On 8/17/2011 6:56 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2011-08-17, Jim > wrote:
>
>> Are all the white peaches very sweet?
>
> Almost all the "white" produce (corn, nectarines, peaches, etc) are
> sweet or even extra-sweet and super-sweet hybrids. Hybrids going more
> for sweet than flavor. Usually flavor is better for use in a
> pie/cobbler. Better to have flavor and add sweet in the form of
> sugar. Otherwise, I agree. Whites are great for eating raw or
> topping breakfast cereal/oatmeal.
>
>> These were less fuzzy than the ones I grow in the backyard.
>
> I wondered about that, too. Is this a new harvesting process or have
> they been genetically modified to have no fuzz?
>
> nb
So far I've seen three varieties or colors of donut peaches at a local
farmer's market. They've all been good!

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James Silverton, Potomac

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