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East Coast Harvest Flyer fruit mix
Week of June 29 - July 3

Mixes may change day to day depending on fruit availability.
Please check on actual delivery day for your mix.

 

Red Peach
Peaches come to us from China, via the Persians, along the trade routes of the Silk Road. They eventually came to these shores from England where Thomas Jefferson grew them alongside our fledgling democracy; however they were not produced commercially until the mid nineteenth-century. The Chinese believed that peaches could confer immortality but the FruitGuys only promise that they're high in antioxidants Vitamin A and C. "Eat a peach" say the Allman Brothers and so do we. California

 

 

Angelcot
The Angelcot (Angel White Apricot) has a very pale yellow skin color with a slightly speckled and nearly peach like blush at the top. The fruit inside is juicy and refreshing. It has the juiciness and smooth texture of a perfectly ripened peach with an indelible lightness of an apricot. California

 

 

Dapple Dandy Pluot               
A sweet plum-apricot flavored pluot. Beautifully dappled in red and green this freestone is a dandy. Ogden Nash's poesy goes: "Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker". Fruit-fans know that fruit contain fiber and complex sugars for sustained energy versus candy's empty calories. California

 

 

Forelle Pear   
Forelle means trout in German. Here "forelle" describes the trout characteristic of a speckled blush (the pear's red lenticels), not taste. Plus it has got a great rolling "r", and rotpunktiertebirnenshulter just doesn't flow. These little darlings have grainy flesh and a wonderful pear perfume. Argentina

 

 

D’anjou Pear
From Angers France – D’Anjou is an old style European pear. With its large sturdy base it won’t tip over. Smooth skin, either in the green or the red varietals. A lovely everyday pear. Argentina

 

 

 

White Nectarine
Peaches with out the fuzz! Actually, nectarines ARE peaches but with a recessive gene that makes them a little sweeter and with a smooth skin. Cut down the seam, twist and separate: with one bite you can prove Mendel's genetics and enjoy a sweet-tasting fruit at the same. California

 

 

 

Yellow Nectarine
Peaches without the fuzz! Actually, nectarines ARE peaches but contain a recessive gene that makes them a little sweeter. These have a smooth skin. California

 

 

 

 

Red D’Anjou Pear
The Beurre D'Anjou is a French pear that was brought to the United States in 1842. This pear is the red version of the green D'anjou. You can tell when it is ready by squeezing it delicately. Remember, pears ripen from the inside out so if it gives to your touch, it is ready. Washington

 

 

 

Valencia Orange
Citrus waves are rolling in like an endless summer, brah. The primo Valencia is old-school orange. A tangy treat to take down the hall to the dawn patrol. Slice into sections for orange smiles all around - and let the sunshine in! California

 

 

Star Ruby Grapefruit
Cut a grapefruit in half and behold the pallet of sunrise colors. Bright with wake up colors and taste. Grapefruits are an excellent source of Vit C, lycopene and fiber. Grapefruit can interfere with the absorption of some prescription medication, check the label. California