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Default Clueless Kroger Pushed Peach Products in Illinois

On 2018-10-20 4:25 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
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> Supermarket is a crap shoot.Â* You have to let them ripen a few days and
> if they are really good, that batch will be gone.Â* Next batch may ripen
> and be mealy.Â* The locals have been poor this year.



I always get peaches from local farmers stands. They sometimes have a
range of ripeness in each basket so there are some to eat right away and
some to be eaten a day or two later.

The later peaches tend to be mealier and stingier that earlier ripening
varieties.