breakfast today with another orange.

 

[Jeeebus]

It's the most wonderful time of the year - first mango for 2019. One down, 600 or so to go.

 

[brainhulk]

Avocados.

End thread

 

[brainhulk]

Actually sapodilla are pretty good too

 

[Jeeebus]

Actually sapodilla are pretty good too

sapodilla are delicious. I've got a couple dozen ripening up now spread among 3 trees in the yard.

 

[digiram]

Has no one had a cherimoya aka custard apple? It's like ice cream in a fruit. Super expensive though.

 

[Jeeebus]

Has no one had a cherimoya aka custard apple? It's like ice cream in a fruit. Super expensive though.

cherimoya is delicious, albeit a little seedy. we can't grow them in Floroda, but they grow well in California. we have similar fruits - atemoya, sugar apple, and soursop. I grow soursop, but the seediness of all of them are a bit of a pain and detract from the experience.

 

[brianmanahan]

ah elevenpog, the thinking man's mayne

or is mayne the thinking man's elevenpog?

 

[BurnItDwn]

Jeebus, that Mango you sliced looks gooooood

Recently had some Wild Huckleberry preserves on some toast ...
Tastes like super blueberry! Completely awesome flavor

Otherwise, had a red fleshed dragonfruit not to long ago, MUCH better than the bland tasting white flesh dragonfruit ......

but overall, my lifetime favorite is the Montmorency Cherry

It's especially delicious when juiced and mixed with Bourbon

 

[Jeeebus]

Actually sapodilla are pretty good too

speaking of which, just came home to this big boy fallen from the tree in perfectly ripe condition. Nice evening snack.

 

[brainhulk]

speaking of which, just came home to this big boy fallen from the tree in perfectly ripe condition. Nice evening snack.

 

[Kaido]

$1.88 a pound for strawberries

$1 mangos

Whoohoo!

 

[Fritzo]

$1.88 a pound for strawberries

$1 mangos

Whoohoo!

They should sell mangos as "Seeds with a little bit of fruit around them..."

 

[kt]

 

[KMFJD]

never seen opal apples before, very sweet, would buy again

 

[Jeeebus]

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Dragon fruit is one of the coolest looking fruit but is unfortunately very bland. I grow a couple varieties of yellow and purple ones that are much sweeter than most but still pretty bland.

 

[IronWing]

It's the most wonderful time of the year - first mango for 2019. One down, 600 or so to go.

That's a mighty fine looking mango you have there Mr. Jeeebus.

 

[dmoney1980]

I like the taste of mangos but can’t stand the texture. It’s like chewing on a wet sweater lol.