Fall 2024
Stone fruit
Sun-ripened peaches, apricots, nectarines, and cherries give us nature’s desserts. » More ...
Peaches
Fall 2024
Everybody let’s get stone fruits
Stone fruits come in many varieties and make for great fresh eating. But there are lots more uses for these symbolic fruits of summer.
Here’s a roundup of recipes featuring stone fruits. If you try any of them, let us know how they turned out.
Former Washington State University executive chef Jamie Callison offers a recipe for Rainier Cherry Clafoutis in The Crimson Spoon, a cookbook he wrote with Linda Burner Augustine (’83 Home Econ., Honors). It was published in 2013 by WSU Press.
Try this recipe for Ricotta Toast with Plums and Hot Honey from Eating Well.
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Fall 2016
Peaches
It’s just not a summer without them
Among the fruits of summer, one stands alone for its juicy sweetness, sunset colors, and soft fuzzy skin. There’s a reason we refer to good things as “peachy.” Washington’s fame may be apples, but peaches sit proudly next to them, as well as our pears and Rainier cherries at roadside stands and farmers markets.
The volume of other tree fruit grown in the state dwarfs peaches and their siblings, the fuzzless nectarines. According to the USDA, Washington produced 13,800 tons of peaches in 2015, compared to 3.15 million tons of apples and 340,000 tons of pears.
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