Dilorio Farms Market

[bob n humble]

Coming back from Sommerville Sunday we had to stop by Dilorio's in Hemstead. They have some of the best produce around. They grow alot of it, but they bring it in as well. We had to pick up some Hempstead Watermellons. They also had some Georgia peaches and some Texas Freestone County peaches. Everybody talkes about how good the Georgia peaches are. Figured I would do a sde by side test. Well the Georgia was real good but it was a little riper than the FreeStone. Now that the Freestone has ripened Its just as good as the Georgia and about 1 1/2 times the size. So Texas Wins again. I know the Hempstead Mellon would pass the same test as well.They also had some California peaches. Them suckers were the size of Grapefruits. Didn't get any of them. Also bought some raw Peanuts. Roasted them in the oven came out great. Gonna make some homemade peanut butter with part of them. If you have never been there stop the next time through Hempstead. Not only do they sell produce they sell BBQ to. Its smoked right there on the pit at the front of the market. One of the guys that run the whole thing is a Competition cooker as well. Some of ya may know the team. The team name is The Texan Cookers. I guess I have rambled enough.
Bob

[Gator]

Thanks for the tip Bob and I agree with you on the Texas peaches. I picked up a 1/2 bushel yesterday on my way home - oh so good.

Ditto on watermelons.

The one thing I love that Texas cant do - fresh cherries. MAn they are great this time of year.

[Allie]

I'm jealous! I can't get raw peanuts here. How I'd love to get my hands on some green ones and boil them up!

I am from Georgia and everyone is amazed when I inform them that I don't like peaches. We'd go to the peach orchard with my grandmother to pick a trunkload full for pickled peaches, jelly, and cobblers. The owner would always pick out the largest peaches to give my sister and me. These things were like softballs. It would break his heart when my mom would tell him I wouldn't eat it.

[TX Sandman]

I never could eat peaches, either. Somethin' 'bout eatin fruit that needed a shave worse'n I did.

One thing my kids did last week was take a trip out to Edom to pick blueberries. It's become a tradition, although the youngest likes picking the pink ones. These berries make the best pancakes and muffins, and are great just bythemselves.

http://www.blueberryhillfarms.com/