Grapple

[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? 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

[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...

just trying to be helpful.

[firenze11]

Frozen grapes are crunchy...

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?

Emily