Lovin’ Life 26/4/2018: Plums.


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For me, plums have always been ‘that other stone fruit’.  Each summer I get excited about seeing the first peaches and nectarines of the season and progressively more rapturous as both improve as the season progresses.

But plums?  Meh.  Despite their pretty colours, the firm but not too juicy texture never impressed me much.  Ironically, I do love prunes and canned plums but somehow things never really ignited between the plums and I.

Walking towards Harris Farm, Potts Point.

Until now. The extra time I’ve had over the school holidays has seen me do my fruit shopping at Harris Farm instead of hastily bagging random pieces at the supermarket.  One week, a spectacular display of candy plums caught my eye and bought some to go into a fruit salad (that we ate with MacDonalds but points for trying) and I’m now a plum lover.

It’s amazing but not surprising how appearances can change a person’s mind. 

Harris Farm plums are just so vibrant and vita in comparison to their tiny, underwhelming counterparts elsewhere.  I love the firm texture I previously loathed and also the more earthy sweetness plums have in contrast to the obvious charms of a peach or nectarine.

Have you fallen in love with a new fruit recently?


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