Peaches and nectarines are so delicious this year

mmmm hmmmm

I had a white peach and a white nectarine last week and they were both delicious!!

I need to get some

I bought three nectarines yesterday.

I haven't had one yet.

I'll let you know.

They are just so fucking expensive this year. It was only a few years ago, at this time during the summer, I could get nectarines and/or peaches for .98 a pound. Now they're $2.98 at the Big Y.

Hmm ... Good to know. Sometimes, they can be mealy. I love nectarines, so will give them a try. Thanks, OP.

Yeah, they're expensive. However, summer fruit is like a yearly thing (extravaganza) for me. My food bills go up in the summer. But it's worth it, IMO. If I can afford cherries, etc., I will buy them.

I bought mine with a digital coupon, r5. They were $1.79 a pound.

Haha, OP, you're so right, happily so. And I hadn't tasted a flavorful, juicy peach or nectarine in some years.

Watermelons are great this year, as well, plus black plums and the figs I've harvested this year from our tree.

Two weeks ago I canned three 16 oz Mason jars of figs. Early last week my Dad's caregiver told me her friend was fiending for fresh figs, so I picked 3.5 gallon bags of figs and sent them to the friend, who immediately jarred them, and made fresh scratch biscuits for her family, who killed those fig preserves within 5 days.

Love me some fresh produce.

I've had some sweet and juicy plums lately.

Watermelon is pretty reliable, every summer. IMO. Cherries, too.

All the fruit this summers seems to be great. Cherries, watermelon, and especially strawberries have been awesome this summer. Surprisingly the cherries have had the lowest price in years. The strawberries and cantaloupe have been especially great. I've eaten so many of the strawberries and cantaloupe this year and every single bite has been perfect. Honeydews too. It's just been a great season.

Hm, might buy myself a few. Perhaps wear my white flannel trousers, walk on the beach. Part my hair behind, listen to some mermaid bitches

Except for maybe a week when they are on sale, around here, I'm used to paying about $6.00 per pound. I never cared. They are my favorite food and I eat pounds of them in the summer. I allow myself that every year. However, this year the price has hovered around $2.89 per pound. The whole season. Which is incredible. I wonder why. A surplus?

Strawberries are usually a disappointment, IMO. They're not sweet enough. I need to try wild strawberries. Supposedly, they're really good and like a whole different fruit (vs. commercially-grown strawberries).

Peach chutney!

The problem with strawberries is once they're refrigerated they change flavor and texture. go to a pick your own and pick a variety in the state of ripeness.

Peach cobbler!

R17, last week I made a cobbler with fresh peaches and cherries. Didn't have enough of either for an entire cobbler, so I shot the moon and did 1/2 of each.

Went over HUGE, so I pretended it was an actual recipe, and not a desperation dessert.

I bought peaches two weeks ago and they were flavorless. I bought apricots last week and they were also bad. Not going for three strikes this week with nectarines. I'm going to stick with blueberries which for me are more consistently good..

My boyfriend spanked me and fed me a nectarine.

I came and went to heaven

I cant buy a good one to save my life... hard, tart, dry... never sweet and yummy. : (

I just bought two nectarines from Safeway, but they're sitting in the fridge right now.

I might eat one later.

I've noticed that the Bing cherries have been abundant this Summer, and they're quite plump and juicy.

I've been eating them since early June.

The Mackinaw Peaches!

I made a nectarine and raspberry galette from the beautiful nectarines I bought. It was delicious.

I don't bother with peaches because I hate the fuzziness but I LOVE nectarines. Just had one.

Why are fruits better this simmer?

R2, ew.

R2, this is why I can’t stand women—the presumptuous cutesyness.

Yes!

Last year's peaches were all mealy garbage! This year even the cheaper yellow peaches are juicy and delicious! Nothing makes me happier than a good peach.

r27 and r28 are bitter, dried up ancient unhappy queens

Raspberry and blackberries are also very good this summer.