Stone Fruit Primer

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This article is simultaneously educational and teeth-gnashingly frustrating, because unless you buy directly from Andy's Orchard in California, or go to one of the few farmers' markets where he sells his fruit or one of the restaurants serving it, you won't be able to taste these delicious-sounding varieties of peaches, apricots, nectarines and plums. However it is worth reading because there is much useful information about why supermarket fruit is often so disappointing, and what to look for when selecting fruit.

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