HOOD RIVER, OREGON (April, 2002) - The fresh taste of a mouthwatering ripe pear. Wouldn't you like to package that up and take it with you wherever you go? Or better yet, set it aside for a rainy day. Try taking a pear, or most any other fruit for that matter, tucking it away for a few months and see if you end up with something appetizing, or even edible.
Using technology it took the USDA six years to develop, Gorge Delights
is producing pear bars with a shelf life of two years. Each bar
has the nutritional value of two whole pears and tastes deliciously
pear-like. Keep in mind that Gorge Delight Pear Fruit Bars are 100%
natural and have attained this long shelf life without any artificial
additives, flavorings, or preservatives.
So what can you do with a Gorge Delight Pear Fruit Bar? With a two
year shelf life, you can:
- Tuck some away in your vehicle's emergency road kit, so if your car breaks down in an isolated area you will have flavorful sustenance until help arrives.
- Place some in your tackle box - even if you only go fishing on opening day, you'll have two years to enjoy the taste of the bar. You could even hook a piece on and use it as bait in place of salmon eggs.
- Hide a couple under the eaves - then you'll at least have the tasty
snack to look forward to during the annual task of cleaning out
your gutters.
- Put some in your glove compartment in case you get stuck in a blizzard
and the snow piles up against your door preventing you from getting
to your vehicle's emergency road kit.
- Store some next to the candles, flashlight and batteries, so the
next time the power goes out you'll be able to take care of dinner
or a snack while waiting for the lights (and microwave) to come
back on.
- Drop some in the box with your Christmas decorations - pears are
a seasonal favorite, and perhaps you'll even find a partridge (or
a couple of turtle doves).
- Put some in your back pack or camping equipment. They are small,
light weight and convenient, and will provide the energy you'll
need when hiking, trekking or camping.
- Hide some with your tax forms - the nutritional punch will keep you alert, reducing the chance of mistakes as you prepare your annual taxes, potentially save you hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties!
