Pardon My Interruption: Craig's Thoughts About This And That
These green apples are now in season. They are grown in the northernmost area of the country in the Golan Heights by Druze famers. Something like 70% of Druze farmers produce apples.
This year, like last, about 1/5 of the apple harvest will be shipped to Syria, which helps keep the apple prices from falling too low in Israel, and some hope it will raise the possibility of peace with Syria.
I’m more confident the former is more likely to be accomplished than the latter.
Lachish grapes are becoming available in the market again. The grapes that have been available prior to now were South African imports, which sell for 24 shekels per kilo. The locally grown grapes are still a bit expensive for me, though at between 7.80 (above) and 12 shekels (below) a kilo they are half as expensive as the imports.
Like the recently mentioned pineapples, these grapes are from Lachish, which is another reason it is relevant to post them during the King Hezekiah series.
While the South African grapes are consistently much smaller than the local grapes, they do come seedless in both red and green. Israel, on the other hand, only produces green seedless grapes. So, if you want red seedless grapes, it’s going to cost you double at today’s prices.
Here’s another red and yellow color combination. These peppers are in season and offer an eye catching color combination.
I don’t like melon – of any kind – but if I did, I think these honeydews would be worth the current price of 7.50 shekels per kilo.
Cashews are currently my favorite snack food; and they are the only souvenir my dad ever wants me to bring him from Israel.
A wide variety of nuts, seeds, and dried fruits are available year-round at any of the produce markets in Israel.
