I love raspberries. / myLot

Australia

May 17, 2016 6:19am CST

I love raspberry flavoured food; juice, ice cream, cordial and jam, especially jam. Do you know though, I've never had a fresh raspberry. Today while shopping, I spotted some punnets of these little pink beauties. In view of good health I splashed out and paid $5.50 for a little punnet. I was putting the shopping away and decided to sample one. i thought it would be juicy and sweet and delicious. It was not only rather tasteless but also truly sour! Are they supposed to be that way? I'm gutted.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

17 May 16

That's very expensive raspberries. I love these fruits, too. If they are sour, you can add sugar or honey on them and let them stay an hour before eating.

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

17 May 16

Putting on sugar or honey seems to defeat the health part, lol. do they still taste like raspberries though, if I do that?

Carmela

@Carmelanirel2 (8085)

• United States

31 May 16

Unfortunately you probably got raspberries that were sprayed or GMO (If they have come up with GMO raspberries) If only you lived nearby, I have a red raspberry bush, but it is tiny, so I don't get a lot, but what I do get a lot of are black raspberries (which in my opinion tastes similar) and an even bigger harvest of blackberries. I will have enough for jam, muffins, and maybe even a pie, as well as enough to freeze for later.

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

1 Jun 16

@Carmelanirel2 this had maybe 30 raspberries in it. I i will be speaking to the boss next time I go there.

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

31 May 16

Lucky you. I think you may be right. on a second tasting a day or so later, some of them had a cloudiness or greyish tinge and tasted like they were about to go mouldy. Yuck!

Carmela

@Carmelanirel2 (8085)

• United States

31 May 16

@MsTickle Yuck! And I don't know how much a punnet is, but that sounds awfully expensive. In the stores here they are sold in pints and I don't think even the organic ones are much more than $4.00.

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TheRealDawn

@dawnald (85137)

• Shingle Springs, California

1 Jun 16

Raspberries are pretty good if you can't get cherries!

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

2 Jun 16

Yum, cherries. Cherries are so good if they are not bruised.

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vanny

@vandana7 (102698)

• India

1 Jun 16

I used to love raspberry ice creams..:)

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

2 Jun 16

"Used to"?

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vanny

@vandana7 (102698)

• India

2 Jun 16

@MsTickle ... I stopped eating ice creams.

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Macarrosel

@Macarrosel (7498)

• Philippines

1 Jun 16

Fruits are expensive also in our place, but I have no choice but to buy them for the sake of the health benefits we can get in eating fruits. Rasberries don't grow in our country.

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

2 Jun 16

It's my belief that paying the extortionately high prices is what keeps those prices high. Usually I go without rather than be ripped off. It was a very unusual purchase for me. frozen fruit has the same benefit

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 May 16

What a terrible shame! I'd add some sugar and to heck with the good health bit. :)

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

17 May 16

I was thinking I'd juice them with coconut water and honey. That has to be semi healthy?

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 May 16

@MsTickle That's a good idea. Honey would be better than sugar.

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bonnie

@bunnybon7 (50970)

• Holiday, Florida

1 Jun 16

oh poor girl. I knew that as I have had several fresh things like that and the reason why is they put sugar, or honey or some other flavor changer to accent the taste in things like ice cream and jam etc. bananas are the only fruit I have found to be pretty close fresh as in things. oh and some apples depending on the kind

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

2 Jun 16

Apples are pretty good but bananas on ly last up to 3 days.

Max Crisp

@Orson_Kart (8250)

• United Kingdom

25 May 16

Sounds like sour grapes to me.

Actually, I think most fruit in its edible state is not sweet enough. I always add sugar to rasps and strawberries if I am eatin them raw. The only one I can think of that is always ok on its own is pineapple.