# Summer fruit day **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [July 3, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit-day/967352 "2022-07-03T20:29:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit-day/967352/1 "2022-07-03T20:29:32Z")
Today I’m processing summer fruit. Specifically I’m making red currant jelly from the currants i picked at my sister’s patch last week. I’m making spiced stewed fruit from a lot of peaches and plums i bought at the farmer’s market Friday. Wish me luck. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit-day/967352/2 "2022-07-03T20:30:49Z")
Luck!🍑🫐 ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit-day/967352/3 "2022-07-03T20:36:43Z")
The notes i wrote in my cookbook say to use 3/4 cup sugar for a cup of juice, and cook to 219f “for jelly that spreads”. I don’t seem to have left myself good notes for the stewed fruit. I added sugar. I hope i don’t regret that. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit-day/967352/4 "2022-07-03T20:43:56Z")
Summer fruit to me means nectarines and green grapes! Green grapes are available year-round now, so they don’t have the cachet of summer fruit. But for a flavorful, juicy nectarine, the best ones are truly only available in summer! ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit-day/967352/5 "2022-07-03T20:51:37Z")
I like nectarines, but the flavor is similar to peaches and plums, and they are usually as hard to slice and de-pit as plums. And they were still expensive at the shop. Maybe I’ll do another batch later and include nectarines. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit-day/967352/6 "2022-07-03T20:55:10Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > The notes i wrote in my cookbook say to use 3/4 cup sugar for a cup of juice, and cook to 219f “for jelly that spreads” Jelly is done. Wow, it’s easier since i bought that thermopen. It might not come out perfect (or maybe it will) but boy, it’s easier to stick the thermopen in and read it than it is to either fuss with my old candy thermometer or drop bits on a plate to test for jelling. I did add too much sugar to the fruit, i should make notes and use half as much next year (not none). I added a healing spoonful of citric acid, which helped offset the sweetness. Still cooking that a bit longer. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit-day/967352/7 "2022-07-04T13:49:33Z")
My mom cans jams all summer long, as different fruits go in and out of season. We had a great crop of cherries and serviceberries, and she’s finished most of those, but it looks like a bad year for raspberries (black and red): They’re all drying up on the plant before they ripen. Probably too hot and/or dry. ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit-day/967352/8 "2022-07-04T23:21:50Z")
So far I’ve made pickled peaches, peach bbq sauce, peach margarita jam, peach blood orange jam, duck sauce, and peach daiquiri jam. I had a lot of peaches. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit-day/967352/9 "2022-07-04T23:43:54Z")
If tomatoes count as fruit (and they should according to botanists!), I’ve made tomato soup and vodka sauce so far. More to come. I’ll push the envelope a little further and say I’ve also made hot sauce from some of the chili peppers I’ve got so far. I may also dry and grind some of the cayennes. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit-day/967352/10 "2022-07-04T23:47:07Z")
I count tomatoes as a summer fruit to process. Or a summer vegetable. Both are nice to enjoy in the summer, and to preserve for the winter. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit-day/967352/11 "2022-07-05T03:12:48Z")
Tomatoes are definitely a summer crop, and they’re the main ingredient in my favorite jam. But where are you that you’re getting them already (and more than you can consume fresh, at that)? Around here, we won’t have any for another month. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit-day/967352/12 "2022-07-05T12:30:44Z")
As long as local peaches are available, I toss a few on the grill most nights. I halve then, then grill cut side down until they’re softening and have nice grill marks. Then flip them over and put some local honey in the depression. Mmmmmmm ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit-day/967352/13 "2022-07-05T14:16:24Z")
Good luck with your summer fruit work! Our backyard raspberry bushes are going like gangbusters - we may actually have to trim them back, something unimaginable for us just a few years ago. We _love_ raspberries! ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit-day/967352/14 "2022-07-11T02:00:59Z")
I’m in North Carolina and I’ve got tomatoes out the wazoo. I grow them on my back deck. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit-day/967352/15 "2022-07-11T02:08:05Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Our backyard raspberry bushes are going like gangbusters - we may actually have to trim them back, something unimaginable for us just a few years ago. We _love_ raspberries! I didn’t get many from my canes this year (plus some got stolen by varmints), but there is nothing better than a bowl of fresh-picked raspberries. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit-day/967352/16 "2022-07-11T15:29:36Z")
Would have been nice to learn that any time earlier than literally an hour after I got back from a trip to North Carolina 🙂 . We should have found some farmers’ market to stop at before we left. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit-day/967352/17 "2022-07-11T15:31:33Z")
You could have stopped by and I’d have given you some for free!