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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.
Cantaloupe Melon
The cantaloupe is defined by two elements: its roughly netted stone and green colored skin and its aromatic orange-coral colored flesh. When perfectly ripe, the flesh is juicy, unctuous and sweet.
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Seasons/Availability
In California, Freckles lettuce is cultivated year-round.
Current Facts
Freckles lettuce, AKA Flashy Troutback, is an open pollinated, heat and sun tolerant romaine lettuce variety unique to lettuce cultivars. As its name suggests, it may have achieved its special markings due to the sun. The sun has more to do with the lettuce's growing success than its looks though.
Description/Taste
Freckles lettuce has the signature romaine lettuce shape. Its white base connects individual glossy lemon lime green ribs growing upward and freckled with specs of burgundy throughout their leafy tips. Its leaves are crisp; its flavor is notably bitter and otherwise clean and insipid in its finish. Freckles lettuce can be grown as a baby lettuce or mature lettuce variety as it achieves its trademark coloring early in its growth.
Geography/History
Freckles lettuce is an heirloom lettuce variety that dates back to Austria in 1793. It is not as commercially successful as common romaine lettuces, yet it continues to be widely favored in both Europe and America. It thrives in warm climates with fertile soil and moderate rain or irrigation. Its tolerance for heat and sun make Freckles lettuce a slow-bolting, choice variety for hotter climates in the summer months.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Freckle Lettuce. One
is easiest, three is harder.
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Seasons/Availability
In California, Freckles lettuce is cultivated year-round.
Current Facts
Freckles lettuce, AKA Flashy Troutback, is an open pollinated, heat and sun tolerant romaine lettuce variety unique to lettuce cultivars. As its name suggests, it may have achieved its special markings due to the sun. The sun has more to do with the lettuce's growing success than its looks though.
Description/Taste
Freckles lettuce has the signature romaine lettuce shape. Its white base connects individual glossy lemon lime green ribs growing upward and freckled with specs of burgundy throughout their leafy tips. Its leaves are crisp; its flavor is notably bitter and otherwise clean and insipid in its finish. Freckles lettuce can be grown as a baby lettuce or mature lettuce variety as it achieves its trademark coloring early in its growth.
Geography/History
Freckles lettuce is an heirloom lettuce variety that dates back to Austria in 1793. It is not as commercially successful as common romaine lettuces, yet it continues to be widely favored in both Europe and America. It thrives in warm climates with fertile soil and moderate rain or irrigation. Its tolerance for heat and sun make Freckles lettuce a slow-bolting, choice variety for hotter climates in the summer months.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Freckle Lettuce. One
is easiest, three is harder.
