Now you might say you're comparing apples and pears, similar but distinct in some important ways.

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The intent behind the salad is to celebrate the fall abundance of apples and pears by showcasing them in salad, complete with in-season root vegetables and finished off with Concord grapes.

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The family lives a life of rural self-sufficiency that makes the River Cottage look like a microprocessor plant, raising pigs, keeping bees and growing tomatoes, corn, figs, beans, apples, medlars and pears.

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Firm fruits such as apples, pineapple and pears are particularly easy since they are harder to overcook.

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It was perhaps more about passing out apples and oranges and pears that could hardly be seen as exact equals.

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Fruit farmers complain that unscrupulous agents have damaged the reputation of their export-oriented industry by dumping poor-quality apples, pears and peaches on the European markets.

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Towards the back, an orchard: figs, peaches, plums and pears, pomegranates, apples, apricots and medlars.

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She said tests still showed that 72% of apples and 81% of pears have residues, and that it had been reported that 61% of grapes and 63% of kiwi fruit contained toxic chemicals.

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That is where the newest varieties of apples, pears, stone fruit and table grapes grow in months that are winter in the northern hemisphere.

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It has almonds, apples, peaches, pears, apricots, plums, lemons, persimmons and pomegranates, along with lettuce, radishes, carrots, chard, kale, broccoli, fava beans, cauliflower, onions, potatoes, strawberries and spinach.

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