In This Week’s Box
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- Flavor Crest Peaches, Frog Hollow Farm
- Santa Rosa Plums, Frog Hollow Farm
- Summer Flare Nectarines, Frog Hollow Farm
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From Farmer Al
Dear CSA Members,
Santa Rosa’s………Mmmmm!
You may never again find this wonderful heirloom plum in retail stores. Some may be found in backyards and at farmers markets, but even there, this is a rare find. This elder stateswoman of a by-gone era, developed by Luther Burbank in the early 1900’s is mostly now found only in backyard gardens. The reason……..? It does not ship well when picked ripe.
Here at Frog Hollow we still dare to pick this delicate fruit as ripe as possible to get maximum flavor, and the perfect balance between sweet and tart that this fickle lady gives us.
If your plums arrive too red for your tastes, rather than a ripe deeper purple, allow the fruit to sit out for a couple of days in a cool place and your patience will be rewarded! Slice them with a bowl of peaches and nectarines and serve for breakfast with Becky’s cream scones! (Available via our mail order site at http://www.froghollow.com/store/farm-kitchen; not the CSA site). If they become overripe or mushy remove the pit and freeze them. They can be thawed and added to smoothies, or pureed and used as a syrup. (Just add sugar to taste once pureed). Use the syrup to pour over pancakes or ice cream.
Enjoy,
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