As a prop for a play, I have to make a real, edible, 1/2 red 1/2 white apple. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Depending on how close the audience will be to the stage, you could peel half of the apple. You’d have to do so right before the scene starts, though, so that it won’t have much time to turn brown.
Coat your half peeled apple in vitamin C, it won’t brown so quickly.
If you go the peeling route, be sure to coat the peeled side with lemon juice.
You could also frost on side of the apple. Just mix some powdered sugar with water.
Or (if time permits) genetically enginer an apple to meet your specifications.
You could try grafting the halves of a red and a golden delicious (not white, though). Or you could peel as Jack suggests, and coat it with lemon juice to retard turning brown.
that should have been engineer.
Dip a red apple halfway into a pot of melted white chocolate or almond bark.
As a precaution, check with the actress eating the white part before coating it in anything - the taste or even just the smell of lemon juice could cause excess salivation, and a Pavlovian version of Snow White is not what the audience paid for. Actually, consider that one or both may have food allergies, so best to check with each of them. (seen it: had an actor who was allergic to eggs, but had to have a sunny-side up egg for one scene. Solution - half of a peach surrounded by whipped cream).
Do they have to eat the entire thing, or just a small part of it?
Perhaps a marzipan apple? Or a carved potato, half dyed with food coloring (same crunch as an apple)
Or, if you a problem with food storage (we did in a couple of shows: no refrigerator backstage), what about a chunk of styrofoam carved into the shape of an apple, painted (non-toxic, of course) as required. Hollow out a section for the “bite area” on each side, and replace that with the hollowed out section. The actresses can bite and do a bit of sleight-of-hand in palming away the ‘bitten part’. Best part, easy storage, and no “Oh my god, the lighting designer ate the props!” (yup, that happened too!)
screech-owl
(been there, done the props)
Which side is she biting? If it’s the red, then just paint one side white (tho white chocolate doesn’t sound bad :)) and just have her eat the red side.
PC
Why does the play call for a half red, half white apple? I don’t remember that.
My thoughts exactly.
It’s not in the Disney version, but is in the fairy tale. The witch produces a bi-colored apple (half of which is poisoned) and offers it to Snow White. She reassures her by offering to take a bite first herself, but of course takes a bite from the side that isn’t poisoned.
Cisco said:
Because Snow White’s wicked stepmother made an apple that was half red and half white. One side was poisoned and one side wasn’t, so she could take a bite and convince Snow White that it was safe. Or so it said in my Brothers Grimm translation. Here, I found one online. http://www.bartleby.com/17/2/25.html
Royal Gala apples have always reminded me of Snow White’s apple. Maybe you could browse the fruit market and see if there were any that suit. The white half isn’t exactly white, but I’ve seen many that are yellow on one side and red on the other. I don’t know how well it would show up on stage, though.
I agree with Bren. Find a bright half red/yellow or red/green apple and save yourself some time (paint ay flake, chocolate will melt under the lights).
I was going to suggest Play-Do but that stuff probably tastes too terrible for the kids to keep a straight face.
Hmmm, thanks for all the suggestions. Many ideas I hadn’t thought of.
No practical solutions, but my kids recently rented a newer version of Snow White that had the bi-colored apple. Now that wouldn’t raise any suspicions, would it? Wonder what the reason was for the original half-n-half description?
Save yourself the aggravation. Have the wicked stepmother throw some acid in Snow White’s face. Viola! Guess who ain’t the purtiest no more?
d&r
Save yourself the aggravation. Have the wicked stepmother throw some acid in Snow White’s face. Viola! Guess who ain’t the purtiest no more?
d&r