Offering some of the most breathtaking views of Litchfield County, the Hill Top Orchard is the perfect fall destination for your entire family, group or organization to experience all a true New England orchard has to offer. Grab a wagon and search the fields for a variety of pumpkins including large face pumpkins perfect for carving, smaller sugar pumpkins great for baking, and stackable pumpkins for outstanding decorations.
Please note the farm hike does include a rather large hill, and rocky terrain. Back Citrus. Fall Fruit. Summer Fruit. Four Times Four. Back Gift Baskets. Shop By Price. Holiday Grove Basket. Holiday Trays. Colorful Fruit Basket Box. Back Gift Boxes. Holiday Fruit Rainbow.
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Canned lychees are available year-round, but you may find fresh ones in some grocery stores in the spring. Choose lychees that have firm red shells and feel heavy for their size. Store them in the refrigerator, where they'll keep for up to ten days.
A ripe mango should have a sweet aroma, and the skin should give just a little bit when you squeeze the fruit, but not so much that you leave a dent. The color of the skin should be green, yellow, or red. Keep ripe, whole mangos in your refrigerator for up to a week. Once you cut the mango, it needs to be eaten within a day or two. Fresh pineapples should have dark green, firm leaves and feel heavy when you hold one. Avoid fruits with wilted leaves or dark or squishy spots on the skin.
Pineapples can be kept at room temperature for a day or two, but once they're peeled and sliced, store the pieces in the fridge and eat them within a couple days. You'll rarely find fresh rhubarb in the grocery store at any other time of the year, so grab it while you can. If you can't find it at your local grocery store, farmer's markets are a good place to check. Rhubarb is ripe when the stalks are deep red, but avoid stalks that are limp or appear dehydrated. Keep your rhubarb in the refrigerator and use it within a few days.
Sweet red strawberries are easy to find all year, but they're at their best during the spring and summer months. Choose berries that are firm but not solid and avoid strawberries that have mold, squishy spots, or look shriveled. Keep your berries refrigerated and eat them within a few days. You might find local flavors at their peak and discover new favorites. Apricots, honeydew melons, limes, lychees, and strawberries continue to be in season during the summer months.
But you will also find a wide variety of fruits coming into season. Freezing fruit preserves its nutrients, so if you have a big bounty of summer fruits and enough storage space, you can freeze summer fruits to enjoy in the winter.
Asian pears are at their peak in the summer, although you'll often see them at other times of the year. Choose pears that are firm to the touch without any dark spots. Asian pears keep their firm texture and last up to a week at room temperature or for three months when refrigerated. Blackberries are at their best during the summer months when they're shiny and dark in color. Look for berries that are not bruised or mushy.
You don't want to see fluid leaking from the berries or any signs of mold. Keep blackberries in the refrigerator for up to a week, but don't wash them until you're ready to eat them.
Here's another berry that's available year-round, but there's no denying they're bigger and better-tasting during the summer months—and likely less expensive. As with any berry, look for smooth skins with no sign of mold. Blueberries should be dark in color when they're fully ripe. Keep them in the refrigerator, unwashed, for up to two weeks. Boysenberries are a cross between blackberries and raspberries, so their color is darker than red raspberries, but not as dark as blackberries.
Choose boysenberries that aren't moldy and have smooth, shiny skins. As long as they're not washed, they'll last for up to a week in the refrigerator. It's hard to imagine a summer without cantaloupe melons. Choose melons that have firm, unbroken skin and feel heavy for their size. Avoid the ones that look like they're bruised. Store whole cantaloupe melons for up to one week. You'll need to refrigerate any peeled and sliced pieces and eat them within a few days.
These melons have pale green flesh and bright yellow skin when they're fully ripe. Choose casaba melons that are firm and without bruises or squishy parts. The stem end might feel slightly soft, which is fine. Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance. Select basic ads. Create a personalised ads profile. Select personalised ads.
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