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I used to shop at specialty produce market in summer just to get certain things, like peaches, that were vastly superior to anything in the grocery store. Unfortunately, they were also vastly more expensive, and at some point that market closed. (Not due to pricing driving customers away--they had a loyal customer base.)By this, I mean I know a lot of stuff is available year round, like blueberries. But I still view those fruits as "seasonal"--in large part because they are better in summer, than something shipped half way across the globe in winter.
One thing I like about summer are what I think of as seasonal fruits.
Unfortunately, at this time, I'm limited to what grocery stores have.
This last week, blueberries were on sale. I ended up buying a couple of boxes this week--one to replace the box that I'd just finished off on Monday, and then a second one yesterday (Tuesday) because the sale was good. I figure I won't have much problem using the blueberries up.
Mangoes were on sale at one store recently, I was tempted, but passed because A) they still weren't cheap and B) I didn't feel like dealing with the cutting process.
I seem to recall hearing, too, that the good oranges generally end up getting sent to orange juice makers.
One summer, I tried making a fruit fool recipe that used whipped cream. It was in a food processor cookbook, but I used a hand mixer, since I didn't have access at that point to the food processor. I hope the recipe turned out OK even with substituting a mixer instead of the cream whip attachment for the food processor. (I wonder if I'd had access to that food processor if I'd have bothered, or if I'd have used the hand mixer, anyway.) I recall liking it,and thinking it could be a nice recipe to remember. I now idly wonder if the first time I made that was the last time. I certainly don't see much chance of making it now, since I avoid dairy (and, past that, try to limit saturated fat).
I think that melon is just too negative with its name: CANTaloupe.
