I normally walk around my neighborhood in the evenings and on weekends in the morning.
Our neighborhood is planted with trees, at least one tree per house— and more in some areas. There are a number of fruit trees... mostly rock fruit or Stone fruit trees.
A fruit with a large stone (or pit) in the center is referred to as a stone fruit, sometimes known as a drupe. Soft meat and thin skin characterize these fruits.
These fruits are juicy, flavorful,rich, and exploding with health benefits. They are also fleshy, sweet, and sour.
Here's a list of rock fruits or stone fruits:
Peaches, Cherries, Mangoes, Apriums, Plums, Raspberries, Nectarines, Green Almonds, Apricots, Coconuts, Pluots, Olives, Dates, Lychee, Blackberries, Mulberries, Raspberries... can you add to this list?
Blackberries, mulberries, and raspberries may be the most unexpected stone fruits of all. Technically, these are not berries, but rather stone fruits! They are aggregates of drupelets, as the name implies, are clusters of separate stone fruits that appear to be one fruit.
In the California, a variety of stone fruits are in season from early spring to fall, so there's usually a great to catch the fruits at their prime. While stone fruits are great to eat as is, I cook with them as well!
Peach Cobbler, Tartines with Mozzarella, Basil, and Nectarines, Plum Tart, Blueberry-Apricot Crumble, Cherry Cobbler, Peach Salsa, Cherry Pie (with Sweet Cherries), Plum Jam, Apricot Breakfast Pie ... these are some of the recipes I cook stone fruits with!
All photos were taken by me with my iPhone.
I hope to see you again soon!
Hugs and Kisses 🥰🌺🤙!!!!
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