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Pluots, Apriums, Plumcots, Apriplums: What's The Difference?

YumSugar | Sara Yoo | Posted 05.22.2012

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At farmers markets, vendors are just beginning to display normal-looking fruits with unusual names — pluots, plumcots, apriums, apriplums -- that so...

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10 New Plum Recipes For Spring

Posted 05.22.2012

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Plums don't get a lot of glory. It's rare to come across someone who'd say that the plum was their favorite fruit. Strawberries are well cherished -- ...

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Ripe for the Picking

Mary Rose | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Peaches, U-Pick Orchards, Pluots, Fresh Fruit, Nectarines, Tree-Ripened Fruit, Stone Fruit, Summer Fruit, Plums, San Francisco News
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To get really close to the source, try a U-Pick orchard. You may never want to go back to the chain supermarket variety of so-called fresh fruit, stacked high, well lit, but often hard and tasteless.

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'Pluot' Creator Continues Perfecting Fruit With Meticulous, Low-Tech Methods

AP | RAQUEL MARIA DILLON | Posted 05.25.2011

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MODESTO, Calif. — Enjoyed a crisp white peach or a juicy plum this past summer? Chances are that 85-year-old Floyd Zaiger was behind them in so...

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