Oh, the random facts you learn from Numb3rs!  I love the little gems of quotes that I get from that show.  In a recent episode, Larry was musing over raspberries because the same chemical that gives them their taste is apparently found in abundance in the universe.  So, he concluded, the universe must taste like raspberries… there’s an interesting thought.  Now the challenge is to test that hypothesis, but really, how do you go about tasting the universe?  Oh let me just go to outer space and open up a window and stick my tongue out. Yeah…

Then today I was wandering the aisles of Ralph’s and came upon a strange sight – colorless raspberries!  They looked like they had gotten the “blood” drained out of them.  It turns out they are just “golden raspberries” (the name makes them seem so much nicer, doesn’t it?).  Curious, I had to get a (freakin’ expensive) box to try.  I mean, these things just look so strange!  The little hairs are so much more obvious against the light skin, so they look rather hairy.  Not the most appealing of looks, but hey, they taste just fine!  They just seem to lack some of the tartness that red raspberries have.