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Wed Jun-08-05 10:16 AM
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most under-appreciated fruits |
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I'm going to go with pineapple. Especially when it's chopped up & fresh in the grocery store. I admit the piney exterior can be a deterrent though.
yes, let us say thanks for pineapple.
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Wed Jun-08-05 10:22 AM
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1. quinoa is underappreciated as a fruit |
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most people treat it as a grain. but it's a fruit, damnit!
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Wed Jun-08-05 10:24 AM
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5. I always thought it was a grain too--it is unappreciated as either. n/t |
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Wed Jun-08-05 10:44 AM
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10. unappreciated! you must respect the quinoa! |
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or i'll unappreciate your beloved pineapple!
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Wed Jun-08-05 10:48 AM
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12. eeek! I'm sorry, I meant UNDER-appreciated but got lazy. |
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I actually made quinoa for a class one time because it was a big staple for the Inca whom I was doing a presentation on. I was a little light on facts so I thought I would 'wow' them with food. What I made was called 'warballs'--basically quinoa, oil, & sugar. I didn't tell the people what it was or the name until they had already eaten it of course.
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Wed Jun-08-05 10:23 AM
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2. pineapple is not unappreciated in my house. |
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It's up near the top of the appreciation scale!
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Wed Jun-08-05 10:23 AM
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3. Pine and Apple... Why not enjoy both great flavors together! |
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Wed Jun-08-05 10:24 AM
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I much prefer fresh to canned, because of all the syrupy stuff in the canned pineapple.
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Wed Jun-08-05 10:45 AM
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11. Fresh Pineapple is too expensive, but it is really good |
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Shouldn't fresh be cheaper than processed?
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Wed Jun-08-05 10:26 AM
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6. Durian without a doubt |
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Wed Jun-08-05 10:27 AM
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7. you're making that up! |
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actually I followed the link and I am intrigued! Cream cheese & onions (that sounds like some sort of alternative curse phrase).
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Wed Jun-08-05 10:30 AM
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8. anyone ever have fruit from the Paw-paw tree? |
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I ask because I just ordered two bare-root trees. They claim they are creamy inside with the taste of vanilla and banana.
BTW I love pineapple - it is great broiled with a little brown sugar (and sometimes a little butter added just before it's done)
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Wed Jun-08-05 11:26 AM
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Tho I think they were deceptive about the flavor. To me they're more like Banana with notes of guava and passion-fruit. No hint of vanilla.
Couple years ago I drove from Southeast Kansas to central Ohio to attend a paw-paw festival.
When they fruit; try it both plain, and use it for the banana in a moist banana cake recipe.
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Wed Jun-08-05 10:42 AM
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9. Fresh picked strawberries |
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Directly from the plant to my mouth in a few seconds. They're so sweet they should be illegal.
I can't eat those monster grocery store strawberries any more.. They don't have any taste.
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Wed Jun-08-05 10:49 AM
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13. We used to have them in our garden |
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But the critters used to snag them before we did. So we have to go to the berry farm down the road to get the good ones. :9 Strawberries, blackberries, raspberries... I like to bake with them or eat them plain, whatever.
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Wed Jun-08-05 11:17 AM
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14. The birds/neighborhood kids/squirrels/slugs get about 10% |
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and my dogs snag one or two every day. Other than that, they're all mine.. and I have a bumper crop this year from 3-year established plants. It's hard to keep up with them and eat them all. :P
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Wed Jun-08-05 11:27 AM
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Edited on Wed Jun-08-05 11:27 AM by jpgray
Convenience, potassium, clean hands. Great fruit. After that, the messy-as-all-hell-and-expensive kiwi.
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