What Fruits Are in Season in the Summer?
Peaches: Peaches are one of the dirty dozen of produce with high pesticide content if you don’t buy them organic. These are in season in the Midwest starting in middle to late July. They should feel firm when you pick them up but not hard. If you buy them hard, they won’t become ripe once you get them home. Don’t buy them if they’re bruised or the skin looks wrinkled or they will go bad before you can eat them. Ripen them for up to two days in a closed paper sack but lay them flat. Don’t set one on top of another or you’ll damage them. After they’re ripe, they’ll keep in the refrigerator for up to seven days. Cantaloupe: These are also in season in the Midwest starting in middle to late July. If they’re stacked at the farmer’s market, choose one from the top of the pile as the ones on the bottom may be bruised. To find out whether the cantaloupe was cut prematurely, look at the place where the stem was attached. It should look as though they came off on its arm. If it looks like it was
