Exhaustion, Batting, Physics, and Refreshing Fruit Chaat

Didn't our lovely lads look exhausted out there yesterday?  Completely pooped from standing in the field and heat for such a long time.  It certainly wasn't my Gulzilla's day; he worked so hard, and so did the other bowlers,

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but to no avail;  Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis just kept smokin' out those runs.  Thank goodness they declared and Pakistan got to bat!  A change was just what our guys needed and they showed some fight and some attitude!  Right on guys, way to claw back into the game!  Now let's hope the great batting performance continues today, day 5 of the test match. 

The match was broadcast on TV last night, and man...did it look hot there.  And there was a dust storm happening.  That's something that can totally sap your energy,  I mean, even I got tired and run down just watching!  I need a pick-me-up and I'm guessing that you do, too.   So for today's food, I'm going to show you how to make my Grandmother-in-law's  Refreshing Fruit Chaat.  The trick for extra deliciousness in this dessert is to cut the fruit into the smallest dice possible.  In physics talk, smaller objects have a larger surface area (surface area to volume ratio). That allows for more surface area of fruit to come into contact with the sauce, resulting in deeper flavour.  See?  The things you learn in physics class in high school do get used in real-life situations!  So if you're in high school now, study up!  You'll be a better chef for it.  Anyhoo, here you have it...Fruit Chaat.
Ingredients:
2 apples, cored and peeled,, very finely diced or chopped
2 bananas, very finely diced
2 guavas, very finely diced.  If no guavas are available, use pears, very finely diced
Juice of 5 oranges
1/2 cup of sugar or more
1/2 teaspoon or more of salt, depending on taste

First of all, add sugar and salt to the juice of the oranges.  Don't use commercial orange juice because it's slightly bitter.  Squeezed oranges are best.
Stir the juice until the salt and sugar are dissolved, making a thin syrup.
Add the diced fruit, let sit for an hour or more so that all of the flavours mix and intensify.

Salt is added to this dessert to make the fruit flavours stand out, and it also adds a richness which cannot be achieved by sugar alone.  You may also add some ground black pepper and a bit of red chili powder if you so wish.  Some people like to add cloves and cardamom pods, but my Grandmother-in-law would have a fit.  According to her, you only use salt, sugar and maybe a pinch of black pepper.  I'll leave that up to you. 

Furthermore, you can add other fruit, but make sure you always have apples, bananas and guava/pears.  Otherwise, it's just a plain old fruit salad.

Now go get refreshed!  And tomorrow we'll take about day 5 of the test match. 
Happy Eating, and Happy Cricket!