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Good day, Ladies and Gentlemen, my name is Effyoo and I will be your guide through the wonderful world of Fresh Produce. Feel free to add your comments.

 

 

Well, first on our list is the Bosc Pear

 

 

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Available: August through May. Athough this year we have had them already for two weeks.

 

Usage: To be eaten fresh or in salads.

 

Nutritional Information:

 

Serving size 1 medium (166g)

Calories 100

Total Fat 1g

Sodium 0mg

Total Carbohydrate 25g

Dietary Fiber 4g

Protein 1g

 

% of U.S. RDA

Vitamin A 0%

Calcium 2%

Vitamin C 10%

Iron 2%

 

Low-fat, Sodium-free, Source of fiber, Source of vitamin C, Cholesterol-free.

 

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Art inspired by the Bosc Pear:

 

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Murphy

 

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Stacy Frank

 

TITLE: Bosc Pear

 

MEDIUM: three plate color etching

 

NUMBER IN EDITION: 8

 

IMAGE SIZE: 5 x 3.25 inches

 

PRICE: $200.00

 

YEAR: 1999

 

DESCRIPTION: One of my favorite color prints, Bosc Pear was a challenge to execute. Three plates, yellow, red and then sepia were used to create the tone of a late autumn pear.

 

 

Summary

The Bosc Pear (aka Beurre(butter) Bosc), although the ugliest, is the tastiest of all comercially available pears.

 

 

 

 

Tomorrow: the Santa Claus Melon

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i wear my sun glasses at night...

 

but on the real though ya'll are sleeping on fresh produce, bosc pears especially. They are much better than those green shits your mom always buys. I would rank them on a juiceyness scale of 7 out of 10, 10 being the juiciest. Word to your mom, tell her to buy bosc.

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