Fruit... who knew?

[MissMillie]

I have always enjoyed my veggies, but never bothered much w/ fruit.

Oranges, grapes, apples, grapefruit... and now coming up.... strawberries, watermelon, peaches, plums.

Sign me up!

[Ohiogal]

1. The strawberries have been so good this year

I can't get enough of them!

[MissMillie]

3. I'm all about the oranges

I like the grapefruit too, but my guy can't eat it because of his meds, so I don't buy too much of it.

Berry season is coming...

The only thing about the fruit is that it's not very filling. Apples seem to be the best at that. I can eat an apple and feel like I don't need to eat for a while.

[Freddie]

6. Have you tried Cara Cara oranges?

I found out about them here on DU. They are wonderful, sweet as candy with a pink flesh. Unfortunately not in season now, I think Nov. thru April. I would eat 2 or 3 a day.

[MFM008]

13. Yes

Wonderful!

[MissMillie]

22. Never have

Also never heard of them. If I see them, I'll try them.

[Xipe Totec]

2. Tomatoes, cucumbers and avocados are fruits. Strawberries and pineapples are not

Technically speaking.

[MissMillie]

4. I'll eat all of those.

Fruit or not.

[Ohiogal]

5. I love mashed avocado

on a sandwich instead of mayonnaise. But they ripen up and go bad so fast. I've had to throw away a few recently because I couldn't eat them before they went bad, and I hate doing that.

[smirkymonkey]

16. I just bought a bag of 4 for 2.99 at Whole Foods yesterday.

Made an avocado, white corn, black bean, cherry tomato, cilantro & red onion salad w/ a chile lime dressing. Very good.

I love avocados, but it seems like it takes a minute before they go from un-ripe to over-ripe. You have to eat them right away!

[safeinOhio]

7. Good tree ripened peach.

A piece of heaven.

[TreasonousBastard]

10. Very difficult to find these days, but i grew up with a Elberta peach tree...

in the back yard. It was a standard tree, almost as tall as our two story house, and on Peach Days the whole neighborhood showed up for the harvest.

Ladders and slings and kids running around on the roofs of the house and the garage-- somehow there were always a few peaches high up and in the middle that we could never get to.

But what we had fed the block. Everyone went away with bags and baskets of peaches. And we all had peach juice all over our faces. Dripping, honey-sweet nectar of the Peach Gods. Sometimes, the peaches were so ripe they actually squirted a little, adding to the glorious mess.

Memories...

[safeinOhio]

11. You da the Man.

[MissMillie]

14. I'm REALLY on board with that

Around here peaches come into season right around the time of my birthday. Forget the cake--make me a peach pie!

[smirkymonkey]

17. Yes! I love good peaches!

They are also good in salads w/ mixed greens (arugula, romaine, baby swiss chard), goat cheese and slivered almonds. Topped w/ a nice raspberry vinaigrette.

[TreasonousBastard]

8. Fresh berries over waffles, in smoothies, sliced apples cooked with oatmeal...

Or just gobbled down by the handful.

And one day you will discover Ranier cherries. Bliss!

[Generic Brad]

9. Blueberries!

They go great with yogurt in the morning. And pineapple! And cherries are currently in season. Yum!

[Lochloosa]

12. Persimmon. Left to ripen on the tree. Oh my God.

[MissMillie]

15. Never had one

I have a list of foods to try. I'll add this.

[Lochloosa]

19. If they are not soft, put them in a paper bag to ripen.

Or they will be bitter.

[smirkymonkey]

18. It's watermelon season!

My favorite fruit of all! So refreshing and delicious!

[seaglass]

20. I am not a big watermelon fan but I have been making watermelon salad with feta and

balsamic vinegar and it is sooo good. I tried it with mint also but have decided I do not like mint in food or drinks.

[FakeNoose]

21. In Pennsylvania ours don't ripen until August

They need hot summer nights to ripen, and we don't have hot nights until July. But watermelons are brought into the grocery stores (from the south) much earlier. Great for barbecues and picnics!