Pink Pearl Apple Review
"The Red Scare"

This freakish goblin-fruit was cobbled together in the 1940s by a deranged horticulturist hell-bent on terrorizing super-market shoppers as they drifted through their desultory post-war malaise. An exquisitely tart, swamp beast of an apple, the true horror of this Karloffian-era monstrosity lies within, as its translucent alien-skin gives way to a red, bleeding flesh portending the hidden Communist threat that would soon dominate the nightmares of a generation. Tantalizing for a brief hypnotic moment, the Pink Pearl can only maintain its integrity for a short time (about two weeks after being picked) before crumbling under its own corrupt ideals, leaving behind a mealy, juiceless, failed state that must be driven back to the diabolical orchards from which it emerged.
BONUS POINTS: +3 Uniqueness
- FLAVOR PROFILE -
SWEETNESS
1/5

TARTNESS
3/5

INTENSITY
3.5/5

PINK PEARL BIO
PARENTAGE
Surprise x Rosaceae Family
ORIGIN
California
YEAR
1944
AVAILABILITY
Early Fall
BEST USES
Munching, Party Tray,
Applesauce, Baking, Sour Apple
OTHER NAMES
Etter Surprise
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i have a distinct memory from when i was like 6. me and my mom were at the store and bought some apples labeled as pink pearls. when we cut into them, they were striped pink and white, not at all like any other type of apple ive seen since. does anyone know what these might have been?
this is absolute slander
I’ve actually never tried eating a pink pearl apple fresh, but they’re a *superb* baking apple. Firm enough to stand up to cooking, excellent acid balance to keep them from going insipid, an absolute glory in a tart or galette even with your eyes closed. But then, open your eyes to swoops and whorls of flamingo-pink apple slices atop your dessert, and your heart will fill with helium and fireflies.