"Blair P. Houghton" wrote:
>
> Do they peel easily? How hard is it to get that pit out?
> Are they all that good fresh, or is the syrup in the canned
> ones the real secret?

Are you kidding? They peel very easily.
The very thin and brittle shell has almost
no adhesion to the flesh. The flesh has
almost no adhesion to the pit, making them
easy to pit, too.

They are very sweet and delicate fresh,
kind of like grapes.