Picking the perfect peach from local orchards and markets
Local farmers report good peach crops with mid season availability through September. Experts advise distinguishing maturity from ripeness, checking the stem area for creamy gold color and orange cast, and selecting the heavier fruit for higher sugar content.
Peach Growing Tips From a 20 Acre Orchard
A Los Angeles Times piece outlines how commercial orchards manage peaches and nectarines. It covers winter chill hours, watering practices, pruning shapes, thinning to one fruit every 8 to 10 inches, and harvesting when fruit begins to soften.
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Crisp Peach and Pistachio Crisp Topping Pie
A recipe for a peach and cherry crisp with pistachio topping and pistachio ice cream. It provides step by step assembly, baking at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes, and notes nutrition and serving guidance.
Peach Doughnuts With Pistachio Biscotti Crumbs
A recipe outlines peach flavored doughnuts with rum lemon and wine, including steps to cream butter and sugar, form a log bake until golden, then crumble baked biscotti into about two cups of crumbs to dust the doughnut mix. It credits Sherry Yard of Spago Beverly Hills.
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Spaga
Beverly Hills
Juices and Picnics Guide Healthful Eating
Self magazine highlights tomato and carrot juices for vitamins and lycopene, notes prune juice for fiber and orange plus grapefruit for vitamin C. It also suggests 100 percent juice, low sugar brands, and adds picnic tips with portable, room temperature foods and easy prep ideas.
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