Riddle

I'm strangely capricious, I'm sour or I'm sweet, To housewives am useful, to children a treat; Yet I freely confess I more mischief have done, Than anything else That is under the sun.

Choose an answer

A.A pear
B.A peach
C.A plum
D.An apple
Hint: It's a 2-word phrase with 7 letters, starting with "A".

Answer

An apple

Why this is the answer

An apple can be tart or sweet, is baked into pies for households everywhere, and myth and legend (from Eden to the poisoned apple) have long blamed it for causing plenty of mischief.

This riddle is filed under Food Riddles and rated Hard.

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