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On 7/14/2013 8:40 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Jul 2013 08:02:57 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
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>> I don't doubt they are good but wild northern blueberries are packed
>> with a lot more flavour. I don't mind the big juicy ones, and they are
>> a lot cheaper, but my wife won't buy them. She considers them to be
>> absolutely flavourless.
>>

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> It all depends. Sometimes the big ones are more bland because they
> took on a lot of water and that puffed up the size and diluted the
> flavor. But some varieties grow under the right conditions have every
> bit of flavor as the smaller ones.
>
> It also depends on how they were picked. Often, the supermarket fruit
> is picked because it looks good, not because it is at the peak of
> ripeness and flavor. Supermarket fruit is never as good as the
> farmer's market stuff.
>

I bought sweet corn at the local supermarket and at a farmer's market on
two days this week. The supermarket stuff was better looking and
sweeter. You can't always win!

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Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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