I love fruit
But I also hate it.
Example: I have bought cherries from three different stores. None of them are cherry tasting. These have all been trucked in from Washington and don't have the real cherry flavor.
I scour local farmer's markets for Wisconsin or Michigan cherries during July but I never find them. Maybe this year I will have to drive north to fill up a couple of bags with cherries.
Same with peaches. I love the Illinois peaches! They are juicy and just wonderful to eat. But if it wasn't for my friend Dianne and her husband who brought me some last year, I would have missed that incredible taste.
Peaches from Georgia or South Carolina just don't taste the same. I get it. They get harvested, processed, shipped, stored, then carted to a store....it could be weeks from tree to me.
But Illinois peaches......um, um, um. From tree to me in a couple of days and the difference is notable.
I used to get some oranges in January from a grower in Florida. They were the best I have ever eaten. But I have not had any for a couple of years, and that will change this year. The ones in the store just don't have that pizazz that fresh picked has.
So, help me out. Where can I get some fresh cherries and fresh Illinois peaches? I think both will be in prime season during the next month.
Maybe I should just plan a couple of road trips. Just don't know where.
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