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Brussels Sprouts
Brussels sprouts are members if the Brassica family and therefor kin to broccoli and cabbage. They do, indeed, resemble miniature cabbage. They are hardy and slow growing winter vegetable.
Fresh Green Garlic
Grown in California, regarded as a spring delicacy, fresh green garlic are very young garlic before they begin to form bulbils or cloves.
Grower
Seasons/Availability
These peaches experience a brief season in June-July.
Current Facts
Fitz Kelly measures the sugar content of his fruits with a refractometer, an easy to use compact device about the size of a regular banana. In order to measure the sugar content of the fruit, the fruit’s juice is dripped onto a crystal compartment on the device. The juice is trapped between two pieces of crystal, reminiscent to slides used in labs. Holding and looking at the refractometer against bright sunlight, a visible scale indicates the sugar content of the fruit. The highest reading being 30, a fruit with a reading of 14 or above is considered excellent.
Description/Taste
The unusual Saturn peach boasts a whitish-yellow skin brushed with colorful red highlights. Short and squat and about three and a half inches in diameter and only about an inch and one-half high, the tender skin is covered with a very fine fuzz. The juicy white flesh offers a delicious sweet flavor, a smooth texture and a low acid content. Resembling a donut per se, this peach's other descriptive name is donut peach.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
A variety of the white peach and descendants of Chinese flat peaches, Saturn peaches were originally developed in Asia and are especially prized in China. An heirloom variety, Saturn peaches flourish in California. i
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Saturn Peaches. One
is easiest, three is harder.
| Fitzgerald Farms |
Seasons/Availability
These peaches experience a brief season in June-July.
Current Facts
Fitz Kelly measures the sugar content of his fruits with a refractometer, an easy to use compact device about the size of a regular banana. In order to measure the sugar content of the fruit, the fruit’s juice is dripped onto a crystal compartment on the device. The juice is trapped between two pieces of crystal, reminiscent to slides used in labs. Holding and looking at the refractometer against bright sunlight, a visible scale indicates the sugar content of the fruit. The highest reading being 30, a fruit with a reading of 14 or above is considered excellent.
Description/Taste
The unusual Saturn peach boasts a whitish-yellow skin brushed with colorful red highlights. Short and squat and about three and a half inches in diameter and only about an inch and one-half high, the tender skin is covered with a very fine fuzz. The juicy white flesh offers a delicious sweet flavor, a smooth texture and a low acid content. Resembling a donut per se, this peach's other descriptive name is donut peach.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
A variety of the white peach and descendants of Chinese flat peaches, Saturn peaches were originally developed in Asia and are especially prized in China. An heirloom variety, Saturn peaches flourish in California. i
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Saturn Peaches. One
is easiest, three is harder.| Baking Obsession |
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Ring of Saturn Peach “Doughnuts” with Vanilla Ice Cream |
| Pham Fatale |
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Peach Pie Recipe (Lattice-Top Pie) |
