Thread: white peaches

On Aug 16, 4:13*pm, sf <s...@geemail.com> wrote:
> Am I the only one who doesn't like them? *I think they're tasteless.
> Had some from the grocery store, thought it was because they were from
> the supermarket. *Got some from the farmer's market last weekend, same
> thing... tasteless - even those that were verging on over ripe. *I'll
> make a peach crisp with them, so the brown sugar and butter will help.
> After this is over, no more white peaches for me.
>
> --
>
> Carrot cake counts as a serving of vegetables.

I agree. I've never liked them.

On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:13:51 -0700, sf <[email protected]> wrote:

>Am I the only one who doesn't like them? I think they're tasteless.

They are tasteless.... you are right. I guess beauty (i.e. taste)
is in the mind of the beholder.

But...I must add...a little salt adds tremendous flavor to cantealope.










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sf wrote:
> Am I the only one who doesn't like them? I think they're tasteless.
> Had some from the grocery store, thought it was because they were from
> the supermarket. Got some from the farmer's market last weekend, same
> thing... tasteless - even those that were verging on over ripe. I'll
> make a peach crisp with them, so the brown sugar and butter will help.
> After this is over, no more white peaches for me.

I read somewhere how great they were so when I saw them,
I picked up a couple. This was a few years ago. I wasn't
impressed and I figured perhaps I'd gotten duds.

nancy

Mr. Bill wrote:
>
> But...I must add...a little salt adds tremendous flavor to
> cantealope.


The best of all is a good squeeze of lemon on cantaloupe.

Dora

In article <[email protected]>,
sf <[email protected]> wrote:

> Am I the only one who doesn't like them? I think they're tasteless.
> Had some from the grocery store, thought it was because they were from
> the supermarket. Got some from the farmer's market last weekend, same
> thing... tasteless - even those that were verging on over ripe. I'll
> make a peach crisp with them, so the brown sugar and butter will help.
> After this is over, no more white peaches for me.

I despise them. We bought them once because they were a novelty and
so pretty. They just taste like sweet. Same thing with white
nectarines, white cranberries, etc. Something about the color must be
related to the flavor. There is an heirloom variety of beets that I
keep trying to like, chioggia, but they end up muddy colored when cooked
and also just taste sweet. *sigh*

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Ranee @ Arabian Knits

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On Aug 16, 8:07*pm, "Nancy Young" <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote:

> I picked up a couple. *This was a few years ago. *I wasn't
> impressed and I figured perhaps I'd gotten duds. *
>
Nancy..you got the REAL things.

Dora wrote:
> Mr. Bill wrote:
>>
>> But...I must add...a little salt adds tremendous flavor to cantealope.
>
>
> The best of all is a good squeeze of lemon on cantaloupe.
>


I agree.


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Way-the-heck-south Texas
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Mr. Bill wrote:
> On Aug 16, 8:07 pm, "Nancy Young" <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I picked up a couple. This was a few years ago. I wasn't
>> impressed and I figured perhaps I'd gotten duds.
>>
> Nancy..you got the REAL things.

(laugh) Okay. I stick with nectarines anyway.

nancy

On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:13:51 -0700, sf <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>Am I the only one who doesn't like them? I think they're tasteless.
>Had some from the grocery store, thought it was because they were from
>the supermarket. Got some from the farmer's market last weekend, same
>thing... tasteless - even those that were verging on over ripe. I'll
>make a peach crisp with them, so the brown sugar and butter will help.
>After this is over, no more white peaches for me.

No, you're definitely not alone. Our DIL's father has a tree in his
back yard which produces big, beautiful looking peaches. He gave us a
bunch a few years ago and, like you, we found them to be totally
tasteless. If he offers any more, we'll gracefully decline.
I can't for the life of me see the attraction.

Ross.

On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:26:35 -0400, Ross@home wrote:

>On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:13:51 -0700, sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>>Am I the only one who doesn't like them? I think they're tasteless.
..
>No, you're definitely not alone. .

To me, they are just sweet, with none of the complexity that yellow
peaches have. I keep on trying them, to see if maybe another varietal
will taste better, but like you both, I just don't like them and find
them too one dimensional.

Give me a yellow peach or nectarine any day!! The best ones taste
almost like they are honeyed, and yet have a slight acidity to them
that really accentuates the flavor. I got some wonderful ones for
the shindig at Squeaks' house... They weren't beautiful by any means,
but the flavor..OH MY. When I got them at the farmers market, I knew
they were good, cause I could smell the aroma a foot or so away...

Christine
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On Aug 16, 4:13*pm, sf <s...@geemail.com> wrote:
> Am I the only one who doesn't like them? *I think they're tasteless.
> Had some from the grocery store, thought it was because they were from
> the supermarket. *Got some from the farmer's market last weekend, same
> thing... tasteless - even those that were verging on over ripe. *I'll
> make a peach crisp with them, so the brown sugar and butter will help.
> After this is over, no more white peaches for me.
>


Christine has the right answer: a grower I talked to at a farmers
market explained white peaches and nectarines were low in acid, thus
they were all sweet with no complexity.

I wonder if a squeeze of citrus would help -- we put that on papaya.

Christine wrote about white peaches:

> To me, they are just sweet, with none of the complexity that yellow
> peaches have. I keep on trying them, to see if maybe another varietal
> will taste better, but like you both, I just don't like them and find
> them too one dimensional.
>
> Give me a yellow peach or nectarine any day!! The best ones taste
> almost like they are honeyed, and yet have a slight acidity to them
> that really accentuates the flavor. I got some wonderful ones for
> the shindig at Squeaks' house... They weren't beautiful by any means,
> but the flavor..OH MY. When I got them at the farmers market, I knew
> they were good, cause I could smell the aroma a foot or so away...

White peaches are just as aromatic as yellow ones. You're correct that they
don't have the acidity yellow peaches have, but that is offset by the fact
that they have a more-discernible almond flavor. I don't use white peaches
the same way I use yellow; their flavor is much more delicate, so it would
be overwhelmed by grilling or by combining with strong flavors.

The classic use for white peaches is Bellinis, of course. But they make an
outstanding peach-almond tart. You can make a kind of peach relish using
white peaches, Rose's lime juice, and basil to accompany scallops or crab;
yellow peaches used that way might be overwhelming to the taste of the
seafood.

White peaches pair quite well with lychees; a compote of lychees, white
peaches, and Moscato d'Asti (or Semillon) is a wonderful thing.

Don't dismiss white peaches out of hand; just use them in ways that take
advantage of their attributes! (BTW, I'm guessing you don't like the
"doughnut/Saturn" peaches either, since they have much the same attributes
you decry in white peaches.)

Bob

On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:52:09 -0400, Mr. Bill wrote:

> On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:13:51 -0700, sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Am I the only one who doesn't like them? I think they're tasteless.
>
> They are tasteless.... you are right. I guess beauty (i.e. taste)
> is in the mind of the beholder.
>
> But...I must add...a little salt adds tremendous flavor to cantealope.

....and black pepper.

your pal,
blake

sf wrote:
>
>Am I the only one who doesn't like them? I think they're tasteless.

White peaches are more mild flavored than yellow... but there are many
types of yellow peaches and all taste different.. some types of yellow
peaches are more mild flavored too. If you buy your peaches at the
market they were not picked ripe. Tree ripened peaches taste a world
apart from those ripened after picking, especially white
peaches. White peaches are usually not sold at markets just like
particular yellow peaches are rarely sold because if not tree ripened
they have little flavor.... and all tree ripened peaches are too
delicate for shipping.

One of my neighbors has a white peach tree at his summer home here.
He's usually not here when the peaches are ready to pick so they would
all be eaten by critters. Two years ago I remembered to get some and
they were wonderful.

I bought some yellow peaches at the market a couple of days ago, those
are not all that flavorful either. Anyone wants good peaches you
really ought to have your own trees... my reason for not planting
peach trees is that they are not very long lived trees, and especially
not in this cold climate... once peach trees begin to produce you'd be
lucky to get ten, maybe fifteen years production in northern climes,
then the trees begin to die.

http://www.ehow.com/facts_4969234_lo...rees-live.html

On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:36:39 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
<virtualgoth@die_spammer.biz> wrote:

>(BTW, I'm guessing you don't like the
>"doughnut/Saturn" peaches either, since they have much the same attributes
>you decry in white peaches.)

Correct. The whoopla of those spaceship fruit completely passed by me
too. They are just as bland as the white peaches are.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"sf" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
>
> Am I the only one who doesn't like them? I think they're tasteless.
> Had some from the grocery store, thought it was because they were from>
> the supermarket. Got some from the farmer's market last weekend, same
> thing... tasteless - even those that were verging on over ripe. I'll>
> make a peach crisp with them, so the brown sugar and butter will help.
> After this is over, no more white peaches for me.

You're not getting good ones. I had my own tree in WV and now I buy them
from a local orchard right off the tree. They're delicious with a spiciness
there is not in yellow ones. I had the most wonderful Bellini Sunday night!

On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:26:01 +0200, "Giusi" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>"sf" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
>>
>> Am I the only one who doesn't like them? I think they're tasteless.
>> Had some from the grocery store, thought it was because they were from>
>> the supermarket. Got some from the farmer's market last weekend, same
>> thing... tasteless - even those that were verging on over ripe. I'll>
>> make a peach crisp with them, so the brown sugar and butter will help.
>> After this is over, no more white peaches for me.
>
>You're not getting good ones. I had my own tree in WV and now I buy them
>from a local orchard right off the tree. They're delicious with a spiciness
>there is not in yellow ones. I had the most wonderful Bellini Sunday night!
>

I am convinced there is no such thing as a tasty white peach. I tried
two completely different sources and they both bombed.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

sf wrote:

> I am convinced there is no such thing as a tasty white peach. I tried
> two completely different sources and they both bombed.

What kind of logic is THAT? Here, let me try: "I am convinced there is no
such thing as a reliable car. I've owned two different ones, and both broke
down."

Bob

"sf" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
> I am convinced there is no such thing as a tasty white peach. I tried
> two completely different sources and they both bombed.

Then I must be completely wrong and I will have to give up Bellinis.