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Posted by mcleester none (My Page) on
Wed, Oct 30, 13 at 19:58

So I have a pear tree in a house we have lived in just over a year. Last year, we just let the pears fall -- and got some mushy, grainy pears.

This year, I read up on pears and picked them early and put them in the fridge for a few weeks. The pear ripened on the counter. But when I cut it open and started to eat it, I was surprised at all these small hard bits.

They seem like undeveloped seeds, but then are in the flesh, not just the center (see them at the bottom of the picture. They were hard and crunchy, but didn't really taste like anything.

Did I just feed my daughter bug eggs?

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  • Posted by fruitnut z7b-8a,4500ft SW TX (My Page) on
    Wed, Oct 30, 13 at 20:21

Some pears have grit cells. It's nothing dangerous just a natural characteristic of certain varieties like Kieffer. Many people find them objectionable just based on the texture. I haven't eaten a pear like that since childhood. You need a good pear like Bartlett, Comice, Seckel, Bosc, or Olympic, a few of my favorites, and no grit cells.

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Thanks! I wouldn't have thought those could get that big. Appreciate the info. Maybe I'll juice them and make some kind of cider then. They weren't bad for eating, just not great.

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I bet they are Kieffer pears. They are often the ones you get canned.

Here is a link that might be useful: DWN Kieffer's

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