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Default White Nectarines & Peaches???

Kathleen wrote:
> Lynn from Fargo wrote:
>> Is it just me, or are white peaches and nectarines sorely lacking in
>> flavor? It past years I have rarely both the white varieties because
>> they were much more expensive that the regular yellow ones, No this
>> season white and yellow peaches and nectarines are the same price
>> ($1.28 lb) in my supermarket. Very pretty very white very blah,
>>
>> Lynn in Fargo
>> Eating every fresh fruit and vegetable in sight while I can still find/
>> afford them

>
> To be honest, I've never bought or eaten a white peach or nectarine.
> They are always more expensive, never smell as good and, I assume, lack
> the phytochemicals that contribute to the nutritional value of their
> yellow-tinted kin.
>
> What's the attraction?
>

I ate a Jersey Fresh white peach two weeks ago. I got it from a farm
stand and it was the best peach I have ever eaten in my life.

I had purchased a white one and a yellow one at the same place and both
were equally ripe. The white one was superior.

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