apples and pears
Britishplural noun
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When baking, consider leaving the skin on fruits like apples and pears whenever the texture works for the dish — it’s a small step, but can help retain more fiber and nutrients.
From Salon
Farmers say they are losing crops to floods while less frost hurts the growth of trees like apples and pears.
From BBC
Unlike apples and pears, which can be stored in cold storage after harvest, cherries cannot and must go straight to market, DeVaney said.
From Seattle Times
They left in the early afternoon from Dulles International Airport with a load of bamboo, apples and pears to munch on during the 19-hour, 9,000 mile flight.
From Reuters
The bewitchingly fragrant fruit — a relative of apples and pears — does go through an ugly duckling phase, Walden acknowledges.
From Seattle Times
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