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  • n  fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
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  • Farmers Markets: The best peaches at the best time
    Great peaches are available at local markets from June well into the fall, but July is really the heart of the season for the San Joaquin Valley, the state's largest growing area. Early peaches tend to be small, watery and clingstone, and late varieties can be dry and mealy, but right now we're in the sweet spot when many standard commercial varieties are freestone, with luscious melting texture ...
    June 28, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

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