Grapple

[Mr. Bloom]

I'm eating my first Grapple...it tastes like a Grape and looks like an Apple...

Why have I never heard of these?

Yum...

[snapdragen]

I've seen them in the store - how do they cross a grape and an apple? :confused:

[Mr. Bloom]

I guess the same way they cross and cherry and a tomato?:rolleyes:

I'd describe it as a super sweet apple. $4.99 for 4:eek:

[Eden]

Oh dude - they shoot those things up with artifical flavors to get that grape taste in there..... I read the lable once, sounded kind of nasty....

[VeloVT]

I thought this was a thread about what I think is actually called "scrapple." Scraps of meat from meat processing, or something like that? I think it's a southern thing, because though I have a vague idea of what it is, I've never laid eyes upon it. I guess you fry it and it has hard core devotees. I think it sounds revolting.

On topic, I might try a grapple.

[Eden]

Scrapple is chopped or ground pork and cornmeal mush, cooked and shaped in a loaf pan, cooled, then sliced and browned in butter to serve. It is a true American specialty of the Pennsylvania Dutch (who called it ponhaws or pawnhaus). It was originally made from ‘scraps' of pork.

one recipe compared it to fried polenta - which actually sounds kind of nice... (better than an artificially grape flavored apple at least...)

[GLC1968]

I've seen those too...but the package I bought (yeah, I fell for it :o) said that the grapples were actually just fuji apples (which do sort of taste grape-y, I guess). I think it's a marketing ploy...

[snapdragen]

Of course there is a website:

"Grāpple® brand apples begin as Washington Extra Fancy Fuji Apples. Of all apples this is the one that takes on the grape flavor best.
This Patent Pending process is complex and the ingredient mix primarily includes concentrated grape flavor and pure water. All ingredients are USDA and FDA approved and the process has been licensed by the Washington State Department of Agriculture.

There is nothing but flavor being infused into the Fuji apple. The apple takes on no additional sugars or calories. They are not genetically altered in any way.
The apple is as healthy as ever but now has the new exciting grape flavor"

So - do they taste like purple grape juice?

[Mr. Bloom]

:ouh huh...well, I guess this explains why they squirt when I slice them:rolleyes:

:(After the BIG OIL MAN left, Cousin Pearl went rushing over to Jed's cabin and said "Jed, did you get snookered?":o:o Mr. Silver got snookered

It makes total sense now:rolleyes::eek:

Ironically, I was looking for Fuji Apples, but they didn't have Fugi's...and these are way too small to be Fugi's.

Never thought I'd have to read the label on APPLES...caveat emptor

[OakLeaf]

Ewwwwww.

As if I needed another reason not to buy produce packaged in plastic trays.

[bmccasland]

Shop farmer's markets! Not only do you know what you're eating, you get to talk to the grower.

And yes, I do buy produce from my local grocery store too. But I try to buy most at my Farmer's Markets. And thanks to the success of farmer's markets and competition from Whole Foods, my local grocery now stocks organically grown products.

[Andrea]

Shop farmer's markets! Not only do you know what you're eating, you get to talk to the grower.

And yes, I do buy produce from my local grocery store too. But I try to buy most at my Farmer's Markets. And thanks to the success of farmer's markets and competition from Whole Foods, my local grocery now stocks organically grown products.

In Memphis, we've got a chain of produce stores called Easy Way that not only buys from local growers but also imports stuff that doesn't grow nearby (like kiwi and oranges). The stuff there is great and the prices are generally lower than going to the grocery! I've yet to see a grapple there- when I saw those in the regular store, I never paid much attention to them because of the cost & weird factor

[smilingcat]

My we've come a long wayy!!!

My father always insised on making apple pie with bug eaten/chewed apples. He said they were sweeter otherwise bugs wouldn't touch it. There's some truth in that. But grape flavor injected into an apple. THAT IS SOO WRONG!!! Would bugs even taste it??

Along the line, all of you might want to read " Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating" by Jane Goodall (yes the chimp lady). She talks about loss of nutritional value of genetically modified food. I found it hilarious to a point about farm rodents and animals refusing to touch the genetically modified grain/plants. I guess they are smarter us.

yes most all of my grocery comes from farmers market. (Smaller carbon footprint.) Even my occasional beef(bison meat) comes from the farmers market.

smilingcat

[Brandi]

I hardly ever buy produce from the market unless I have missed our farmers markets. We have four a week so it is kinda hard to miss. But if i get home from atrip and there is not one happening that day I have to buy from the store. I totally support our local farmers! I am friends with a few and have gotten to go to their farms. I am really lucky to have one farmer friend who owns a greenhouse where they grow tomotoes and cucmbers year round. And they have started making their own Olive oil too! I have gotten 3 sample bottles to see what I think of them. I am sooooooo lucky I know. In exchange for thier generiosty twords me I invite them to dinner a lot. Farmers are not rich people, so they don't go out a lot and can't vacation much. They can't leave their farms in fear of something going wrong. So inviting them over is a nice break for them. And I enjoy hearing about their passion for farming.

[RoadRaven]

I guess injecting an apple with flavour is better than inserting strawberry genes into salmon to make the flesh pinker, or spinich genes into pigs to make the pork more flavourful.....

The idea of a crunchy grape intrigues me... great marketing ploy alright, but sounds to me like they need to work on their "healthy choice" publicity... is a grapple healthier than (or as healthy as) an apple or less? :confused: I assume because of colouring and flavouring it might be less healthy.

Having said that, if they had them here I would try one out... just to see :p

[Eden]

Sounds like if you wanted to do it in a healthy way you could slice up an apple and marinate it in grape juice (I'd add a little lemon too - keep the apples from browning)

[bmccasland]

The idea of a crunchy grape intrigues me...

Frozen grapes are crunchy... :D

just trying to be helpful.

[firenze11]

Frozen grapes are crunchy... :D

just trying to be helpful.

And delicious, too! I just bought some pre-frozen ones today, actually. But in the summer when grapes don't cost like $800/lb. I put them in the freezer sometimes. They're like tiny fresh popsicles.

I saw some grapples a few months ago. I was very curious about them and found the smell kind of off-putting and overly strong. I couldn't figure out what the heck they were supposed to be and how they got that way. Then I read the case. Interesting idea, though.

[emily_in_nc]

Grapples = a solution without a problem

I mean, why????? Who comes up with this stuff? :confused:

Emily

[Mr. Bloom]

Unintended consquence:

They fill the room with a sweet grape smell.

A replacement for perfumed potpourri?

[latelatebloomer]

I remember my first encounter with a grapple - I was in the produce section looking for the healthiest choices and I smelled this terrible phony chemical "grape" smell - and there they were. Yet another sign of the apocalypse...

[tulip]

Ever try muscadine grapes? They are the native grape to the southeast US. They are big and round and they have thick skin which is best not eaten (just bite and squirt the inside into your mouth and discard the skin). They taste like grape Crush!

They don't ship well, so I doubt they are available in far off places, but if you can find them, they are a treat.

[Tuckervill]

I don't remember not eating the skins!

The great part about muscadine is they grow wild all over, if you know where to look!

Karen

[tulip]

For the uninitiated, the skins might seem a bit much, if you're used to regular store grapes. I actually don't mind the skins, they add a bit of tartness.

Yes, I love finding them along old farm fences.

[GLC1968]

My husband is a huge fan of Muscadines. I can't stand them...they stink to me. They smell like diesel fuel. :confused:

[OakLeaf]

Mmm, muscadines.

[Tuckervill]

I think we have a muscadine vine on our back fence, but because of a rogue tree that gives it too much shade, it doesn't produce. Or maybe it's done producing, I dunno.

Karen

[crazycanuck]

Frozen Grapes :confused:
Grapple..:confused:

eh???

[Mr. Bloom]

I think we have a muscadine vine on our back fence, but because of a rogue tree that gives it too much shade, it doesn't produce. Or maybe it's done producing, I dunno.

Karen

I grew up with one on an arbor next to our kitchen window...all it needs is morning sun...and it will grow and grow and grow and grow.

I liked the effect of sun filtered through the green leaves because we were too lazy to trim it...


Frozen Grapes :confused:
Grapple..:confused:

eh???

I like frozen grapes a lot.

[bmccasland]

CC - I was introduced to them on MS training rides. One of the volunteers that ran a rest-stop would have frozen grapes for us. On a hot day, very refreshing. They had been in her icechest for a while, so weren't rock solid. Since it's summer in your part of the world, take a bunch of grapes, rinse, pat dry, freeze, and eat! Cold crunchy snack that's good for you.

I eat frozen blueberries too. Started that when I was a kid living in Michigan, and a neighbor (who I babysat for) brough ME a whole gallon of berries from her father's farm. I promptly froze them, then would raid the freezer all summer long for my snacks. Mrs.E. also brought berries for the family - which Mom made into muffins and pancakes, but I got a whole gallon all my own.

[crazycanuck]

Frozen Blueberries I understand and buy them at our local shopping market..

Frozen grapes just sound a bit odd...Then again alot of the foods you guys get to eat on organized centuries are just odd..
I don't get(understand) what you guys in the US eat..

[firenze11]

Frozen Blueberries I understand and buy them at our local shopping market..

Frozen grapes just sound a bit odd...Then again alot of the foods you guys get to eat on organized centuries are just odd..
I don't get(understand) what you guys in the US eat..

But CC, I'm in Canada and I lurve frozen grapes. I'm especially partial to the green ones. Also frozen raspberries, but that's another story.

[Mr. Bloom]

I don't get(understand) what you guys in the US eat..

Tim Tams!:confused:

[bmccasland]

But CC, I'm in Canada and I lurve frozen grapes. I'm especially partial to the green ones. Also frozen raspberries, but that's another story.


You don't want to know what I paid FedEx to get fresh frozen raspberries from a friend in the Seattle area. :eek: I was in raspberry heaven for a while. (the price was slightly less that what I would have paid at the grocery store for the same weight in frozen berries)

[RoadRaven]

Frozen grapes?
Hmmm, I don't think I could cope. Anything frozen sends me straight through the roof - well, not literally, but you know what I mean!
Ouch!
They would probably be very nice though (if my teeth could just behave!)

I would have thought they would go solid as a rock like frozen strawberries and raspberries, given the high water content...

And yet Firenze loves frozen raspberries... do you people all have stell teeth- or do you let these things partially defrost???

[Mr. Bloom]

I think they soften up quickly in the mouth.

I will admit that my teeth are very sensitive to cold and I understand your reservation.

[bmccasland]

The grapes were partially defrosted when I ate them - more like the "slush" stage. So they weren't rock hard, or severely cold. And it was 95 F or felt like it.

(and I use Crest Sensitive toothpaste. We'll find out the verdict about long time use when I see my dentist on thursday)

[letsride89]

gosh i love them!

yummy grapples!

[shootingstar]

But CC, I'm in Canada and I lurve frozen grapes. I'm especially partial to the green ones. Also frozen raspberries, but that's another story.


Hey, don't forget Canadian wineries produce...superior ice wine from..frozen grapes.

[stacie13]

Grapples are GREAT!!! I love grapes, apples not-so-much... until now! I devour the grapples.