There are few things better than a really good nectarine ripened to perfection. They had the best ones ever in an orchard near Martinsburg, WV. Oh, how I miss those nectarines! They spoiled me for the sort-of-a-nectarine stuff in grocery stores.
Did you know a nectarine is just a peach with a regressive no-fuzz gene? It’s true.
I knew that, but something else has happened over the course of time, and the flavor has changed a bit between them. I think a really good nectarine is better than a really good peach, even though they are similar. Of course, the fact that I’m highly allergic to peach fuzz could influence my tastes.
Peach fuzz creeps me out. Makes my tongue tickle.
I had a warm, tree-ripened nectarine today. There is so much fruit on this tree I’m afraid most of it will go to waste. So, Monday, I will pick as much as I can and take it to work. I will also send as many bags of them as possible to my (bestest) client at LANL. She’s harvesting her chile this weekend. We are making a trade.
Good trade…
🙂
Even I contemplate the possibilty of a benign deity when eating a perfectly ripe white peach.
Oooh, I do love a good summer nectarine. To me nectarines are more tart than peaches (and both have their happy place in this world). Love ’em!
Natalie – if you can figure out how to ship some to California, I’d take a bunch off your hands!! 🙂
Uh, Duh; I work for FedEx! Email me your address and maybe I can get some out. Honestly… We’ve got loads!
I’d almost DRIVE to wherever you are for some tree-ripened nectarines!
Peaches and nectarines are summer’s kissing cousins. In fact, they’re so closely related that occasionally a peach tree will bear nectarines and vice versa. Essentially, the difference between the two fruits comes down to fuzz (botanists call it pubescence). Peaches have it, nectarines don’t. There may be a slight difference in flavor as well. Peaches seem to have a muskier flavor, whereas nectarines tend to have a slight lemony note. . . .
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They should never be refrigerated until they are fully ripe. Chilling them before that will result in fruit that is mealy and flavorless.
There are few things better than a really good nectarine ripened to perfection. They had the best ones ever in an orchard near Martinsburg, WV. Oh, how I miss those nectarines! They spoiled me for the sort-of-a-nectarine stuff in grocery stores.
Did you know a nectarine is just a peach with a regressive no-fuzz gene? It’s true.
I knew that, but something else has happened over the course of time, and the flavor has changed a bit between them. I think a really good nectarine is better than a really good peach, even though they are similar. Of course, the fact that I’m highly allergic to peach fuzz could influence my tastes.
Peach fuzz creeps me out. Makes my tongue tickle.
I had a warm, tree-ripened nectarine today. There is so much fruit on this tree I’m afraid most of it will go to waste. So, Monday, I will pick as much as I can and take it to work. I will also send as many bags of them as possible to my (bestest) client at LANL. She’s harvesting her chile this weekend. We are making a trade.
Good trade…
🙂
Even I contemplate the possibilty of a benign deity when eating a perfectly ripe white peach.
Oooh, I do love a good summer nectarine. To me nectarines are more tart than peaches (and both have their happy place in this world). Love ’em!
Natalie – if you can figure out how to ship some to California, I’d take a bunch off your hands!! 🙂
Uh, Duh; I work for FedEx! Email me your address and maybe I can get some out. Honestly… We’ve got loads!
I’d almost DRIVE to wherever you are for some tree-ripened nectarines!
Peaches and nectarines: How to choose, store and prepare – latimes.com
So a nectarine is a prepubescent peach.