Went shopping yesterday and the new stone fruit is in. Yippee! I bought
peaches, plums, necterines and apricots and had a feast fit for a king
at home, just to make all you northerners green with envy. :)
The peaches were slightly soft and juicey, the plums were divine,
necterines had a hint of tartness just the way I like them and the
apricots were .... absolutely blah!! They had no aroma and no taste, not
even a little bit. They looked beautiful with a lovely red blush, no
blemishes but not one bit of flavour. Not one. I have never been so
disappointed in a fruit before. Maybe the chooks will eat them as I
really don't think I can. Thank goodness I only bought 6 as they were
quite dear, and I had to get DH to try one in case it was just my piece
of fruit. His description could not to be repeated.
Re: Totally OT: stone fruit ... The peaches were slightly soft and juicey, the plums were divine, necterines had a hint of tartness just the way I like them and the apricots were ... Thank goodness I only bought 6 as they were quite dear, and I had to get DH to try one in case it was just my piece of fruit.... I made spicy peach jam from the peaches on the various trees around my property, fig jams and preserves two weeks ago, grape jam last week and this week, and I have two quince trees absolutely laden so I have to learn what to do with those. ... (sci.agriculture.poultry)
Re: Totally OT: stone fruit ... The peaches were slightly soft and juicey, the plums were divine, necterines had a hint of tartness just the way I like them and the apricots were ... Thank goodness I only bought 6 as they were quite dear, and I had to get DH to try one in case it was just my piece of fruit.... I made spicy peach jam from the peaches on the various trees around my property, fig jams and preserves two weeks ago, grape jam last week and this week, and I have two quince trees absolutely laden so I have to learn what to do with those. ... (sci.agriculture.poultry)
Re: Totally OT: stone fruit ... The peaches were slightly soft and juicey, the plums were divine, necterines had a hint of tartness just the way I like them and the apricots were ... Thank goodness I only bought 6 as they were quite dear, and I had to get DH to try one in case it was just my piece of fruit.... I made spicy peach jam from the peaches on the various trees around my property, fig jams and preserves two weeks ago, grape jam last week and this week, and I have two quince trees absolutely laden so I have to learn what to do with those. ... (sci.agriculture.poultry)
Re: Totally OT: stone fruit ... The peaches were slightly soft and juicey, the plums were divine, necterines had a hint of tartness just the way I like them and the apricots were ... Thank goodness I only bought 6 as they were quite dear, and I had to get DH to try one in case it was just my piece of fruit.... I made spicy peach jam from the peaches on the various trees around my property, fig jams and preserves two weeks ago, grape jam last week and this week, and I have two quince trees absolutely laden so I have to learn what to do with those. ... (sci.agriculture.poultry)
Re: Totally OT: stone fruit ... The peaches were slightly soft and juicey, the plums were divine, necterines had a hint of tartness just the way I like them and the apricots were ... Thank goodness I only bought 6 as they were quite dear, and I had to get DH to try one in case it was just my piece of fruit.... I made spicy peach jam from the peaches on the various trees around my property, fig jams and preserves two weeks ago, grape jam last week and this week, and I have two quince trees absolutely laden so I have to learn what to do with those. ... (sci.agriculture.poultry)
