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COTTON CANDY GRAPES!

Sooner — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 22:48:36 GMT

We found some of those Cotton Candy grapes the other day and OH MY gosh they are wonderful! We hadn't seen them in a while but they are back in the stores here now.

It helps me not be so sad the cherries are gone. . . but the HATCH peppers are back too and I LOVE those!

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Kachina624 — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 23:16:58 GMT

Never heard of cotton candy grapes.

The Hatch Chilies are about 2 weeks early this year due to hot, dry weather, which chilies love.

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momtochloe — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 23:28:25 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
We found some of those Cotton Candy grapes the other day and OH MY gosh they are wonderful! We hadn't seen them in a while but they are back in the stores here now.

It helps me not be so sad the cherries are gone. . . but the HATCH peppers are back too and I LOVE those!

Oh @Sooner I agree those Cotton Candy grapes are the bomb! . . . if anyone has a chance to snag them I would highly recommend as they are great for snacking but also for a given recipe. They are unusual yet delicious!

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Sooner — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 02:42:44 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
Never heard of cotton candy grapes.

The Hatch Chilies are about 2 weeks early this year due to hot, dry weather, which chilies love.

OH how I love those! I could almost eat them with peanut butter. . . but they are so good in sauces, soups, casseroles, on burgers, on my oh my! I usually roast and peel a bunch and freeze them!

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Tigriss — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 15:17:09 GMT

I don't think I would like them. The idea of cotton candy fruit is just horrid to me. I'm not good with regular cotton candy flavor, nor very sweet things.

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dancingwoman — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 15:58:21 GMT

I've never heard of Cotton Candy grapes...I'll have to look for them...maybe...I usually don't like sweet things but grapes might be different...

Now the hatch chiles..thats a different story..we actually crave them...DW

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chickenbutt — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 16:01:26 GMT

I LOVE these! I only discovered them a couple of years ago. BTW, the season is VERY short, so get while the gettin's good!

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Nightowlz — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 16:24:19 GMT

Never heard of them. Had to look it up online. It say's it tastes just like pink spun sugar. I hate Cotton Candy so don't know if I would like them or not. Colorado peaches from Nolan Orchards are finally available. Picked up case of peaches, watermelon & sand plum jam this morning. Cunningham Orchards will bring in their peaches week after next. Now I just have to wait for some to ripen.

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Mothertrucker — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 17:47:48 GMT

Has anyone had "cherry plums"?really tasty if you can find them...

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Day1128 — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 20:07:27 GMT

I bought the cotton candy grapes by mistake. They were horrible. I tossed them out. Had an odd sweet taste for grapes.

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HonnyBrown — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 17:01:49 GMT

I had those for the first time last year. I'm glad they are back.

I had a Grapple apple a few weeks ago. Another yum!

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momtochloe — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 17:10:26 GMT

I was bummed when the one store that had them in this area didn't carry them this year as I really enjoyed them and I am not a fruit or even a big sweet lover but I guess for me they were just so fun to eat if that makes sense as you see a grape but then the taste just really (again for me) took me back to my childhood of eating cotton candy at the local fair . . .

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Toppers — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 17:18:50 GMT

@momtochloe wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
We found some of those Cotton Candy grapes the other day and OH MY gosh they are wonderful! We hadn't seen them in a while but they are back in the stores here now.

It helps me not be so sad the cherries are gone. . . but the HATCH peppers are back too and I LOVE those!
Oh @Sooner I agree those Cotton Candy grapes are the bomb! . . . if anyone has a chance to snag them I would highly recommend as they are great for snacking but also for a given recipe. They are unusual yet delicious!

I agree, @momtochloe.

I think that they're really good, too.

If someone likes the taste of Cotton Candy, they will like these grapes. They're different and unique.

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DiAnne — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 17:59:45 GMT

I tried them for the first time this year. They were good but really expensive. I bought them one week and the next week the store did not have them anymore. I love the regular taste of grapes but I would purchase these again.

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momtochloe — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 18:30:06 GMT

Please know I live in the western suburbs of Chicago so we are not exactly ground zero for grape harvests but when I first purchased those grapes they were the bomb but when I ran back for a second set a week later I almost took them back (I'm kind of a weeny about that) but maybe a third of them had the distinctive flavor of the cotton candy.

If you are interested and if you can, try and grab the initial harvest or offering in your area as it does make a big difference (I believe @chickenbutt highlighted this in her previous post and it is so true!).

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Sooner — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 20:38:03 GMT

@Day1128 wrote:
I bought the cotton candy grapes by mistake. They were horrible. I tossed them out. Had an odd sweet taste for grapes.

So you like "sour grapes?" LOL!!!! Sorry I couldn't resist the pun!!!!

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Tigriss — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 20:56:49 GMT

Don't forget that frozen grapes are a great cold treat. I wouldn't like these grapes, but regular grapes are wonderful for super hot summers.