Wednesday, July 18, 2001
Smart Mouth
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• At Cincinnati Museum Center: Find the restaurant “dives” that serve the best goetta, mock turtle soup and other favorites on “Diving Out in Cincinnati,” a guided bus tour sponsored by Cincinnati Museum Center, 6-10 p.m. July 26. Cost is $50 for members, $55 for non-members. Registration deadline: Monday. 287-7031.
• At Hollmeyer's Market: This 85-year-old family-owned market in Green Township (3241 Fiddler's Green Road) offers locally grown peaches, Lodi apples, blackberries, cabbage, squash and other produce. Open 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Call to check availability: 574-0663.
Fruit stories
Asian pears are native to China and Japan and grown extensively in the United States. Also known as Chinese or sand pears, Asian pears are apple-size and almost perfectly round with speckled yellow or green skin. The white flesh is firm, crisp and juicy — like an apple — with a sweet flavor somewhat like a pear. Asian pears can be sliced extremely thin without tearing and used as a garnish. Good in salads, and also stewed and slightly chilled. Choose Asian pears that are fragrant and free from blemishes. Store at room temperature until ripe; refrigerate when ripe.
— The Great Exotic Fruit Book (Ten Speed; $15.95)
Sip it
Bell's Oberon ($8.99 per 6-pack): This seasonal specialty (only available May-September) from Kalamazoo, Mich., is one of the few American wheat beers worth searching for. More body than most, and the superb quality associated with the entire Bell's line.
— Ed Westemeier
Tube food
Tailgating and Florida swamp food highlight Extreme Cuisine at 4:30 p.m. Sundayon the Food Network, with a look at a steak-eating contest, champagne tower and a giant chocolate dinosaur.
Hot date
Cincinnati's Civic Garden Center celebrates the 20th anniversary of its award-winning Neighborhood Gardens Program with a tour 5-8 p.m. Tuesday. Air-conditioned buses will take visitors to see three city gardens, including the first community garden, built in 1980. The Neighborhood Gardens Tour is free, but reservations are required by Friday: 221-0981.
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Peach Pie Clarification
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