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Galia Melon
The Galia melon has a lightly netted golden yellow rind with a pale glacial green succulent flesh that has a signature spicy sweet flavor with tropical and perfumed aromatics.
Iceberg Lettuce
It is the only lettuce type that does not occur in red form as well as green. Iceberg is the given name to dozens of cultivars of lettuce, all of which are adapted to specific planting regions and time periods.
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Pinkerton avocados are available late winter through mid summer.
Avocados are members of the family Lauraceae, which includes the plants that produce edible cinnamon, camphor, sassafras and the herb laurel (bay leaf). Avocado varieties are identified as being either Type A or Type B. The Pinkerton avocado is an A variety. It is a hybrid cross between a Rincon avocado and a Hass avocado.
The Pinkerton is a pear-shaped fruit with a tumbled green, easy-to-peel skin. Its flesh is smooth and creamy in texture, rich and nutty in flavor. The Pinkerton avocado is favored for its flavor and small seed-to-flesh ratio and naturally because of its parentage, is often compared to having similar characteristics as a Hass avocado.
There are three races of avocados: Guatemalan, Mexican and West Indian. While each has distinctive features, cross-pollination permits the development of unlimited varieties. Avocados evolved as a species from animals eating the fruit and "distributing" the seeds. Avocados have been growing wild for at least 13,000 years though they have been cultivated by humans for about 9,000 years. The Pinkerton avocado is a relatively newly cultivated variety of avocados. It was developed by John D. Pinkerton in 1956 and patented in 1975. All original Pinkerton avocado trees were propagated out of Brokaw Nursery in Saticoy, CA.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Pinkerton Avocados. One
is easiest, three is harder.
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Seasons/Availability
Pinkerton avocados are available late winter through mid summer.
Current Facts
Avocados are members of the family Lauraceae, which includes the plants that produce edible cinnamon, camphor, sassafras and the herb laurel (bay leaf). Avocado varieties are identified as being either Type A or Type B. The Pinkerton avocado is an A variety. It is a hybrid cross between a Rincon avocado and a Hass avocado.
Description/Taste
The Pinkerton is a pear-shaped fruit with a tumbled green, easy-to-peel skin. Its flesh is smooth and creamy in texture, rich and nutty in flavor. The Pinkerton avocado is favored for its flavor and small seed-to-flesh ratio and naturally because of its parentage, is often compared to having similar characteristics as a Hass avocado.
Geography/History
There are three races of avocados: Guatemalan, Mexican and West Indian. While each has distinctive features, cross-pollination permits the development of unlimited varieties. Avocados evolved as a species from animals eating the fruit and "distributing" the seeds. Avocados have been growing wild for at least 13,000 years though they have been cultivated by humans for about 9,000 years. The Pinkerton avocado is a relatively newly cultivated variety of avocados. It was developed by John D. Pinkerton in 1956 and patented in 1975. All original Pinkerton avocado trees were propagated out of Brokaw Nursery in Saticoy, CA.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Pinkerton Avocados. One
is easiest, three is harder.
