The market was all over fog this morning, so that I could hear the boy playing cello at the first corner well before I could see him. The leaves of the heirloom tomato plants I looked at (green zebra, yellow peach, brandywine) were shiny with damp. The people at the Gilbert & Sullivan Society table were joking about pea soup and exclaiming about
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And yeah, strawberries. I'm pleased to report that the pie turned out rather well.
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They're medium-sized, and firm even when ripe, which makes them good for slicing. They make beautiful composed salads.
Yellow peaches are smaller and more delicate -- more seeds, more juice, thinner skins. Their skins are pale yellow, and fuzzy like a peach (hence the name). They're quite sweet, and I believe they're actually lower in acidity than tomatoes usually are, although I might be confusing them with another varietal.
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