Fruit, Glorious Fruit
September 20th 2009 04:29
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Merchant's Wife by Boris Kustodiev
I was sitting and eating the last of the watermelon that my sister gave me. It was a small one, it only lasted about seven days, and that was with Jerry helping a little. I love watermelon and tend to eat a lot of it, Jerry is no slouch when it comes to eating watermelon either.
This summer my sister grew a wonderful garden. Some was successful, some wasn't. The corn didn't make it, most of the beans didn't either, probably because of the excessive rain we had most of the spring and summer. But did that rain help the watermelon, oh boy, did it. Carol picked one that she weighed at 36 pounds, then later another one that was even bigger, probably in the 50 pound area, but she didn't weight it. Damn it!
The one I got wasn't more than 20-25 pounds, and I probably picked it too soon, but it was absolutely tasty, almost seedless and so good I could have bathed in it, except that then I couldn't have eaten it and I would have been very sticky afterward, so not such a good idea.
Tonight as I eat the last of this wonder of beautiful bright red fruit, with juice that tasted like the nectar of the gods, yes, I've tasted that so I do know what I'm talking about. Anyway, I digress, the fruit brought to mind the great fruits that I love.
While thinking of the fruits I love I started inventing a fruit salad that I want to eat, and soon, no dipping sauce please, just fruit.
First, of course, watermelon, then dark red bing cherries, some figs, not dried, but fresh, add some apples, probably gala or Fuji, grapes, red globe, yes they have seeds but they are sweet and or so good, I'd then get some very ripe and lovely mangoes, and a passion fruit, papaya next, some Asian pear, pineapple and finally some banana, then, after slicing, chopping, dicing and doing all the appropriate things that fruit needs, I'm mix it all together, add a touch of lemon and lime juice, enough to mix in and make sure the fruit had some on every piece. I would add a touch of possibly a very crisp Pardonably, or Riesling, but maybe to go with the feeling of the fruits, tropical mostly, a little Rum, not a cheap one but something rich, full flavored, probably dark, maybe Meyers, maybe something else. I'd have to research. I'm not saying that you need to add a liquor of any type to the mixture, but somehow I think it would add a touch of wonder to it.
And the next day after dining off this, with fresh, crispy French bread, butter only no garlic. I'd take the left over fruit, if any, and put it all in a blender with some ice, a touch of protein power (Whey), and some plain yogurt. A smoothie to die for, or at least to give you a boost to get your day started. Maybe even enough for two.
Ah, the thoughts of one fruit bringing such ideas to mind. I just might make this next week and serve it for dinner for my sister, her husband and maybe if the folks are feeling up to it, them too.
Hope you can find what you'd like in yours and enjoy it too.
Merchants Wife, a painting by Boris Kustodiev courtesy of Wikipedia
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Comment by Jason King
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Me too, the fruit part. But have to go shopping. Yes that painting is stunning, thank heaven for Wiikipedia and public domain.
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Thanks for reading, and yes I feel much the same about passion fruits, mangos do the same.
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The painting is magnificent too.
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