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Fruit and News of the Week: Sept 22nd

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT

Emerald Beaut Plums A freestone plum, the Emerald Beaut is a delicate green that turns golden with a hint  of a blush. It has a firmer texture than the Santa Rosa with a crisp almost crunchy  mouthfeel. One of our most hardy fruit, the Emerald Beaut just gets sweeter and sweeter without losing texture as it ages. Flavor Treat Pluots These large, late-season pluots are reddish-purple over tender, yellow flesh that’s  extremely juicy. Flavor Heart Pluot The Flavor Heart gets its name from its distinctively tapered shape. Its meaty, pale  yellow flesh is very low in acid and the sweetness and color contrasts strikingly with its  dark purple almost black skin. Hosui Pears Hosui have flesh, that while still crunchy has a more melting mouthful, making the  texture combination when eaten out of hand spectacular. Very juicy and sweet with  a milder pear taste, their round shape and beautiful golden hue make them ideal for  presentation with a distinctively Autumnal feel. Warren Pears The Warren is to our pears as the Cal Red is to our peaches. This is Frog  Hollow Farm’s signature pear and for good reason. Too difficult to grow for most  farmers to consider it’s never caught on commercially but Farmer Al has never shied  away from putting the time and effort into a fruit that tastes so good. It has a classic  European texture, very soft and juicy with a silky sweetness that avoids the typical  grittiness found in most pears. Heirloom Apples We grow a few varieties of heirloom apples, but not enough of each variety to pack  everyone the same ones. You will receive some configuration of these varieties – Cox’s  Orange Pippin, Ashmead’s Kernel, Belle de Boskoop, and Jonathan. Lamb Hass Avocado Abounding Harvest Mountain Farm, Los Gatos CA  Lamb-Hass is a cross between the traditional Hass and a Gwen (Dwarf )  Avocado. A late season avocado with a rich and nutty flavor.  **Varieties subject to change**

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