| -L. |
I bought some supposed Bartlets today - they are yellow, smell nice and
taste pretty good - but even so, they are hard! They cut like an apple
and have the same texture - maybe even a little more dense. I don't
like it!
Is this a new trend in Bartlets or something (new breeding)? Earlier
in the season I was able to buy regular Bartlets which didnt have this
problem. This is the second set I have seen like this. I am hoping
they aren't going to over-breed pears into tasteless lumps, like they
have done to most apples....
-L.
(puzzled)
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| Dwayne |
Are they ripe? Most pears are hard when pulled from the tree and need to
set for a few days until they ripen. They are the only fruit I know of that
ripen from the inside out and will finish ripening and taste good after
being pulled. If you wait until they feel soft, they are over ripe. At the
least amount of give when squeezing them it is time to eat them.
Otherwise they might just be a hard type of pear. I found an old tree down
in Arkansas that produces a large crop in November. Last year I picked
about 500 to bring home. They are hard and stay that way even when ripe.
They aren't any type I know, and don't seem to be bothered with bugs or
cedar rust. When I ask, one of the one of my wife's cousins told me that
they are "good old hard Arkansas pears".
Dwayne
"-L." <usenetlyn@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1114164830.223653.93710@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>I bought some supposed Bartlets today - they are yellow, smell nice and
> taste pretty good - but even so, they are hard! They cut like an apple
> and have the same texture - maybe even a little more dense. I don't
> like it!
>
> Is this a new trend in Bartlets or something (new breeding)? Earlier
> in the season I was able to buy regular Bartlets which didnt have this
> problem. This is the second set I have seen like this. I am hoping
> they aren't going to over-breed pears into tasteless lumps, like they
> have done to most apples....
>
> -L.
> (puzzled)
>
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| Margaret Suran |
-L. wrote:
> I bought some supposed Bartlets today - they are yellow, smell nice and
> taste pretty good - but even so, they are hard! They cut like an apple
> and have the same texture - maybe even a little more dense. I don't
> like it!
>
> Is this a new trend in Bartlets or something (new breeding)? Earlier
> in the season I was able to buy regular Bartlets which didnt have this
> problem. This is the second set I have seen like this. I am hoping
> they aren't going to over-breed pears into tasteless lumps, like they
> have done to most apples....
>
> -L.
> (puzzled)
>
I bought the same Bartletts as you did and they were hard and
tasteless and dry. I kept them on the kitchen window sill for five
days and they did not soften or get juicier. I finally poached them
and they still did not taste very good.
I live in New York City and I blamed it on the growers, who didn't
want the fruit to spoil before arrival at the stores and picked the
pears too early. Now that I see that someone else had the same
problem, I wonder whether this is a new kind of Bartlett pear.
I bought some D'Anjous and they are just as bad. Perhaps the pear
season is over. M
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| Dave Smith |
Margaret Suran wrote:
>
> I live in New York City and I blamed it on the growers, who didn't
> want the fruit to spoil before arrival at the stores and picked the
> pears too early. Now that I see that someone else had the same
> problem, I wonder whether this is a new kind of Bartlett pear.
>
> I bought some D'Anjous and they are just as bad. Perhaps the pear
> season is over. M
Pear season is September in the northern hemisphere.
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| Goomba38 |
-L. wrote:
> I bought some supposed Bartlets today - they are yellow, smell nice and
> taste pretty good - but even so, they are hard! They cut like an apple
> and have the same texture - maybe even a little more dense. I don't
> like it!
> -L.
> (puzzled)
>
Perhaps you should let them ripen up a bit?
Goomba
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| Dog3 |
"-L." <usenetlyn@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:1114164830.223653.93710@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
> I bought some supposed Bartlets today - they are yellow, smell nice and
> taste pretty good - but even so, they are hard! They cut like an apple
> and have the same texture - maybe even a little more dense. I don't
> like it!
>
> Is this a new trend in Bartlets or something (new breeding)? Earlier
> in the season I was able to buy regular Bartlets which didnt have this
> problem. This is the second set I have seen like this. I am hoping
> they aren't going to over-breed pears into tasteless lumps, like they
> have done to most apples....
>
> -L.
> (puzzled)
>
They do not sound ripe to me. Put the rest in a paper bag and let them
ripen up a bit.
Michael
--
Opinions founded on prejudice are always sustained with the greatest
violence.
-- Hebrew proverb
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| Zywicki |
What's weird is that usually the best sign of ripeness in Bartletts is
the color change from green to yellow. Of course, the second best
sign is wrinkling around the stem, so if that's not there yet, the
pears aren't ripe.
mmmmmm...Pears.
Greg Zywicki
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"-L." <usenetlyn@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1114164830.223653.93710@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> I bought some supposed Bartlets today - they are yellow, smell nice and
> taste pretty good - but even so, they are hard! They cut like an apple
> and have the same texture - maybe even a little more dense. I don't
> like it!
>
> Is this a new trend in Bartlets or something (new breeding)? Earlier
> in the season I was able to buy regular Bartlets which didnt have this
> problem. This is the second set I have seen like this. I am hoping
> they aren't going to over-breed pears into tasteless lumps, like they
> have done to most apples....
I bought some parkers (I think it is parkers - from Chile) this week, which
look like bartlet clones. A crisp pear, less flavor,
They were on sale this week, not in the special pears area with the boscs
and reds, but in the big bins - but inside they are definitely NOT bartlets.
I would suspect the grocer mismarked them as bartlets -
No way these will ever replace a bartlet.
>
> -L.
> (puzzled)
>
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| mjb2005 |
-L. wrote:
> I bought some supposed Bartlets today - they are yellow, smell nice
and
> taste pretty good - but even so, they are hard! They cut like an
apple
> and have the same texture - maybe even a little more dense. I don't
> like it!
>
> Is this a new trend in Bartlets or something (new breeding)? Earlier
> in the season I was able to buy regular Bartlets which didnt have
this
> problem. This is the second set I have seen like this. I am hoping
> they aren't going to over-breed pears into tasteless lumps, like they
> have done to most apples....
>
> -L.
> (puzzled)
I have found a great way of using under ripe pears - buy a camembert
cheese and some hazelnuts (you really could substitute any nuts and
cheese although I'd stay away from too strong cheeses) chop them up
roughly, cut the pear in half and scoop a little out of the middle.
Put some of the chopped cheese and nuts in the middle and sprinkle over
some orange juice (or Muscat) and bake till brown. This is a lovely
apetizer or you could experiment as a desert.
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| hw |
"-L." <usenetlyn@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1114164830.223653.93710@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>I bought some supposed Bartlets today - they are yellow, smell nice and
> taste pretty good - but even so, they are hard! They cut like an apple
> and have the same texture - maybe even a little more dense. I don't
> like it!
>
> Is this a new trend in Bartlets or something (new breeding)? Earlier
> in the season I was able to buy regular Bartlets which didnt have this
> problem. This is the second set I have seen like this. I am hoping
> they aren't going to over-breed pears into tasteless lumps, like they
> have done to most apples....
>
> -L.
> (puzzled)
this time of year most of the fruit that I am seeing in the markets comes
from New Zealand...or other places that are having their fall season.
Harriet & critters
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| Serene |
mjb2005 <marlenebinzer@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have found a great way of using under ripe pears
They make a lovely and simple pastry: Roll out some thawed puff pastry,
arrange pear slices on it. Dot with butter and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake at 400F until the pastry is golden brown and the sugar/butter are
bubbly.
serene
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http://serenejournal.livejournal.com
http://www.jhuger.com
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| mjb2005 |
now that will be lovely for winter here in Australia - will try
tomorrow thanks
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| Miche |
In article <1114164830.223653.93710@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
"-L." <usenetlyn@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I bought some supposed Bartlets today - they are yellow, smell nice and
> taste pretty good - but even so, they are hard! They cut like an apple
> and have the same texture - maybe even a little more dense. I don't
> like it!
>
> Is this a new trend in Bartlets or something (new breeding)? Earlier
> in the season I was able to buy regular Bartlets which didnt have this
> problem. This is the second set I have seen like this. I am hoping
> they aren't going to over-breed pears into tasteless lumps, like they
> have done to most apples....
No, it just means they were picked before they were ripe.
Miche
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WWMVD?
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