Apples (may) cure illness when eaten when blessed. However, their doctor-repelling power is increased to the point that Healers take damage when eating them or suffer some other negative effects, and hitting a Healer player monster with an apple scares them.

All the various fruits and vegetables have slightly different (and generally good) non-nutritional effects, like with carrots and blindness. Ideas:

• Apples exercise Consitution (and make nurses flee?).
• Pears heal d3 hit points.
• Oranges restore one lost ability point.
• Bananas cure stunning.

Occasionally, sitting next to a tree will cause an apple to fall on your head.