ORGANIC Strawberries
"Strawberry Fields For-ever" season is here. The strawberry is very delicate, it must be hand picked and rushed to a cooler. So delicate a drop of rain could bruise the fruit. Bluemoon Organics, Aptos, CA
ORGANIC Yellow Peach
Peaches come to us from China, via the Persians, along the trade routes of the Silk Road. The Chinese believed that peaches could confer immortality but the FruitGuys only promise that they're high in antioxidants Vitamin A and C. "Eat a peach" say the Allman Brothers and so do we.
Aprium
Apriums are 2/3 apricot and 1/3 plum. These are from Kingsburg California and the very tippy top first out of the gate for the stone fruit season. Place apriums in a bag with an apple to advance the ripening to soft tartness of springs first sprung. Kingsburg, CA.
ORGANIC REGIONAL Nectarine
Peaches without the fuzz! Actually, nectarines ARE peaches but with a recessive gene that makes them a little sweeter and with a smooth skin. Cut down the seam, twist and separate: with one bite you can prove Mendel's genetics and enjoy a sweet-tasting fruit at the same.
ORGANIC Blueberries
Fats Domino found his thrill on blueberry hill. And the FruitGuys are thrilled to offer these from Florida. Blueberries are power packed with nutrients. Add some sweet notes to your yogurt or coffee-cart granola by tossing in a few of these berries. Forbidden Fruit, Lompac, CA.
ORGANIC Kiwi
Kiwi fruit is one of the best sources of vitamin C. It is the most nutrient-rich fruit by volume. One cup of kiwi contains 273% of the RDA of Vitamin C. Eat it by cutting it across the middle so that each half is in the shape of a small cup, then use a spoon to scoop it out.
ORGANIC Taylor's Gold Pear
A happy accident, a mutation in a comice pear orchard in Nelson New Zealand produced this now well-loved pear. Taylor's Gold became orchardist Michael King-Turner's gold when it became popular. Russeted and fragrant.
ORGANIC Packham Pear
Rumpled. A good poetic word. Rumpole of the Bailey. Rumbly, bumpy, bulbous, gibbosic. Peckhams' are sweet pears, with character. Each a little askew like that friendly odd fellow at the bus stop. This pear's parentage is Bartlett and Yvedale Saint-Germain. It softens as it ripens.
REGIONAL Minneola
Delightful Duncan grapefruit and Dancy tangerine produce the Minneola Tangelo. A superb dark orange sometimes called Honeybell. It's Outtie bellybutton is trademark charteristic and an easy start to peel point.
LOCAL Navel Orange
An orange with an Innie. Navels are aptly named. Native to Brazil, they've been cultivated in Riverside CA since the dawn of the citrus boom in the 1870s. Easy to peel and breaks into sections superbly, this orange is practically seedless. Cruz Farms, Porterville CA.
REGIONAL Cara Cara
Cara Cara (or Pink Navel) is one of the citrus season's favorites, because it has it all. Sweet, low acid and easy peeling. The nutrient Lycopene gives it beautiful color. It has Brazilian parentage.
Grapefruit
There should be more cowboy songs about Texas Grapefruit. There are songs about purple hills and the sagebrush. Grown along the Rio Grand, these tangy grapefruits will make you kick up yer heels and yodel.
ORGANIC Ataulfo Mango
The sun princess Surya Bai transformed into the mango. And that is why a bite of mango can melt a foggy Monday morning. Or put a salsa beat into your typing. There are numerous ways to cut a mango. Secure with a fork and peel. Or cut fat sections close to the pit, score the flesh into cubes and scoop away from the skin. Chris describes how to cut a mango.
ORGANIC
REGIONAL Haas Avocado
“One of the most rare and pleasant fruits of the island. It nourisheth and strengtheneth the body, corroborating the spirits and procuring lust exceedingly.” said one of this fine fruits early discoverers. Read more details about avocado nutrition in this back issue FruitGuys News.
Fuji Apple
In the 1930s the Fuji apple was bred in Japan. Grafted from Virginian royalty Rawls Jennet and Iowa's Red Delicious, it has become an extremely popular apple in Japan. About the size of a baseball (yakyuu no booru,) this apple is sweet and delicious (oishii.)
Pink Lady Apple
Red with green blush. This apple has a dimple underneath. It is sweet and tart.
Gala Apple
Sweet and mild. Somewhat thin skinned. Striped. Hails from New Zealand, from momma Golden and poppa Orange Delicious.
Bananas
Did you know that Bananas are really a giant herb? The "trunk" of this perennial plant is formed of woven and twisted outer leaves from which emerges a stalk. It takes 10-15 months for the bananas to develop. Our philosophy on ripening is that we want to bring fruit to you that is at the beginning of the "breaking point" of ripeness. Banana ripening is an art and is divided into 6 color stages. The FruitGuys perfect banana is a stage 5 -- yellow with green tips. At this stage the banana will be sweet and firm. People have different tastes and we try to provide clients with the widest choice of ripening range.
Enjoy and be fruitful!
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