# Apples and pears **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 15, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-and-pears/798979 "2017-10-15T19:44:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-and-pears/798979/1 "2017-10-15T19:44:33Z")
The fall season brings on the huge variety of apples and pears grown in the PNW. Today we had a grilled cheese sandwich made with gruyere cheese and thinly sliced honeycrisp apple on whole grain. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-and-pears/798979/2 "2017-10-15T19:55:08Z")
Sounds very nice. I’ll have to remember the apple or pear on grilled cheese. I’m very much a fan of homemade sour dough, with american cheese. Tonight is spaghetti with hot Italian sausage in red sauce. And some take 'n bake bread. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-and-pears/798979/3 "2017-10-15T20:01:23Z")
I’ve had several Honeycrisps already, and enjoyed them thoroughly. I’m looking forward to the first Comice pears of the season, my favorite pear. They’re fat, juicy, and have a creamy texture. I like them with a couple of nuggets of Roquefort cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-and-pears/798979/4 "2017-10-15T20:10:01Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > They’re fat, juicy, and have a creamy texture. I think I may have dated her. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-and-pears/798979/5 "2017-10-15T23:39:14Z")
I too hail from the PNW. On our last visit to Little Norway I picked up a block of gjetost, which is excellent with the aforesaid apples and pears. And crackers. And straight. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-and-pears/798979/6 "2017-10-16T00:34:07Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I think I may have dated her. 😃 I think she was my sister, she made a mean grilled cheese sammich! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-and-pears/798979/7 "2017-10-16T01:48:31Z")
Comice pears. Absolutely the best. I never thought of a grilled cheese sandwich with apples, but that does sound good! Honey crisp are my new go-to apples, too. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-and-pears/798979/8 "2017-10-16T03:04:08Z")
Tonight we had slices of french bread with a slice of brie and a slice of pear on top. Put the brie on the bread, stick it in a hot oven or toaster oven until the cheese starts to melt. Put a slice of pear on top. Heaven. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-and-pears/798979/9 "2017-10-16T03:11:52Z")
My favorite pear is Forelle, a smallish pear very nice for eating, but with a short season I guess. Not well known but worth searching for. They’re also very pretty. You can see a picture [here](https://www.melissas.com/Forelle-Pears-p/439.htm). ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-and-pears/798979/10 "2017-10-16T11:49:28Z")
We live by an apple orchard. I make applesauce frequently, blending different types of apples and adding a few pears to most batches. ---
**Author:** ![amaguri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-and-pears/798979/11 "2017-10-16T15:04:35Z")
Adding super-thin slices of pear to a grilled cheese sandwich was mindblowing the first time I tried it. Highly recommended! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-and-pears/798979/12 "2017-10-16T15:36:48Z")
My mom just made up a big batch of jalapeno-pear jelly, from windfall pears from a neighbor’s tree. With windfalls, you end up having to cut out a lot of bad spots, but what’s left is still just fine for preserves. ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-and-pears/798979/13 "2017-10-16T15:40:11Z")
I don’t mind the flavor of pears, but the gritty texture is completely off-putting to me. A good apple, on the other hand, is one of the joys of fall. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-and-pears/798979/14 "2017-10-16T15:52:52Z")
Wait, this thread isn’t about stairs? Now you’re in Barney Rubble. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-and-pears/798979/15 "2017-10-16T16:22:41Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > The fall season brings on the huge variety of apples and pears grown in the PNW. Today we had a grilled cheese sandwich made with gruyere cheese and thinly sliced honeycrisp apple on whole grain. The cafeteria at work has a sandwich like that every so often. I’m standing outside the cafeteria waiting for them to open on those days. So good.