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?

[Mr. Bloom]

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

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

[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 It was originally made from ‘scraps' of pork.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 ) 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]

uh huh...well, I guess this explains why they squirt when I slice them

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

It makes total sense now

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? 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