How about them pears? I haven't really paid attention to pears for some time, but there they've been all along, waiting for me to heed their call. I never really took notice of the different varieties, either, but this has changed. I am now aware. One thing I have found is that, although I like a crisp apple, I prefer a soft pear. I can't abide a soft, mushy apple, and I don't care for hard-packed pears.
Two interesting things about pears: The core is very slim, allowing for prolonged taste enjoyment; The skin of a pear tends to be thin. Indeed, when I peeled the stickers off of the pears I ate recently, the skin peeled off, too.
I had a couple of standard Bartlett pears recently, and I was very pleased. The Bartlett is a nicely-sized pear, although the two I consumed were not the prototypical "pear" shape. They were slightly less rotund in the lower portion, and slightly out-of-round. I do not know if this is a seasonal issue or a species issue, but the shape had no apparent effect on the taste or texture. It has a light green skin, with small green speckles sprinkled liberally about. The flesh is generally very soft and juicy, but it can vary from soft to hard in a single pear. Flavor is your basic "pear" flavor, varying from sweet to bland, sometimes with just a hint of sharpness. I did not taste any sourness or tartness, and I would be suprised to find these in a quality pear. The skin of a bartlett is a little gritty, and I could really feel it grinding between my molars and bicuspids. All in all, the Bartlett is a very satisfying pear.
Pear, the other apple.
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