seb@mtgzz.UUCP (s.e.badian) (09/13/85)
Is a nectarine a product of breeding non-fuzzy peaches until they got a fuzzless peach? (Is this esoteric, or what?) They taste the same. The only difference is the fuzz. I prefer nectarines since I don't like fuzz with my fruit. Anyone know? Sharon Badian ihnp4!mtgzz!seb ...just running up that hill...
rew@cbosgd.UUCP (Bob Warren) (09/13/85)
In article <1154@mtgzz.UUCP>, seb@mtgzz.UUCP (s.e.badian) writes: > > Is a nectarine a product of breeding non-fuzzy peaches until > they got a fuzzless peach? No. They crossed plums and peaches to get nectarines. BTW, I think nectarines do NOT taste like peaches. They are not quite as sweet and are jucier with a great tang. Bob Warren cbosgd!rew
scs@wucs.UUCP (Steve Swope) (09/14/85)
In article <1154@mtgzz.UUCP>, seb@mtgzz.UUCP (s.e.badian) writes: > > Is a nectarine a product of breeding non-fuzzy peaches until > they got a fuzzless peach? (Is this esoteric, or what?) They taste > the same. The only difference is the fuzz. I prefer nectarines since > I don't like fuzz with my fruit. Anyone know? > A nectarine is the result of grafting a peach limb onto a plum tree, or a plum limb onto a peach tree (I don't remember off-hand which) Steve Swope (aka scs@wucs.UUCP) "Brigadier, A straight line may be the shortest path between two points, but it is by no means the most interesting!"
jeff@rtech.UUCP (Jeff Lichtman) (09/16/85)
> > Is a nectarine a product of breeding non-fuzzy peaches until > they got a fuzzless peach? (Is this esoteric, or what?) They taste > the same. The only difference is the fuzz. I prefer nectarines since > I don't like fuzz with my fruit. Anyone know? > > Sharon Badian From "The Greengrocer" by Joe Carcione: "Time and time again I've heard people insist that nectarines are either a rather new variety of fuzzless peach or a cross between a peach and a plum. Wrong on both counts. Nectarines are a relative of the peach but are a distinct variety, maybe even older than their other relatives, cherries and apricots. They originated in the Orient before the time of Christ and were known to the ancient Greeks." Besides being fuzzless, nectarines are less juicy than peaches and have a fleshier texture. To me, they also have a slightly different flavor from peaches. -- Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.) aka Swazoo Koolak {amdahl, sun}!rtech!jeff {ucbvax, decvax}!mtxinu!rtech!jeff
wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) (09/16/85)
I just read about this in a magazine article on peaches a day or so ago. They explicitly stated that a nectarine is *not* a cross between a plum and a peach, but merely the result of careful breeding of lightly-fuzzed and not-fuzzed peaches. No plums involved at all. Of course, maybe they were lying... Will
de@moscom.UUCP (Dave Esan) (09/20/85)
> > Is a nectarine a product of breeding non-fuzzy peaches until > they got a fuzzless peach? (Is this esoteric, or what?) They taste > the same. The only difference is the fuzz. I prefer nectarines since > I don't like fuzz with my fruit. Anyone know? > I had always heard that a nectarine was a mutation of a peach, that the USDA had propogated (one of their success stories.) David Esan (ritcv!moscom!de)