Is that “pear pressure” my teachers warned me about?
Always there, just waiting.
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funkajunk@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Maybe because pears I never know what I’m going to get, it’s usually a grainy piece of shit
QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 15 hours ago
I’ve always hated pears, then I had a good one. No graininess, just incredibly juicy and flavorful. Haven’t found one like it since.
RunJun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
I think I’ve had one actually good pear in my life. I might be being generous.
Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 19 hours ago
I remember the time I had a good pear. I actually thought it was a different fruit.
DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works 13 hours ago
Yup it’s like a gamble and 80% of the time you lose.
diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world 6 minutes ago
Fruit is a gamblers food
Fleppensteijn@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
Am I the only one who thinks they’re too expensive? Even my favorite pear juice went up 105% in price in a short time
curiousaur@reddthat.com 13 hours ago
I stopped eating apples and bananas and pears for some reason, until I had a kid and cut them up for him all the time. I’ve now rediscovered how great pears are.
sirico@feddit.uk 13 hours ago
0.5 mins between being a rock and being mush
Agent641@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Sometimes both simultaneously, somehow
cobysev@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I know this is a shitpost, but to answer honestly… the last pear I had was when I was a child, and I’m in my 40s now.
I still remember their wonderful taste and I haven’t been intentionally avoiding them. I just never came across an opportunity to eat one since my childhood. I’ve primarily consumed apples and oranges over the years and I can’t even remember seeing pears at the store.
Maybe I should go check out my local grocery store and buy a few.
M137@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Highly recommend pear dessert recipe my family makes on some holidays and birthdays:
Tosca butterscotch pears:
1 can (850g) pears halves (the kind that’s canned in sugar syrup, 100g almond shavings 50g butter 1/2 dl sugar 1/2 dl golden syrup 2 tbsp flour 2 tbsp milk Good quality vanilla ice cream
Set your oven to 200°C
Drain the pears and put them with the flatter/inner side up on an oven safe dish (DON’T get rid of the liquid from the can, it’s delicious and worth saving for whatever)
Melt the butter, sugar and golden syrup in a pan and bring it to a boil
Stir in the almond flakes, flour and milk
Let it simmer until it thickens
Spoon the mixture over the pears
Put in the oven until golden brown on top
Serve with the vanilla ice cream
bstix@feddit.dk 15 hours ago
Try it, but don’t get disappointed if it doesn’t match your childhood memories at first try.
The ones my parents had in the garden wouldn’t be found in a store. They’re honestly just plain bad, but they’re the ones I remember most fondly.
Alberat@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
i did this a month ago, ate a pear and was like wow i havent eaten a pear in decades… just strange that you just dont come across pears that often.
Bamboodpanda@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
My wife and I bought a dehydrator and tried all kinds of different fruits. Pears are our favorite.
Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The Onion Newspaper fucking slaps. Everyone should get a subscription, well worth it.
NastyNative@mander.xyz 17 hours ago
All 100% juice base is pear juice with natural coloring and natural flavors. I love pears cold out of the fridge! Had some last week!
meekah@discuss.tchncs.de 14 hours ago
Most juice I see has apple juice as a base
cogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
I got an Asian pear tree, a Nijisseiki specifically, a few years ago. Asian pears are usually really good, particularly the expensive ones that come in little pear bear bras. When you have your own tree though, you can harvest at absolute peak ripeness without having to worry about them going bad. Absolutely amazing fruit. Chill it in the refrigerator for an hour or two before eating so it’s cool but not cold. Perfect dessert.
ButWhatDoesItAllMean@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I love how crisp they are!
FishFace@piefed.social 23 hours ago
Yesterday?
Pears are delicious. Conference pears are my favourite… Actually all other pears I’ve tried have been less good so maybe only conference pears are good. They don’t last as long as apples, but they’re amazing for about three days and decent for a few days either side. Also in my experience they don’t all ripen as uniformly as bananas, so you’re more likely to have the whole punnet edible over a week.
You can judge the ripeness of a pear by trying to wiggle the tip - the easier it is, the riper the pear, so you can eat the ripest first.
Deceptichum@quokk.au 1 day ago
Fuck the pair, I want to hear about the Druid!
M137@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Pear written correctly right there in the imahe and so many times in these comments, you: “Imma fail at writing this 4 letter word.”
Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 hours ago
Didn’t even notice - I was using my mic. Hate typing on a phone.
Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 1 day ago
cheat700000007@lemmy.world 1 day ago
He said fuck the pear.
Remember to update us
binarytobis@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
I bought a couple a friends some really nice cloaks once, but I don’t know if they actually wear them ever. Too afraid to ask.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Man up and grow a pear
rajarizer@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I hear pears are healthier than apples! But apparently they have a shorter ripening window and logistically are way harder than apples. Basically, an apple is more profitable.
Muscle_Meteor@discuss.tchncs.de 17 hours ago
Because its lile an apple but usually worse?
Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
How dare you
hperrin@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Please, bro! Pears are so good! Don’t you remember how it tasted? No? Maybe if you try harder? Still no? Ok, well trust us, it’s definitely memorable.
Fedizen@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Harvest season for pears is like september october
anon_8675309@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
What does one do on a daily basis when working at the national pear council?
KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 8 hours ago
Like 2 days ago i think
I eat them frequently they’re decent
volvoxvsmarla@sopuli.xyz 18 hours ago
A friend of mine once said that pears are wannabe apples and this sticked with me
baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.de 18 hours ago
i like them so much more than apples though
bstix@feddit.dk 15 hours ago
Apples are much more useful in cooking, except for desserts, where pears are better.
einlander@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Pears internal textures feel like fuzzy apples. And not as good.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 day ago
The only reason I haven’t had a pear in a while is because the only kind I can find after moving are the brown ones that have the taste and texture of a sandy beach. Those pears suck ass. I want the kind pictured here.
West_of_West@piefed.social 1 day ago
TIL that pears aren’t common in grocery stores? And people may not like these delicious fruits
ReginaPhalange@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Because pears are similar to avocados in some way.
- Wannabe green apple
- Wannabe green apple
- Wannabe green apple ~ripe~
- Greenish Brownish slush that stinks up your house
realitista@lemmus.org 21 hours ago
Neither is anything like a green apple. Have you ever actually eaten either?
realitista@lemmus.org 21 hours ago
I eat as many pears as possible, but they are one of the most frustrating fruits to ripen. Out of season sometimes they refuse to ripen at all.
andros_rex@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
I remember reading like a Williams-Sonoma catalog that had several “pear of the month” clubs, and wondered how so many people were so into luxury pears.
SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 19 hours ago
Last fall, so many right from the tree. Love ‘em
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 day ago
a pear of wut?
PopcornPrincess@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Are you watching me?
I just ate a pear as 1st dessert with chamomile tea and opened Lemmy. Now onto my beloved popcorn.
DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works 13 hours ago
Ummm…deliver better pears to the grocery store and I’ll buy some every week.
I’ve had delicious, refreshing pears. So I know they can be good.
Most of the pears in US grocery stores are dry grainy garbage. Like 80-90% of the time.
The apple people figured it out. No one wants dry-ass mushy Red Delicious garbage apples. Now I can buy Cosmic Crisp or Envy apples and they are always consistently sweet, tart, juicy, and crisp. And guess what? I buy dem shits every week.
Figure it out pear people. Get on it.