{"id":4151,"date":"2011-08-25T22:06:26","date_gmt":"2011-08-25T22:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happychildcsa.com\/?p=628"},"modified":"2011-08-25T22:06:26","modified_gmt":"2011-08-25T22:06:26","slug":"week-of-august-22nd-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happychildcsa.com\/froghollowCSA\/week-of-august-22nd-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Week of August 22nd 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>In This Week's Box<\/h2>\n\n\n[box_list]\n<ul>\n\t<li>O'Henry Peaches <\/li>\n\t<li>Cal Red Peaches <\/li>\n\t<li>Summer Fire Nectarines <\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n[\/box_list]\n\n[print_this]\n<h2>From Sarah<\/h2>\n\nGreetings from the land of Peaches!!! That\u2019s what this last weekend was all about, and the time of year it is here at Frog Hollow. Peach, Peach, Peach we are surrounded by Peaches!!!\n\nAl asked me (Sarah is co-owner of Frog Hollow, for those who are unfamiliar with her role here at the farm! She\u2019s also our HR and office manager) to write the newsletter this week so I\u2019m going to write about \u201cBattle of the Peaches\u201d. For 27 years Al and I have had this good natured back and forth about which peach is better; The Cal Red or the O\u2019Henry. Al claims there is no peach better than the Cal Red. I beg to differ! So, what\u2019s the difference you ask. Subtle, but distinctly different, the Cal Red is dense, sweet, and will hold up to anything you could DREAM of doing with a peach, it\u2019s a chefs dream come true. The O\u2019Henry is sweet, tart and complex in it\u2019s perfectly peachy taste, it\u2019s summer cradled in a round, plump, dripping with juicy perfection (yes, I know, obvious which one I prefer). This past weekend we had a competition, which peach did the general public think was the better peach? And guess what? O\u2019Henry won! HA! I have bragging rights! Finally. \n\nBut this is not to say Al doesn\u2019t know what he\u2019s talking about when it comes to something truly special you can\u2019t get anywhere else. Most of you have heard of the O\u2019Henry, but have you heard of Cal Red? Odds are you have not. Al picked this delicious, but persnickety peach, for its flavor not it\u2019s name (never mind that he\u2019s a Cal grad and I to this day think that\u2019s the REAL reason he choose it). It\u2019s not as pretty as the O\u2019Henry and will bruise if you look at it wrong, making it difficult to pack and ship. Highly susceptible to brown rot, again, making it difficult to ship, thus putting most commercial growers off. But Farmer Al is so committed to flavor that 33 years ago when he planted his first Cal Red peach he knew it would make his reputation. And it has. \n\nAlice Waters served President Clinton a single peach as he was on his way out the door after having dined at Chez Paniesse. For us, there is truly no higher compliment than the simplicity of serving a piece of our fruit on a plate with nothing to distract from its flavor. This is the Cal Red. I hope you enjoy the fruit this week and perhaps have your own battle of the peaches in your dining rooms. Have fun with it!\n\nGood Health to you. \nEat well,\n\nSarah\n                \n\n<b>Special next week\u2013<\/b> Order a flat of O\u2019Henry or Cal Reds and you\u2019ll receive a \u201cBattle of the Peaches\u201d T-Shirt that corresponds with your favorite variety; while supplies last! Order before This Friday, for your Week of August 29th order. \n**How can you tell which peach is which?** They look very similar! We\u2019ll be marking the flap of your boxes, so once you open your CSA share, look at the lids\u2013 OH=O\u2019Henry, CR=Cal Red\n\n[\/print_this]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In This Week&#8217;s Box [box_list] O&#8217;Henry Peaches Cal Red Peaches Summer Fire Nectarines [\/box_list] [print_this] From Sarah Greetings from the land of Peaches!!! That\u2019s what this last weekend was all about, and the time of year it is here at Frog Hollow. Peach, Peach, Peach we are surrounded by Peaches!!! 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