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Maui Onions
Two characteristics set the Maui onion apart from other yellow onions: the high sugar and high moisture content of its flesh.
White Corn
White corn is a sweet corn variety. Its ears are wrapped in tightly layered pale lime green to white husks. One ear of corn can contain up to 400 kernels growing in rows lengthwise.
Seasons/Availability
Black velvet apricots have a brief season during summer.
Current Facts
The black velvet apricot is an aprium variety: a cross between a plum and an apricot.
Description/Taste
Black velvet apricots are similar in size to an apricot. While the flavor is more closely related to an apricot, the texture and flavor are closer to a plum with a high level of acidity and juice. The dark, purple-red skin is soft, fuzzy, and lacks the bitter tang of plum skin, and the small pit contained inside may be easily removed.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Black Velvet Apricots. One
is easiest, three is harder.
Black velvet apricots have a brief season during summer.
Current Facts
The black velvet apricot is an aprium variety: a cross between a plum and an apricot.
Description/Taste
Black velvet apricots are similar in size to an apricot. While the flavor is more closely related to an apricot, the texture and flavor are closer to a plum with a high level of acidity and juice. The dark, purple-red skin is soft, fuzzy, and lacks the bitter tang of plum skin, and the small pit contained inside may be easily removed.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Black Velvet Apricots. One
is easiest, three is harder.
