# Seasonal fruit appreciation thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-fruit-appreciation-thread/565961>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 31, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-fruit-appreciation-thread/565961 "2010-12-31T16:37:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2011, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-fruit-appreciation-thread/565961/21 "2011-01-02T06:28:16Z")

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Locally grown peaches say “summer” to me even more than locally grown tomatoes.

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**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2011, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-fruit-appreciation-thread/565961/22 "2011-01-02T06:33:16Z")

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September is when the best apples in the universe [IMO] appear in the markets from the Eastern Panhandle. Apples that are picked in the AM and in the markets that afternoon…omnomnom.

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**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-fruit-appreciation-thread/565961/23 "2011-01-03T13:58:08Z")

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They’re just as tasty at any time of year, but you can usually only buy cranberries for a couple months. Luckily, they freeze very well.

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**Author:** ![susan\_foster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@susan\_foster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan_foster)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-fruit-appreciation-thread/565961/24 "2011-01-03T14:50:37Z")

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> [@Quercus](#):
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> They’re just as tasty at any time of year, but you can usually only buy cranberries for a couple months. Luckily, they freeze very well.

I’ve got 8 bags in my freezer. Plus I’m considering getting more, since my store has them on sale at half price.

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