"The Cook" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 9 Aug 2009 20:39:42 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
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>>Hi, is there some secret to selecting peaches from the grocery that
>>are not dry? I have several now that I can crush in my hand on not
>>get one drop of juice. The pulp is mealy --almost the consistency of
>>mashed potatoes. Do the growers have a name for this? Is it a
>>disease or some neglect in harvesting or storing? --tom
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> See if you can find a farmers market or roadside stand. They usually
> have locally grown fruits and vegetables and will usually give you a
> sample.
>
During the same time period the peaches at farm stands in the area will be
exactly the same as those at the stupidmarkets in the same area... they will
both have fruit from the same orchard or both shipped from halfway around
the world, peach season is short. The only way you are going to get tree
ripened peaches is to grow your own, or find a peach orchard that harvests
their tree ripened peaches and sells to the public, very few do except for
their own use, because they will suffer way too much loss. Obviously you
are negating the tree ripened peach theory by suggesting one taste. I've
never yet found a stupidmarket that refused me a piece of fruit to try when
asked nor have any cared one bit whan folks taste without asking because
there was no one nearby to ask... do you really think asking the stock boy
stacking cans in the next aisle is going to say other than Help yourself, of
course not, most will say Take two, they're small. Anyway, not many will
eat an entire unwashed peach or even take a nibble, except those of us who
are familiar with nibbling fuzzy juicey things. hehe