Trying New Fruits - White Sapote

White Sapote

Last year, I had the opportunity to try a couple of new-to-me fruits - jujube and jazz apples.  This year, however, I haven't tried any new-to-me fruits until today.  Today, I tried what is known as a Sapote in general and, more specifically, White Sapote.  I was given the fruit when I went to the temple, last week, on Wednesday.  It is from a tree on the temple grounds.  It was still a little under-ripe when I received it and firm to the touch.  I was told it will soften when ripe.  I left the fruit on my kitchen counter to ripen and decided it was ripe enough to try it today.  I think I might have let it get a little over-ripe!

I cut it into quarters and this is what it looked like:

Very Ripe White Sapote Pieces

The skin is supposed to be inedible, so I just scooped out the flesh with a spoon and ate it.  It was very soft and custard like, somewhat sweet, but a little bland.  There were three big seeds and two small seeds in the middle; I saved the seeds to see if they will germinate if I planted them.  It might make an interesting plant.

I have eaten yellow sapotes, as a child - there was a yellow sapote tree in my neighbor's garden - but the texture and taste of yellow sapotes tend to be different; I remember them being more chalky, less sweet.  I have also eaten sapodilla, which is another type of sapote, but they, too, tasted different to the white sapote.

I have not seen white sapote on sale (the skin is very thin, especially when ripe, and bruises easily, so not a good fruit for being transported, etc.)  But it is a fruit I wouldn't mind eating again.


Today, in addition to trying a new fruit, I went to work, paid 3 bills (gas, internet, utilities), went to the post office to mail the bill payments (yes, I'm still old fashioned about writing checks and mailing in payments; I'm doing my bit to support the postal service!), picked up medication refills from the pharmacy, brought the trash cans in, went through the grocery ads, watered the orange and peach trees, watered the indoor plants, and finished writing out the card for an aunt's birthday (addressed and stamped and ready to be mailed, tomorrow).  I did everything on my to do list!

Have spent the evening trying to video chat with daughter - she's having trouble with her internet connection; her account keeps getting disconnected (internet connection comes with her apartment) and she's been calling the service provider.  They get her connected, it works for not even 5 minutes and goes off, again!  Very frustrating for her.  It's a good thing she's on summer break, right now, and not having any homework for her classes; all her homework requires access to the internet as assignments are done on-line and submitted on-line, etc.  

Today, I am grateful for:
- A new fruit to try
- Water for my plants
- Dinner from the temple
- Internet connections 
- Phones when the internet doesn't work properly!

I'll go ahead and post my to do list for Wednesday:  
- Go to the office
- Post office to mail card to aunt
- Bank
- Water camellia bush and potted plants
- Paperwork/Filing
- Laundry
- Dust bedroom

How was your day, today?  Have you ever tried sapote?