Signature Select Fuji Apples

Apples in a bag... apples in a bag.... We shall come rejoicing, apples in a bag...

I always mix up Fuji and Fiji. I blame Fiji water (Fuji water?!). These are good apples and very cost effective. They are small and mostly not moldy. Of course, they are also coated in icky resin from bug backsides. So it goes. They taste like a nice sweet apple. Crisp-ish, but a little too on the mealy side for my preference. 

Overall
Cost: 8/10
Taste: 6/10

Brothers All Natural Fruit Crisps - Fuji Apple & Cinnamon

I dunno why Brothers is the "Mickey Mouse character" dried fruit company, but it clearly is. Minnie is cool though, so I'm into it. These apples are also a nice sweet treat. I think apples are one of the best dried fruits, the texture isn't horrible, there's enough "bite" on em. And the cinnamon goes great with apple. Plus unlike the weird tiny Halloween bags, this is a normal sized bag with like 10 apple pieces in it. Hooray!

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 6/10

Homebrew Pickle Mix - Snappy Apple

So, it doesn't look like this pickle mix is even made anymore, which is a blessing in my opinion. Here's the situation: I don't really like vinegar or pickles, even though I've been trying my best to acclimate to them. But more than that, I really really dislike sweet/savory mixes. Pick one, food! And this was a pickle (ick, so savory ... but also apple (sweet?) so it was very offputting to me. The product itself is fun though, you just put some fruit in a jar and boil the packet with water, vinegar and sugar and then refrigerate it all for at least a day.

It was a super easy process and it seemed to go off without a hitch. The problem I have is more with the idea of pickled apple in the first place. They taste like a sweet and spicy pickle, except also an apple with a little cinnamon/clove added. Pickle + apple pie is not a combo that interests me. So now I have a lot of apple pickles left which I will try to foist on unsuspecting visitors. But at least I tried something new! Bad news: I still have a pineapple and onion pack left, both of which I am dreading. Maybe if I can come up with a larger dish that could incorporate them??? Is there such a thing?? Advice welcome.



Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 3/10

Brother's All-Natural Fruit Crisps - Fuji Apples

I know this is, like, a Halloween size treat, but it's seriously one of the smallest single-serve snacks I've ever had. There were like 5 slices of apple in here. That said, since I know there are bigger sizes out there, the taste and texture are great. These are just dried apple pieces, no sugar or anything else added, so they aren't too sweet, they just taste like a nice apple piece. They aren't chewy or especially crunchy either, it's like biting into a wafer but the wafer is apple. I like them a lot as far as dried fruit goes.




Overall
Cost: 3/10 (maybe 1$, but you get so little)
Taste: 6/10