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    The Fruit Detective

    For five summers, The Fruit Detective, David Karp, sought out the best California stone fruits –- peaches and nectarines with a rich, juicy sweetness that is often elusive in today’s commercial varieties.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    For five summers, The Fruit Detective, David Karp, sought out the best California stone fruits –- peaches and nectarines with a rich, juicy sweetness that is often elusive in today’s commercial varieties. One of his favorites is the white Snow Queen, a medium-to-large sized fruit that's more oblong than most nectarine varieties. It's soft, white skin blushes and is often freckled with sugar spots, indicating a particularly sweet fruit. It's flesh is dense, packed with a juicy, lush, sugary creaminess.

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    5 of 8
    Cupcakes; Taste of the Nation; Nancy Silverton
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00Chili My Soul
    3. 15:00Taste of the Nation
    4. 22:00Cooking with a Twist of the Wrist
    5. 29:00The Fruit DetectiveYou’re reading this
    6. 36:00Crazy for Cupcakes
    7. 43:00How to Read a Wine Label
    8. 50:00The Return of Mark Schatzker
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