It's been that time of the year, but I've been too busy to post about it (though not too busy to enjoy them). It's summer! That means PEACHES! Right now I have a bushel of them in the house, a mix of Loring, Glohaven, Redhaven, and Flamin' Fury (PF 24, I think - there are a bunch of sub varieties of Flamin' Fury that ripen at different times). Fifer Orchard is near where I grew up, and we now live thirty or forty minutes drive from there, so I've been visiting their market store for peaches, blueberries, corn, cantaloupes, and honey.
The Loring's have been really good so far, even better than my normal favorite, the Flamin' Fury. The Redhaven's were good. To boot, the early peaches I like, the Sentry, were really good.
Right now is the really sweet spot in the season for fresh peaches (end of July to the middle of August), so I'm in Heaven with a capital "P" (for peaches). Been eating between three and four of them a day, and occasionally glutting on up to six or seven.
If you haven't eaten a peach lately, find a good local orchard or farm market and enjoy!
Peaches are in my Top 5 favorite fruits. The best peach I ever ate was in Italy when white peaches were in season there. Those Italians take their produce seriously
I take the kids here several times a year http://www.eckerts.com/pyo.htm depending on the time of year they can pick apples, peaches, pumpkins and even a Christmas tree. The youngest really likes it but the two oldest get more indignant about it with each passing year. :bluesad:
I don't like them at all
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They grow them at my inlaw's farm. I sold a bunch as part of my growers market for charity and they went rather quick. Its been a great crop this year.
I have a different summer fruit fetish: cherries. When summer comes around I hardly eat any other fruit.
I'm not really a fan of fresh fruits off the vine/tree.. sadly, I prefer them swimming in syrup in a can.
If anyone has had peach soda, now THAT'S really good stuff!
You knew I had to do it Andrew!
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We took out our two plum trees last year; I want to put a couple of peach trees in their places. Yum!
Quote from: lester1/2jr on August 12, 2010, 05:16:48 PM
I don't like them at all
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Quote from: Newt on August 13, 2010, 06:27:08 AM
We took out our two plum trees last year; I want to put a couple of peach trees in their places. Yum!
We did a lot of tree planting this year, but I didn't get to plant my peach trees. Next year they are my priority, and I'll probably plant both Flamin' Fury and Loring trees.
Quote from: Ash on August 13, 2010, 01:19:20 AM
You knew I had to do it Andrew!
That's a direct connection to my subconscious. It's like they're broadcasting from inside my brain.
Quote from: Rev. Powell on August 12, 2010, 09:12:38 PM
I have a different summer fruit fetish: cherries. When summer comes around I hardly eat any other fruit.
Cherries are my second favorite. A bowl of juicy, firm bing cherries is awesomely good. The bings were not very good early in the season, but we had some good ones at the end. The kids love Rainers, so we had a lot of them. They were uniformly good this year. A nice thing about Rainer cherries, when you have kids, is that they don't stain like the bings do.
I like peaches. But I prefer nectarines.
Quote from: Andrew on August 13, 2010, 07:52:47 AM
Cherries are my second favorite. A bowl of juicy, firm bing cherries is awesomely good. The bings were not very good early in the season, but we had some good ones at the end. The kids love Rainers, so we had a lot of them. They were uniformly good this year. A nice thing about Rainer cherries, when you have kids, is that they don't stain like the bings do.
Yes, the stains and the pits are a major drawback. Rainiers just don't have the zing of bings, though!
Love peaches! I usually stop at farmstands on weekends to stock up. Great for pies, to put in Sangria, cut up into cereal, or just plain snacking. I wish fresh peaches were a year round fruit. I make do with canned peaches in the winter.
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I am a massive fan of fruits my all time fav is pomegranates, my wife loves the garden and as part of her therapy she will spend hours in our garden
Quote from: Andrew on August 12, 2010, 03:29:54 PM
It's been that time of the year, but I've been too busy to post about it (though not too busy to enjoy them). It's summer! That means PEACHES! Right now I have a bushel of them in the house, a mix of Loring, Glohaven, Redhaven, and Flamin' Fury (PF 24, I think - there are a bunch of sub varieties of Flamin' Fury that ripen at different times). Fifer Orchard is near where I grew up, and we now live thirty or forty minutes drive from there, so I've been visiting their market store for peaches, blueberries, corn, cantaloupes, and honey.
The Loring's have been really good so far, even better than my normal favorite, the Flamin' Fury. The Redhaven's were good. To boot, the early peaches I like, the Sentry, were really good.
Right now is the really sweet spot in the season for fresh peaches (end of July to the middle of August), so I'm in Heaven with a capital "P" (for peaches). Been eating between three and four of them a day, and occasionally glutting on up to six or seven.
If you haven't eaten a peach lately, find a good local orchard or farm market and enjoy!
I've had my share so far this summer that's for sure. Nothing like biting into one and letting the flavor rip! I love when they're so ripe that you can pull the pit out..all those lovely hues of red, orange, and bright yellow that indicate total ripeness. I love em' too! Great thread!
Other fruits I like are plums, grapes, blueberries, cherries, and apples.
I had some honeydew melon last week that was so sweet it was nearly too much. My wife and I were drinking Pinot Grigio, a particularly fruity wine, and it was making the wine taste extremely sour. That's how sweet it was.
Quote from: Flick James on August 13, 2010, 04:20:40 PM
I had some honeydew melon last week that was so sweet it was nearly too much. My wife and I were drinking Pinot Grigio, a particularly fruity wine, and it was making the wine taste extremely sour. That's how sweet it was.
Whoa....I've bitten into some plums and some other fruits that were so ripe they were red inside, and were so sweet (and fermented) that you ptactically needed a license to sell liquor, lol
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Quote from: lester1/2jr on August 12, 2010, 05:16:48 PM
I don't like them at all
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I like peaches and nectarines and plums...
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I freaking LOVE peaches. Just hate that they're so expensive when they're not in season (at least, around here.)
Dunno about you guys, but I like them when they're soft and juicy.
Never had white peaches though, that sounds interesting...
Quote from: BTM on August 14, 2010, 08:52:31 AM
I freaking LOVE peaches. Just hate that they're so expensive when they're not in season (at least, around here.)
Dunno about you guys, but I like them when they're soft and juicy.
Never had white peaches though, that sounds interesting...
White peaches are OK, but my heart will always be taken by golden yellow freestone peaches. I like peaches when they yield just a little to being squeezed, and don't stay dimpled. Not quite "soft." They also give off a strong peach scent when they reach that point.