Results 1 to 19 of 19

Thread: Pink Pearl Apples

  1. #1
    Yekhefah
    Guest

    Thumbs up Pink Pearl Apples

    I have just discovered the most delicious fruit I've ever had, and I am something of an interesting-fruit connoisseur. At the farmer's market yesterday, we picked up several pink pearl apples; this is a variety of apple that apparently only grows on the west coast, ripens in late summer, and has a very short growing season. Evidently they aren't available in nationwide supermarkets because they bruise easily and because their growing season is so short. So you might have trouble finding them.

    But if you find them... OH MAN, you have to try them! The outside is a bland brownish-yellow with a slight blush to it, but inside they're a beautiful marbled pink. They're crispy, juicy, and very tart, with a flavor reminiscent of crab apples and grapefruit. These apples are incredible. I was thinking how delicious they would be in a pie, or cooked down to pink applesauce, but I just can't bring myself to cook with them because they're so delicious on their own!

    Has anyone ever heard of these before? I can't believe I've been missing them my whole life! If you see them at your farmer's market, buy them up!




  2. #2
    God/dess ahmeerah's Avatar
    Joined
    Jan 2007
    Location
    Center of the World.
    Posts
    3,128
    Thanks
    66
    Thanked 82 Times in 51 Posts
    My Mood
    Breezy

    Default Re: Pink Pearl Apples

    I'm jealous. I want me some. That looks delicious.

  3. #3
    Featured Member Katherine's Avatar
    Joined
    Oct 2004
    Location
    NYC Baby
    Posts
    1,359
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts

    Default Re: Pink Pearl Apples

    Looks awesome! Enjoy them!

    Wishing I were on the west coast now....

    Sophia_Starina = stripper goddess


    "Guys are so damn lame, the only way they can halfway make up for it is by opening their wallets."

    AznExtasy

  4. #4
    Yekhefah
    Guest

    Default Re: Pink Pearl Apples

    It is. I can't believe I'm going this berserk over an apple, but I can't help it. These are seriously the most crispy, succulent, tart, flavorful fruit I've ever tasted, plus they're beautiful to boot! I can't wait until we have a house so I can plant a pink pearl apple tree in my yard.

    I love tart flavors. When I was little I used to pick crab apples and eat them by the bucketful. These are like that, but so much better and with an interesting citrus accent.

  5. #5
    Featured Member
    Joined
    May 2007
    Posts
    1,599
    Thanks
    52
    Thanked 57 Times in 48 Posts

    Default Re: Pink Pearl Apples

    crab apples? wow, I could only eat a few of thoes.. what was that fruit that would make your mouth draw up so hard. Like alum.. dang it, I can't think of it.

    I bet thoes would be really good in a tart, mixed with plums perhaps or apricots? Something a little mellow to compliment the tart-ness.

  6. #6
    Yekhefah
    Guest

    Default Re: Pink Pearl Apples

    Ooh, I bet they would be! As for what fruit you're thinking of... no idea, I've never found anything too tart for me. I eat the tiny baby green fruit too when it first comes in; when I was a kid I'd eat baby apple-buds until I gave myself diarrhea from it. I peel and eat lemons like oranges, too (well, used to, can't do it anymore because it fucked up my teeth). And yeah, crab apples are the bomb diggity.

    These aren't THAT tart though. It's more like a grapefruit kind of tart.

  7. #7
    Featured Member
    Joined
    May 2007
    Posts
    1,599
    Thanks
    52
    Thanked 57 Times in 48 Posts

    Default Re: Pink Pearl Apples

    Oh I know what you mean.. sounds nummy.


    PERSIMMION! That's it..

  8. #8
    Yekhefah
    Guest

    Default Re: Pink Pearl Apples

    Oh yeah, those are okay. I don't like how mushy they are. Plus I was raised to believe that only nasty white trash eats persimmons, LOL... I don't know why, but that was a pervasive part of my upbringing. I was shocked the first time I saw people actually paying money for persimmons at the farmer's market in Los Angeles, and that was the first time I ever actually tried one! I was 25 by then!

  9. #9
    Featured Member Katherine's Avatar
    Joined
    Oct 2004
    Location
    NYC Baby
    Posts
    1,359
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts

    Default Re: Pink Pearl Apples

    LOL. Persimmons were very expensive where I grew up (in an upper middle/middle class neighborhood) so I always thought it was a rich people fruit!!

    Lol at perspectives.

    Sophia_Starina = stripper goddess


    "Guys are so damn lame, the only way they can halfway make up for it is by opening their wallets."

    AznExtasy

  10. #10
    God/dess Sophia_Starina's Avatar
    Joined
    Mar 2005
    Location
    Nudie-Land
    Posts
    7,219
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 4,151 Times in 1,462 Posts
    My Mood
    Sneaky

    Default Re: Pink Pearl Apples

    Quote Originally Posted by Katherine View Post
    LOL. Persimmons were very expensive where I grew up (in an upper middle/middle class neighborhood) so I always thought it was a rich people fruit!!

    Lol at perspectives.
    LOL! I love you, girlie. "Rich people fruit" omg omg omg.... you made me snort.
    Quote Originally Posted by Jay12 View Post
    ^What Sophia said.
    Quote Originally Posted by yoda57us View Post
    I wish there was an "auto-like" setting that I could just have applied to all of your posts Sophia....

  11. #11
    God/dess LoveyDovey's Avatar
    Joined
    Sep 2008
    Posts
    2,744
    Thanks
    5,454
    Thanked 7,169 Times in 2,230 Posts

    Default Re: Pink Pearl Apples

    That apple kinda reminds me of a vagina!! LOL

    I'm going to try one tomorrow.

  12. #12
    God/dess Lexi's Avatar
    Joined
    Jan 2003
    Location
    Jerz
    Posts
    6,117
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Default Re: Pink Pearl Apples

    ......
    Last edited by Lexi; 05-16-2020 at 04:14 PM.

  13. #13
    Featured Member Victoryx0x0's Avatar
    Joined
    Apr 2006
    Location
    Jerz
    Posts
    750
    Thanks
    25
    Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts

    Default Re: Pink Pearl Apples

    looks yummy im going to try and find those!

  14. #14
    Veteran Member Ina's Avatar
    Joined
    Mar 2008
    Location
    by the beach for now....
    Posts
    330
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Default Re: Pink Pearl Apples

    They look yummy, i want some now.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

    "It is better to be an open sinner than a false saint"

  15. #15
    God/dess carmen_b's Avatar
    Joined
    Apr 2007
    Location
    the mountains ....
    Posts
    14,201
    Thanks
    15,165
    Thanked 21,342 Times in 9,306 Posts

    Default Re: Pink Pearl Apples

    I want a bag of these ! Does anyone in the San Francisco area know where to get them?

  16. #16
    Banned
    Joined
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Charlotte NC
    Posts
    1,101
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Default Re: Pink Pearl Apples

    I'm going to LA today and I'm going to seek out the elusive Pink Pearl Apple, which well from now on be known as the "Vagina Apple".

    (but I think I'm going to start calling my pussy a "pink pearl" lol)

  17. #17
    God/dess carmen_b's Avatar
    Joined
    Apr 2007
    Location
    the mountains ....
    Posts
    14,201
    Thanks
    15,165
    Thanked 21,342 Times in 9,306 Posts

    Default Re: Pink Pearl Apples

    ^ It seems like the Ferry bld. market has them from :
    http://www.devotogardens.com/general.htm
    I think they are still in season. I called Devoto to see if they will have any on Sat.

  18. #18
    Veteran Member AmArticia's Avatar
    Joined
    Apr 2008
    Location
    Dancing for Strangers, CO
    Posts
    659
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 9 Times in 3 Posts

    Default Re: Pink Pearl Apples

    I just go out in my front yard and pick apples off the tree. Free delicious snacks, but they're a pain in the ass to get down.
    "You are NEVER too old to storm a bouncy castle!"~Jade Puget

    My Current Pet Band Is: LAZRtag!

  19. #19
    God/dess PleasureVictim's Avatar
    Joined
    Jul 2005
    Location
    nowhere I want to be
    Posts
    3,684
    Thanks
    803
    Thanked 767 Times in 394 Posts

    Default Re: Pink Pearl Apples

    Looks lovely, I want to try some.
    Women of color:
    Shake your ass and preserve your heritage.
    Bang those fucking drums.
    Do it for the present and future generations.
    Have fun and stick it to the man at the same time.
    (bad-dominicana)

Similar Threads

  1. OMG Pearl II - The outakes!!!
    By cinammonkisses in forum The Lounge
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 05-21-2007, 11:40 AM
  2. Pearl, the landlord
    By Kalligirl in forum The Lounge
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 05-21-2007, 11:18 AM
  3. When Pearl Jam Ruled the Earth
    By madmaxine in forum Music Mix
    Replies: 16
    Last Post: 06-10-2005, 02:11 AM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •