Four Foods on Friday #133

Oh I can’t believe I missed this one over the weekend! I read everyone else’s and really like the questions for this week. Better late than never, right?

This week’s questions are about common food thoughts or myths that I’ve heard from other people.

1. Bananas. Do you think the smaller ones are sweeter?
I never thought about that, never heard of that. I always thought color belied sweetness. Now I am curious! I’ll have to try this out.

2. Watermelon. Do you think that if the outside is darker green that it means the watermelon is sweeter?
Another myth that is news to me. I find it difficult to accurately judge ripeness in melons. WHY must melons be so shrouded in mystery? Why can’t modern man– with all his amazing gadgets and technology and fancy spaceships and brake pads and everything– why can’t scientists have invented a melon-o-meter or something?! Why, after thousands and thousands of years, is humankind still rapping on the rinds of melons to determine ripeness??

3. Grapes. Do you think the round globe shaped ones are sweeter than the more ovalish shaped ones?
Probably. My husband, a wine connoseur conniseur connisuer expert says that smaller grapes are sweeter and therefore used for wines. Larger grapes have more water content and are milder, so they are table grapes. Who-da thunk.

4. Pears. Do canned pears taste completely different than fresh pears?
Yes. I dislike processed foods. They have to much sugar in them, and I can’t stand sweetened stuff anymore. When I consume prepared salad dressing, the sugar in it almost makes me gag. So fresh pears are definitely nicer.

What do you think about melons? Are you able to detect a ripe one of not? Inquiring minds want to know!

No More Four Foods on Friday?

Am I missing something? We haven’t had a Four Foods on Friday meme for over a month. Was it canceled? Did I miss the announcement?

Maybe Val is renovating her kitchen, eh? That’ll keep a lady busy. It’s keeping me crazy busy, anyway…. so much so that I don’t remember the meme for a WHOLE MONTH, lol, only to find out that no one has been doing it!

So… what’s going on? I know summer is a great time to sell books and have garage sales, and rip apart your house walls and ceilings and all…. I kinda miss the meme… even though I hardly have time to do it…

What a crazy summer. Soon I will have my kitchen back! And then, I will be cooking like a FIEND, I tell you that!